As they await Amazon’s final decision on which city will become its planned second headquarters, the 20 finalists are keeping mum on the incentives they have promised the eCommerce giant if chosen. According to The New York Times, there are concerns that taxpayers could get...
Amazon’s early days in Australia are not all smooth sailing as the eCommerce giant seeks to gain a foothold down under. According to official filings, Amazon posted a slight loss in its early Australian days. Amazon first launched in Australia on December 5th, though it...
Amazon has been hit with a fine from AGCOM, Italy’s communications regulator, for providing postal services without getting approval from the government. According to a report in Reuters, Amazon was fined $348,360. AGCOM also announced it was looking into the parcel delivery services Amazon offers...
Amazon, along with other retail and logistics companies, announced the creation of a new group that will lobby to keep the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’) delivery services “reliable and affordable.” The announcement comes days before a task force, set up by President Donald Trump, is due...
Amazon continues to have a problem with paid-for product reviews that tend to give customers an overly favorable impression of the goods they are buying. It is a problem that hit Travis, a Northeastern teen looking for a trigger lock for his rifle. He ordered what...
Another quarterly earnings reports, another rush of pleased Amazon investors hurrying to boost the stock in after-hours trading — Amazon stock jumped 4.1 percent in after-hours trading, despite notching the rare miss on revenue expectations. Profit expectation doubled analysts’ forecasts, which helped instill confidence, as did continued...
Avis Budget Group, the car rental company, is offering Amazon customers a deal when they rent vehicles through the company. CNBC, citing Avis Budget Group, reported that when Amazon customers book an Avis vehicle via the Avis skill for Amazon Alexa, they will get an...
President Donald Trump is once again outraged at Amazon, and is once again complaining that the eCommerce giant is using the U.S. Postal Service as its “delivery boy.” The president than re-raised the possibility of pursuing anti-trust claims against Amazon. The president’s animus against both the...
Amazon is launching a new feature that allows users to search for home improvement parts with ease. The eCommerce giant’s “Part Finder” enables users to simply point their smartphone camera at an item they need, and Amazon will scan it, measure it, and find matching...
