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Is Amazon Resetting Its Grocery Delivery Service?
August 24, 2015

When Amazon stuck its toe in the grocery game two years ago with its Prime Fresh service — an extension of its $99 per year Prime member service — it came with a pretty hefty price tag. Los Angelenos (L.A. is where the service launched)...

Amazon’s Dash Button Pushed Into Market
July 31, 2015

It’s been months since the news about Amazon Dash was announced. In fact, if you recall, the news came out just before April Fool’s Day, and some publications thought it was a joke. Well, it wasn’t. And now, it’s heading to market for everyone to...

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Amazon Earmarks $100M To Fund Voice Tech
June 26, 2015

Just days after Amazon announced that Amazon Echo, its voice-controlled smart speakers, are now available for everyone to purchase, the eCommerce giant rolled out another big piece of news for voice technology innovation. Yesterday (June 25), Amazon announced the Alexa Fund, which consists of up...

FedEx Exec Shakes Off Amazon’s Delivery Plans
June 18, 2015

The news that Amazon might be getting into the delivery service industry — by way of consumers over carriers — didn’t seem to phase the top execs at FedEx. At least that’s the perspective of Mike Glenn, Executive VP of FedEx, who spoke in a...

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....