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Shopping from the earth's biggest selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers, software, apparel & accessories, shoes and more. Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies along with Google, Apple, and Facebook.

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Walmart Teams Up With Rakuten To Offer 6 Million eBooks, Grocery Delivery
Walmart Teams Up With Rakuten To Offer 6 Million eBooks, Grocery Delivery
January 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In an effort to better compete with Amazon in Asia and the U.S., Walmart has entered a partnership with the largest eCommerce retailer in Japan,...

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Amazon Targets FedEx, UPS With Direct-To-Home Shipping
Amazon Targets FedEx, UPS With Direct-To-Home Shipping
January 30, 2018  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon is expanding its so-called “seller flex” program, which makes a host of products available for quick delivery from merchants without taxing its warehouses with...

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Online Grocery Predicted To Hit $100B In Five Years
Online Grocery Predicted To Hit $100B In Five Years
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

With a faster pace of adoption than previously expected, the majority of U.S. grocery shoppers may purchase at least some of their groceries online within...

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Bringing Dollar Store Shoppers Into The Digital Age
Bringing Dollar Store Shoppers Into The Digital Age
January 26, 2018  |  Retail

While most players in the world of digital retail have felt the sting of the “Amazon Effect,” extreme discount retailers, or “dollar stores,” have remained...

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Amazon Gets Warrant To Take Stake In Call Center Operator STARTEK
Amazon Gets Warrant To Take Stake In Call Center Operator STARTEK
January 26, 2018  |  Amazon Acquisitions

In news reported Thursday (Jan. 25) by the Denver Business Journal, eCommerce giant Amazon has struck a deal with Colorado-based call center operator STARTEK to acquire...

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Is Amazon’s Next Target Warehouse Clubs?
Is Amazon’s Next Target Warehouse Clubs?
January 26, 2018  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon is reportedly eyeing Boxed.com as an acquisition target, with Jeff Bezos inviting the company’s founder and CEO, Chieh Huang, to Amazon’s headquarters this week....

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Panera Founder Gives His Two Cents On Amazon Whole Foods Acquisition
Panera Founder Gives His Two Cents On Amazon Whole Foods Acquisition
January 25, 2018  |  Amazon

After acquiring Whole Foods in 2017, it appears Amazon is making the same moves the grocer would have made on its own to face increasing...

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E Pluribus Unum: One Payment Stack To Rule Them All?
E Pluribus Unum: One Payment Stack To Rule Them All?
January 25, 2018  |  Retail

Try building a tower out of Legos, K’nex, and wooden blocks. How sturdy will that tower be? Probably not very, since these materials aren’t designed...

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New Fees Coming To Apparel And Accessory Sellers On Amazon
New Fees Coming To Apparel And Accessory Sellers On Amazon
January 24, 2018  |  Amazon

Prices are rising at Amazon. Monthly Prime membership costs went up a few days ago. Now, adding to the list, sellers in two of Amazon’s...

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