Shopping for Alexa skills, or capabilities that enable customers to interact with devices in a more intuitive fashion, has been made easier to do now that Amazon has given the skills marketplace an overhaul. Examples of skills for those who aren’t familiar include getting your Alexa-enabled...
Saying the holiday season is Amazon’s busy season is a bit of a misnomer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
The results are in. According to intelligence company Feedvisor, which just released its Amazon User Study for 2016, 92 percent of shoppers surveyed claimed they would not purchase a product with less than a three-star rating. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is charging its third-party sellers a premium to store merchandise in November and December. This is Amazon’s first experiment in surge pricing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
1010data released Thursday (Nov. 3) new analysis that shows that, by leveraging its online shelf space to introduce new private-label products, Amazon has had success in stealing market share from established brands in a lot of product categories. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Amazon has reportedly implemented a new pricing structure at its physical bookstores in which Prime members get cheaper prices than non-Prime members. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Amazon Prime has long been a staple of consumers’ shopping lives, but now, Chinese consumers will enjoy the benefits of free shipping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Amazon’s had an interesting year. The first six months of the year, Amazon opened three new warehouses worldwide. Between July 1 and today (Oct. 28), it opened an additional 23 — a decision that CFO Brian Olsavsky noted is increasingly necessary to making sure Amazon is ready for the big...
The Dash buttons, and the easy click-based commerce that comes with them, are growing fast. Amazon has reported seeing “exponential growth” with Dash — and it plans to keep on growing it to match consumer demand. As of Monday, Amazon had released 60 new Dash...