A brick-and-mortar bookstore run by Amazon was a longstanding punchline as recently as last year, but then the eCommerce giant actually did it. Rather than resting on its laurels, though, Amazon and Jeff Bezos seem eager to push forward with the company’s B&M footprint. That’s...
Amazon released its one-click, one-purchase Dash Buttons and its voice-activated Echo just months apart in 2015, but the latter has emerged as not only the media darling of the two but the vastly more versatile form of in-home commerce for the online giant. In addition...
Donald Trump is calling out Amazon and its leader. Last week, when being interviewed by Fox News, the presidential candidate had some harsh words about the eCommerce giant, claiming that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is helping the company to get away with paying too little...
As Amazon has grown larger, so too have the complaints from brands that aren’t exactly happy with the way their proprietary products are sold on the eCommerce giant’s sprawling website. In a classic case of “careful what you wish for,” Amazon may have found a...
Like many of Amazon’s brand extensions or autonomous delivery projects, the company’s Handmade at Amazon endeavor was roundly met with derision. Why, the thinking went, would anyone look for authentic, handcrafted goods from one of the largest sellers in the new global economy? Well, it...
Amazon’s common stock is anything but common after breaking above the $700 mark on Tuesday (May 10). The shares ended the day up 3.4 percent, at $703.07, after touching a high intraday above $704. The news that spurred the shares to new heights, of course, includes...
“The future of payments is in the voice,” MPD CEO Karen Webster wrote on April 28 when the 2016 PYMNTS/Alexa Challenge was first introduced. And the future is getting increasingly closer thanks to the number of developers across the payments and commerce ecosystem looking to use...
Amazon Prime Now is officially on the Web — instead of just a mobile app. While this decision was first announced last month, the option has now officially launched. That means, for those in the 25 metro areas where the delivery service is available, goods...
In the wake of a strong quarterly report last week, analysts cheered Amazon’s growth on the top and the bottom lines. One boost came from Goldman Sachs, which, alongside its buy rating, also increased its price target to $800 from $720. The firm could, as...
