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Amazon May Unveil People-Powered Delivery Service Via “On My Way” App
June 17, 2015

The newest Amazon drone may get about by way of two legs, not a propeller. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the effort, reported Tuesday (June 16) that the eCommerce giant has a mobile app in the works that would “in some cases” pay...

Amazon Prime Goods Shipping From More Merchants
June 15, 2015

Last month Amazon began quietly working with a select group of its third-party merchants to bring more of their products to one of its strongest customer bases — Amazon Prime. And late last week (June 12) those efforts seemed to hit the next stage as Amazon has...

Pay With Amazon Pay Pays Off For One Small Business
May 11, 2015

“Shark Tank,” ABC’s hit reality show, has made a name for itself for being the first stop for emerging small business owners to get their big break into turning their little home enterprises into the next million (or possibly billion) dollar business. For those who...

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Plans Include Smartphone Tracking
May 11, 2015

An Amazon patent filed with the U.S. Patent Office has details of just how the eCommerce company’s delivery drones may work, which involves a tracking system that uses smartphone data. BBC News reported Friday (May 8) about the details of the patent and proposed delivery...

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Amazon Payments Business Exec Jumps Ship To Square
May 08, 2015

The head of Amazon Local Register, which hoped to rival Square’s payments business, has left the company for the competition, sources close to the companies said Wednesday (May 6). Mary Kay Bowman is now Square’s head of payments partnerships and operations, a Square spokeswoman confirmed to Re/code....