In what is seen as a shot at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, President Donald Trump renewed calls for an internet tax. According to news from CNBC, President Trump also reiterated his concerns about the impact Amazon is having on the United States Postal Service (USPS): “The...
Amazon is adding a new collection of smart products — that can place orders when supplies run low — to its Dash replenishment program, the company announced in a press release. The new additions include household brands, such as HP, Kenmore, 3M’s Filtrete, Epson and Blustream. Amazon...
Amazon has rolled out a new Alexa developer kit for on-the-go devices, making it easier for manufacturers to integrate the wildly popular voice assistant into their products, the company announced in a blog post. With the release of the kit, makers of mobile devices will...
Amazon Echo owners are among the eCommerce giant’s most loyal customers — and the most frequent of its shoppers, according to Wednesday (Jan. 3) reports from CNBC. That’s according to new research from equity securities research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, which noted owners of Amazon’s...
According to new research from market research company Survata, Amazon’s grip on product search results is slipping. The figures found consumers used the eCommerce platform for initial product searches 49 percent of the time in 2017, a drop from the 55 percent it commanded last...
Amazon has found another avenue through which to compete with other tech giants like Google: digital advertising. According to news from CNBC on Tuesday (Dec. 26), Amazon will be expanding its digital advertising operations in the new year with a particular focus on search and video...
Amazon’s move to launch a slew of private label brands appears to be paying off, with the eCommerce giant seeing growth in all of its categories. According to a new report from One Click Retail, a researcher that provides retailer insights, sales from Amazon’s private...
U.S. consumers will hit the internet for the majority of their gifts this holiday season, marking the second year in a row based on CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey. According to CNBC, 45 percent of survey respondents said the internet is their holiday shopping destination. The...
Amazon has announced that its second annual Digital Day will take place on Friday, Dec. 29, with the eCommerce giant offering even bigger deals on digital content than last year. Customers will be able to access more than 5,000 deals in more than eight categories,...
