Whole Foods Market and Amazon have announced a new round of price cuts on some of their bestselling grocery items, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. “These are the latest new lower prices in our ongoing integration and innovation with Amazon, and we’re just...
Mobile payments company Bango announced that it has expanded Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) availability to Japanese customers of Amazon Prime and Prime Student membership programs. The news comes after the successful June 2017 launch of DCB for Amazon retail customers in Japan. Amazon customers with...
A new bill known as the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is part of an annual measure that sets defense policy and authorizes spending on particular defense programs. And this year’s version had a particularly eye-catching section in the acquisition provision — one that would allow the...
Amazon may be moving deeper into its European product insurance venture, according to news from Reuters. Amazon Protect extends warranty protection beyond what is offered by manufacturers on items like smartphones and washing machines that are purchased through Amazon.com – typically extending warranties from the...
Could Amazon Alexa be living it up when you’re away from home? That’s what happened to a German man, who says his home assistant device decided to have a rave during the wee hours while he was out. According to Mashable, Oliver Haberstroh from Hamburg...
It seems AmazonFresh is past its expiration date in certain markets. In case you missed it: The eCommerce giant announced on Friday (Nov. 3) that it would be phasing out the grocery delivery service in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, California, New York,...
When it enters the Australian market, Amazon will be able to roll out prices that undercut its rivals – and many of those prices could be at money-losing levels. According to a Reuters news report, chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims,...
Amazon has notified customers in at least nine states that the Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service will be closing in certain neighborhoods later this month. According to Recode, Amazon Fresh customers in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, California, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and...
Amazon’s Alexa just landed its first celebrity voice – and it’s none other than Oprah Winfrey! There is a catch, though. While Oprah won’t respond to day-to-day questions like Alexa does, her voice is part of a holiday shopping promotion between her magazine, O: The...
