Amazon may be taking a new approach to keep its rising shipping costs under control. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Feb. 9), the eCommerce giant is looking to broaden its logistics operations in China, which are outlined in filings that include plans for handling cargo and...
How much trust can be put in a customer review of a product on Amazon? As a recent story from Consumerist argues: not much, and perhaps less so as time goes on. While acknowledging that Amazon has recently put a ban on most forms of “paid”...
Just months after officially folding its payments processing business, Amazon Register, the eCommerce giant confirmed it will offer Square credit card readers to business owners who previously purchased the Amazon’s payment device linked to its now-defunct program, Re/code reported on Thursday (Feb. 4). Amazon Register was...
It’s been a odd week for Amazon news, and Amazon didn’t even make any of it itself. Reports surfaced that the CEO of a large shopping company said Amazon had plans to open 300–400 more physical bookstore locations. And, as one may guess, this sent...
“Hey, Alexa, can you order me a pizza?” While this feature seems too good to be true, that’s exactly what Amazon Echo’s new tie-up with Domino’s is set to do. Yes, Echo and its virtual assistant, Alexa, can actually order a pizza without the consumer having...
Amazon’s foray into the physical bookstore world could eventually be the start to a major retail chain. At least, if the hint given during an earnings call from a mall operator comes true. The news that Amazon might just have plans to open a few...
Amazon Prime is clearly a staple service for the eCommerce giant and its newly coveted profits that the company has been able to produce for the past few quarters. And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, shipping is fast. The two-day shipping is free and often...
Pushed by the popularity of the $50 Fire, Amazon saw tablet business grow faster than anyone else during the holiday sales season, with 5.2 million units shipped and year-over-year growth over 175 percent, according to new numbers released by IDC. All in, Amazon has moved...
For sled dogs and retailers alike, if they’re not the lead dog in the pack, the view never changes. This is doubly true in an industry largely influenced, in more ways than one, by whichever R&D path a company the size of Amazon chooses to...
