Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service offered by Amazon that gives users access to services that would otherwise be unavailable, or cost extra, to the typical Amazon customer. This includes free two-day delivery, streaming music and video, and other benefits.

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Dial-Up Amazon Turns 25 This Month
Dial-Up Amazon Turns 25 This Month
July 16, 2020  |  Amazon

Back when AOL was the coolest toy on something known then as “the world wide web,” a Seattle entrepreneur with a bookstore had a shattering...

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Amazon Introduces Bigger Trucks For Pandemic-Era Deliveries
Amazon Introduces Bigger Trucks For Pandemic-Era Deliveries
July 10, 2020  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon has launched a new style of truck that is bigger and boxier, similar to those used by competitors at the United Parcel Service (UPS),...

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Report: Subscription Commerce’s Digital 3.0 Boost
Report: Subscription Commerce’s Digital 3.0 Boost
July 10, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscriptions are retaining their strength as “everything-as-a-service” (XaaS) joins the post-COVID chorus of business models that seem tailor-made for these strange days. PYMNTS’ July 2020 Subscription...

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Walmart To Challenge Amazon Prime With Subscription Membership
Walmart To Challenge Amazon Prime With Subscription Membership
July 07, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart will be launching a new subscription service, Walmart+, this July, to compete with Amazon Prime, as reported by Vox. The service, which will cost...

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Today In Payments: Wirecard North America Business Entity Up For Sale; Uber Eyes Postmates Buy
Today In Payments: Wirecard North America Business Entity Up For Sale; Uber Eyes Postmates Buy
June 30, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Wirecard’s separate North America company is up for sale, and Uber is eyeing a Postmates acquisition. Plus, Stripe launched a customer...

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Amazon Hits 150M Prime Users And Commits Billions  To One-Day Shipping
Amazon Hits 150M Prime Users And Commits Billions To One-Day Shipping
January 31, 2020  |  Earnings

Back to the trillion-dollar club they go. Amazon’s stock price shot up in after-hours trading, as the eCommerce company blasted past expectations when it announced...

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NEW DATA: Two Features That Win Subscription Subscribers
NEW DATA: Two Features That Win Subscription Subscribers
January 06, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

Key subscription features like free shipping, real-time messaging and mobile optimization no longer pack the competitive punch they once did – now all three are...

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Amazon Disputes ShipMatrix Data Regarding On-Time Delivery
Amazon Disputes ShipMatrix Data Regarding On-Time Delivery
December 12, 2019  |  Amazon Delivery

Consulting firm ShipMatrix has said Amazon’s on-time delivery rates have been untimely, but the eCommerce giant disagrees, stating that its record is more timely than...

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Free Amazon Music Debut Sinks Spotify Shares
Free Amazon Music Debut Sinks Spotify Shares
November 19, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has launched a free version of its music streaming service supported by ads, according to Reuters. The company has set its sights on competing...

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