If there’s one subculture that’s undergone a transformation from media pariahs to retail darlings, it’s the video game community. While the early days of Pong, Joust and Galaga might have been for diehards only, a game from a AAA studio can rake in millions and...
Though Amazon has taken great care to keep consumers informed on the status of its drone delivery program, there’s no doubt that the whole thing still strikes some consumers as too far-fetched to ever one day drop packages off on their front steps. However, one...
While Amazon’s voice-controlled Echo may have caught consumers off-guard when it was first released last year, the retailer has been hard at work adding features to the device to make it more appealing to the least tech-savvy Prime members out there. According to ZDNet, Amazon...
While startups have more power to change their industries today than ever before, it’s arguable that much of the innovation still comes from companies at the top of the retail pyramid, like Amazon. Massive revenue streams certainly make it less risky for a retailer of...
To celebrate the latest victory for its entertainment arm, Amazon is having some fun with the price of Prime. In light of the dual wins for Amazon Studios-produced television series “Mozart in the Jungle” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards last Sunday night (Jan....
The modes of transport for getting Amazon’s goods from point A to point B run the gamut from planes, trains, autos and drones. Ships may not be far behind, according to Re/code. The site reported Thursday (Jan. 14) that the online retailer’s China unit has...
Amazon may not have planned the explosion of digital commerce and everything else that came with it, but that doesn’t mean that it didn’t see the writing on the wall when delivery companies started reaping millions in fees as consumers acquired an appetite for online...
If the reports by Investor’s Business Daily are correct, then the executive teams at Target, Walmart, Macy’s and every other big physical retailer in the world are all likely having some variation on the same terrible morning. Investment bank Cowen — after surveying 2,500 U.S. shoppers — concluded in...
Much like millennials, gamers weren’t a consumer demographic brands spent much time thinking about a decade ago. Now, though everyone realizes that there’s big bucks to be made doing digital business – none do more so than Amazon. The Verge reported that Amazon is making...
