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Amazon Now Delivers Restaurant Delivery In Chicago
January 22, 2016

Amazon Prime customers in the Windy City can now take advantage of one of Amazon’s more recent delivery ventures: local restaurant delivery. The eCommerce giant announced yesterday (Jan. 21) that Amazon now offers delivery from a number of restaurants, including Balena, Big Bowl, Big Star, Chicago...

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Amazon Primed For More Stock Market Losses
January 21, 2016

Despite what some hedge fund managers might say, there’s very little surety surrounding any investment made on the stock market. People who put their money in industry giants like Amazon usually insulate themselves from the worst of the market fluctuations, but the first few weeks...

Amazon Eyes Online Grocery Player
January 21, 2016

Amazon may be looking across the pond for its next move into a singularly focused area of online retail. Following its rollouts of AmazonFresh, Prime Pantry and Dash, all signs began pointing to the likelihood that the eCommerce giant was looking to implement a full-fledged...

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Amazon Dash-Powered Devices Go Live
January 20, 2016

Amazon’s Internet Of Things ambitions continued to take shape yesterday (Jan. 19) when its Dash Replenishment devices officially went live. What this means is that the devices and products that are integrated with Amazon Dash Replenishment — such as certain printers, a GE washer or a...

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Is 20% Off Enough To Win Gamers To Amazon Prime?
January 19, 2016

If there’s one subculture that’s undergone a transformation from media pariahs to retail darlings, it’s the video game community. While the early days of Pong, Joust and Galaga might have been for diehards only, a game from a AAA studio can rake in millions and...

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Amazon Says Drones Will Soon Be ‘Delivery Truck’ Common
January 19, 2016

Though Amazon has taken great care to keep consumers informed on the status of its drone delivery program, there’s no doubt that the whole thing still strikes some consumers as too far-fetched to ever one day drop packages off on their front steps. However, one...

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Amazon’s Echo Will Now Read Your Books To You
January 18, 2016

While Amazon’s voice-controlled Echo may have caught consumers off-guard when it was first released last year, the retailer has been hard at work adding features to the device to make it more appealing to the least tech-savvy Prime members out there. According to ZDNet, Amazon...

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Amazon Swaps Drones For Bikes In India
January 18, 2016

While startups have more power to change their industries today than ever before, it’s arguable that much of the innovation still comes from companies at the top of the retail pyramid, like Amazon. Massive revenue streams certainly make it less risky for a retailer of...

Amazon (Temporarily) Drops The Price Of Prime
January 15, 2016

To celebrate the latest victory for its entertainment arm, Amazon is having some fun with the price of Prime. In light of the dual wins for Amazon Studios-produced television series “Mozart in the Jungle” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards last Sunday night (Jan....