Amazon’s voice platform, Alexa, is no one-trick pony. In fact, she just added new skills to her repertoire: She can now order you food or an Uber, and she can even find your lost phone. She can help you pay your mortgage on time, too, and...
In its ongoing quest to make eCommerce pick-up as easy as possible, Amazon is moving forward with pick-up lockers for goods in collaboration with the Morrisons grocery chain. According to Morrisons, it will install hundreds of Amazon delivery lockers in its supermarkets over the next...
Many retailers want to boost their online presence to compete with Amazon’s delivery speed and two-day turnaround guarantees. Amazon, conversely, is building out its physical presence. Fortune reported that the firm intents to extend its pop-up store roster at what might be called a dizzying...
Alexa, Amazon’s digital assistant, will no longer need voice commands to speak to you. Amazon is reportedly gearing up to have its digital assistant offer up information before you can request it, according to a report from The Information. For example, Alexa will be able...
Amazon recently rolled out new rules and regulations on sellers intended to limit the sale of counterfeit goods on its site but has now announced that existing sellers are exempt from paying the $1,500 gating fee, according to CNBC. “If a seller is already selling...
There’s no denying it: Amazon has grown, and it’s grown quickly. Last year, Amazon’s annual revenue hit $107 billion. Compare that to 2010, when it was $34 billion. In that same time period, the number of employees grew from just under 34,000 to almost 300,000....
Aiming to fight counterfeit products on its website, eCommerce giant Amazon is now putting sellers through a more rigorous vetting process before listing their products online. According to a report, Amazon is now requiring sellers to pay a fee, which can be as high as $1,500,...
Amazon may find that EU users are under no obligation to pay for goods ordered using the Dash Button, which has been launched in Austria, Germany and the U.K. According to a law expert, because there is no “order-and-pay” click by the consumer, the purchase...
LG Electronics has announced a partnership with Amazon on smart-home technology, according to a Reuters report. The partnership will allow the South Korean-based electronics company and the U.S.-based eCommerce giant to partner on enabling Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant to function with LG’s devices. LG will...
