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NY Joins Other States In Amazon Antitrust Probe
August 04, 2020

New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining in on the investigations into Amazon‘s market power, according to CNet. James’ office, according to CNet, is partnering with the Federal Trade Commission and California’s attorney general to look into the issue. This isn’t coming out of...

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Report: Companies Say Amazon Accessed Proprietary Info To Make Its Own Products
July 26, 2020

Daniela Braga, founder and CEO of DefinedCrowd Corp., a data platform for artificial intelligence (AI), has a beef with Amazon Inc., The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Four years ago, the eCommerce giant’s venture capital fund invested in the Seattle-based company and gained access to the...

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Now Available On Amazon In India: Auto Insurance
July 23, 2020

At last check, Amazon Inc. sells more than 353 million products — but that number has risen by one. Reuters reported the mega eCommerce website will soon begin offering auto insurance in India, the first of its kind. Acko General Insurance, a digital insurance startup...

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Amazon Expands Testing Of Delivery Robot
July 21, 2020

Amazon Inc. is expanding testing of its delivery robot Scout, sending it into areas where human delivery staff might be vulnerable to COVID-19. The six-wheeled, high-tech blue box will begin delivering packages to some locations in Atlanta, Georgia and Franklin, Tennessee, Amazon Scout Vice President...

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Dial-Up Amazon Turns 25 This Month
July 16, 2020

Back when AOL was the coolest toy on something known then as “the world wide web,” a Seattle entrepreneur with a bookstore had a shattering thought: People would shop this way if they had a way. To say “the rest is history” doesn’t do justice...

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Amazon Announces New Warehouse Limits Due To Virus Surge
July 14, 2020

Amazon will be restricting its storage capacities in warehouses as the coronavirus continues to surge and the holidays are still ahead, a company blog post states. The company says it has put new limits in place on IPI minimum threshold requirements, stating that sellers below...

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Amazon To Begin Displaying Seller Names And Addresses
July 08, 2020

Amazon will show the business names and addresses of merchants on their seller profile pages beginning at the start of September, according to an announcement. The eCommerce retailer said merchants can provide further information regarding their companies “and products that you think would be helpful...

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Amazon Ups Ante In India With ‘Smart Stores’ Initiative
June 26, 2020

Amazon is escalating its push into India with a new “Smart Stores” initiative aimed at spreading its reach into the country’s massive retail market. The online retail giant officially announced the initiative on its Indian blog on Thursday (June 25), noting it has already begun...

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Amazon Approved To Deliver Alcohol In India
June 19, 2020

Amazon.com Inc. will soon enter West Bengal, India’s multi-billion dollar alcohol sales market, sources told Reuters. The West Bengal State Beverages Corp., the state agency that manages liquor licenses, granted approval for Amazon to sell liquor online, the news service reported. West Bengal is India’s fourth...