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Amazon Cancels Live Shopping Show
May 31, 2017

Amazon has cancelled its QVC-like home shopping experience show, Style Code Live. According to Tech Crunch, the live program, which launched in March 2016, was streamed online and via mobile to Amazon shoppers, who could gather fashion and beauty tips from style experts, then instantly find and...

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Amazon $1,000 Stock Price Reflects Market View Of Its Future
May 31, 2017

In the annals of investing, only a few companies get to cross stock price levels that are headline-inducing and psychologically pleasing (investors long for those companies). Amazon joined that club, intraday on Tuesday (May 30), when its common shares crossed $1,000 (changing hands at $1,001.20),...

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AmazonFresh Pickup Gets Smart
May 26, 2017

Ecommerce giant Amazon is increasingly dipping its virtual toes into the physical world, this time with the launch of the AmazonFresh Pickup service in Seattle’s Ballard and SoDo neighborhoods. Amazon Prime members can now order groceries online and pick them up at one of two...

Amazon Opens NYC Bookstore
May 25, 2017

Amazon.com, the eCommerce giant, will open its first bookstore in New York City Thursday (May 25), marking the seventh physical store for the company. According to a report, the store, which is located in The Shops at Columbus Circle, is 4,000 square feet and is...

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Amazon Adds Shoppable Stickers To Its iOS App
May 25, 2017

Decorative stickers are a common part of a variety of social media apps — but as of now, stickers have a new and more commerce-centered focus, thanks to Amazon. Following the latest upgrade, stickers have come to Amazon’s iOS mobile app via its camera feed....

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Amazon Talks Diversity, Share Price And What’s Next At The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
May 24, 2017

There are all kinds of numbers to focus on coming out of Amazon’s annual investor meeting — our favorite of which is 1.7 million. That is the number of free bananas Amazon has handed out at its “Community Banana Stand” in Seattle. That is up 460...

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Amazon Preparing To Bring Checkout-Free Grocery Store To Europe
May 22, 2017

Amazon is preparing to bring its checkout-free grocery store Amazon Go to Europe in an attempt to crack the $800 billion global market. Last week, the U.K. Intellectual Property Office approved the company’s application to trademark the slogans “No Lines. No Checkout. (No, Seriously.)” and “No Queue....

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Alexa’s Newest Skill? Sending Users Notifications
May 17, 2017

It looks like Alexa has developed a new skill — as of today, Amazon will announce that its virtual personal assistant will be able to deliver notifications. “Soon customers will be able to enable notifications for select skills and Amazon.com shopping updates on most devices...

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Amazon Tracker: (Not So) eCommerce Immune
May 16, 2017

Amazon has maintained its growth streak through the second full week of May, hitting all-time highs above $960 on Friday afternoon. Though the opening bell this week saw gains dampened slightly, the online retail giant’s shares are still on a hot streak. At the time...