Amazon has announced skill connections for Alexa, a new function that allows for developers to use features supplied by other services and apps, according to a report by VentureBeat. The new functionality is available in the Alexa Skills Kit in every region that Alexa can...
Amazon is continuing its fight against counterfeiters. Along with Boulder-based company Nite Ize, a maker of specialty lights and phone mounts under the STEELIE brand, the eCommerce giant filed a lawsuit on Wednesday (June 26) in a Seattle federal court, accusing a group of counterfeiters...
Amazon launched its latest B2B entry in eCommerce on Monday (June 24) with the Amazon Professional Beauty Store, a shopping hub for professional stylists, barbers and estheticians. The store will carry products from brands including Wella Color Charm, RUSK and OPI Professional, as well as...
The escalating trade war between the United States and China is leaving many Amazon merchants wondering how to keep their businesses afloat during these uncertain times. The retailers, which rely on a business model of buying inexpensive goods in China and selling them for a...
Amazon is launching its Off-to-College store geared toward college students and all of their shopping needs, be it furnishing a dorm room or purchasing class supplies, Amazon said in a release. The store is available on both desktop and the Amazon app, and Amazon teamed...
To offer “surveillance as a service,” Amazon earned a U.S. patent for an “unmanned aerial vehicle.” It was granted on June 4 after its filing approximately four years ago on June 12, 2015, Quartz reported. An “unmanned aerial vehicle” is drone’s technical terminology, according to...
After rolling out only about two years ago, shopping social network Amazon Spark has reportedly recently left Amazon’s apps and the internet. The feature reportedly aimed to connect the gap between socializing and online shopping, Mashable reported. Through the service, users of Prime could put...
Amazon is going to make a push to revitalize its loan business after a recent slump, according to a report by the Financial Times. The eight-year-old business offers annual loans at interest rates of between 6 and 17 percent, but growth has slowed in the...
New estimates from eMarketer say that Amazon’s share of the U.S. eCommerce market is far below previous projections. According to reports in The Information, eMarketer has lowered its 2019 estimate for Amazon’s share of U.S. online sales to 37.7 percent from its previous estimate of 47 percent. That new figure,...
