Encryption is most certainly having a moment, though not in the way its proponents might expect. While Apple is fighting a legal battle in support of it, another major retailer just sandbagged encryption in a major way. Motherboard reported that it all began when owners...
The way Amazon’s Echo is designed, one might think it can handle just about everything with nothing more than voice commands. On every front the regular Echo can’t hold its own, though, Amazon has its customers covered. The eCommerce giant released two new models in...
Pay with Amazon just secured a deal with Southwest that will offer its customers a new way to pay. The newly announced deal between the airline carrier and Amazon enables customers to pay and purchase products through the carrier’s onboard entertainment options using their Amazon...
Is Amazon’s cloud computing services unit eyeing the big banks? According to unnamed sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Amazon has been pitching its Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit toward major banks, including Citi, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. What Amazon has reportedly been pitching...
Customers have grown so used to searching quickly and efficiently for the best price on their intended purchases that price matching is as much of a necessity in retail today as a website. However, the only surefire way for retailers to make sure they don’t...
Amazon’s network of parcel lockers could soon get a lot bigger. The eCommerce giant is looking to help its shopper base across Europe tap into the same locker network as seen in the U.S. that enables consumers to pick up packages at lockers in specific...
Amazon is prepping itself to tighten its grip around the delivery side of its business and squeeze more profits out of it by expanding its Amazon Flex service. In its latest move, the Seattle-based company has discreetly rolled out a campaign to recruit more on-demand...
Amazon Payments just got a little bigger. The company announced yesterday (Feb. 16) its plans to acquire online payment service provider EMVANTAGE Payments for an undisclosed amount. What this acquisition gives Amazon is a greater presence in one of its emerging international markets, while giving...
It appears that Amazon’s potential move into selling its own clothing line is growing ever closer to a reality … and the company might be taking another crack at its own diaper brand to boot. While rumors of Amazon starting its own private fashion label...
