Discounted products caused a rift between Amazon and a trading group based in India, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 30). The two sides were at a panel discussion organized by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). The competition watchdog represents 500,000 merchants and traders in...
Amazon is rolling out new subscriptions for eero, the security service that it acquired last year. Founded in San Francisco in 2014, eero’s systems blanket every room of a customer’s home using high-performing, reliable Wi-Fi. The system is designed to replace the traditional Wi-Fi router,...
Amazon is acquiring a 49 percent stake in Future Coupons, which is owned by India’s second largest retail chain, Future Retail. The news was revealed in a regulatory filing by Future Retail. An Amazon spokesperson told TechCrunch the investment would “enhance Amazon’s existing portfolio of...
A senior Amazon executive believes India needs to do more to encourage eCommerce in the country. Amazon’s India head Amit Agarwal told Reuters that if the country were to reduce red tape, it would help small businesses sell online and export more goods to help...
Deutsche Post DHL has stopped making Amazon Fresh deliveries in Germany due to low demand. A spokeswoman confirmed to Reuters that DHL was ending its partnership with Amazon Fresh, but she assured that the rest of its business with the eCommerce giant would not be...
Amazon launched a Hebrew-language site on Wednesday (Aug. 21) in a bid to get Israeli companies to sell through the company in the country, according to a report by Reuters. The move is Amazon’s latest foray into starting to operate in Israel. Amazon is already...
Amazon opened its biggest campus in the world on Wednesday (Aug 21) in Hyderabad, India, according to a report by Reuters. The move illustrates Amazon’s aggressive push to expand in the country, despite stiff competition from companies like Walmart, and stringent regulations in the country...
Among the biggest battlegrounds in retail is not only what amounts to a moving target — but a race involving the human voice. Moreover, now Amazon is reportedly trying to up its presence in this particular and growing area of commerce, a sign of the...
Amazon’s top executives allegedly made donations to the chair in charge of investigating the eCommerce giant, CNBC reported on Sunday (Aug. 18). The donations were reportedly made two months before lawmakers were planning to interrogate Amazon as part of a bigger antitrust probe that also...
