In an effort to boost security, Amazon has added fingerprint ID to its new Key app for Android users, as reported by TechCruch. Launched in November, Amazon Key is a service for Amazon Prime subscribers that facilitates unattended in-home deliveries. “Amazon Key gives customers peace...
It looks like consumers who try Amazon Go like it enough to keep coming back, particularly if the cashier-free shops are in proximity to where they live or work. “The ones who work very close, like in the building up above, will come down even...
Amazon has added another high-profile healthcare executive to its roster, with reports that the eCommerce giant has recruited a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration head. Citing a source with knowledge of the hire, CNBC reported that Taha Kass-Hout, the former chief health information officer...
A job posting has revealed that Amazon’s next move for Whole Foods is a service that will enable customers to not only order items from the organic grocery, but also from select retailers. According to Business Insider, Whole Foods said in a job listing that...
Three years after its launch, Amazon announced it is shutting down its Vendor Express program. According to CNBC, Vendor Express was designed to make it easier for smaller merchants to get their inventory onto the site without going through Amazon’s invite-only Vendor Central portal. But...
When Amazon launched its Prime service in 2005, its visionary chief executive had big plans to shake up eCommerce retail. “Amazon Prime takes the effort out of ordering: no minimum purchase and no consolidating orders,” Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, said in a letter posted...
Will Amazon set its sights on the online travel business? Morgan Stanley seems to think so. “Online travel has proven to be immune to Amazon disruption so far. But as we have seen with other categories, that doesn’t mean Amazon won’t try again, and they...
As Amazon continues to introduce new pricing models for its Prime service, the eCommerce retailer is now focusing its attention on Prime Pantry. While customers used to pay for Prime Pantry deliveries on a per-box basis, the company is now moving toward a subscription model,...
Amazon’s annual report shows that it’s thinking long-term when it comes to Whole Foods, with the online retailer’s unconditional purchase obligations increasing to $24.2 billion last year. According to CNBC, that amount is beyond the $13 billion it spent last year on the national supermarket...
