Amazon wants to take over the online world and is attempting to do that by expanding its Etsy competitor Handmade at Amazon into Europe. In a press release on Thursday (Sept. 22), Amazon said the store, which features genuinely handmade items crafted and sold directly from...
The team over at Shutterfly learned yesterday (Sept. 21) that, when Amazon announces it is getting into your line of work, investors notice and worry. Shutterfly experienced its worst single-day decline in more than eight years on the announcement of Amazon Prints — a service...
Amazon has reportedly inked a deal to acquire Angel.ai, a chatbot technology company, for an undisclosed sum. According to a report by TechCrunch, Amazon confirmed Angel.ai Cofounder and CEO Navid Hadzaad has joined Amazon. “I can confirm that Navid started at Amazon, and that his first day...
It is never a good day for a brand when it seems that Amazon is getting ready to move into your territory. Ulta, it seems, is having one of those rough days, as Amazon has announced that Prime Now is adding a beauty store. Starting...
Amazon announced on Wednesday (Sept. 14) that Alexa, Echo and the all-new Echo Dot are now available in the U.K. and Germany. In a press release, Amazon said the devices, which are voice-controlled speakers designed entirely around a human’s voice, will start shipping in the...
Amazon’s voice platform, Alexa, is no one-trick pony. In fact, she just added new skills to her repertoire: She can now order you food or an Uber, and she can even find your lost phone. She can help you pay your mortgage on time, too, and...
In its ongoing quest to make eCommerce pick-up as easy as possible, Amazon is moving forward with pick-up lockers for goods in collaboration with the Morrisons grocery chain. According to Morrisons, it will install hundreds of Amazon delivery lockers in its supermarkets over the next...
Many retailers want to boost their online presence to compete with Amazon’s delivery speed and two-day turnaround guarantees. Amazon, conversely, is building out its physical presence. Fortune reported that the firm intents to extend its pop-up store roster at what might be called a dizzying...
Alexa, Amazon’s digital assistant, will no longer need voice commands to speak to you. Amazon is reportedly gearing up to have its digital assistant offer up information before you can request it, according to a report from The Information. For example, Alexa will be able...
