Fresh off its acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Amazon is eyeing further retail expansion — this time in Paris, France. According to a news report published on French news site Le Monde, Amazon is interested in opening roughly 15 physical stores in the French economy, with a particular...
Sleep tech startup Eight has launched a new Alexa skill that allows users to interact with their mattress, both to control it (by adjusting the temperature, for example) and to access their sleep data using the Echo and other Amazon devices. “You don’t even need...
For the last several years, economists have been trying to crack the mystery of low U.S. inflation. Despite being ten years out of the financial crisis, U.S. inflation stubbornly refuses to resume normal growth and remains below the Fed’s 2 percent target. Some are questioning...
Amazon has sold $1.6 million of Whole Foods’ private label products in the first month since acquiring the national grocery chain. According to news from The Wall Street Journal, this is one of the first infusions of cash the eCommerce giant has delivered to Whole Foods through...
As predicted, Amazon has a new Echo coming out in time for the holidays – and here’s how it plans to compete with Apple’s HomePod. Speaking of competing with Apple, the two are now in a price war over ultra HD video streaming, while Amazon’s...
In this week’s tracker, Amazon slowly spreads into trickier territory: prescription pharmaceuticals, smart glasses, and shipping alcohol (which is a logistical nightmare). It’s also made progress through the more traditional method of partnerships, though its most recent choices may not be what you’d expect. Finally,...
Would you like a side of fries and instant gratification with that? Amazon’s got you covered. Friday morning, Sept. 22, Amazon and Olo announced a retail partnership that will give diners more options to order take-out and delivery meals through digital channels. According to a...
Amazon could be gearing up to get into the mail-order pharmacy market. That’s according to a report in Axios, citing Wall Street firm Leerink Partners. According to the news report, the eCommerce giant has been having talks with middle market pharmacy benefit managers in what...
Normally an email from Amazon telling you someone paid for a gift off your baby registry is good news — another need met, another dollar saved. But that feeling of good cheer is predicated on two things being true: You actually are having a baby; and...
