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Amazon’s Palm Payment System Aims to Challenge Apple and Google
Amazon’s Palm Payment System Aims to Challenge Apple and Google
August 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Is Amazon’s palm payments method a serious challenger to Apple and Google? Or is it a “solution in search of a problem?” A report Friday (Aug. 11) by The Wall Street...

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Amazon’s Plan to Scale Grocery Offerings May Dent Walmart’s Share
Amazon’s Plan to Scale Grocery Offerings May Dent Walmart’s Share
August 11, 2023  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Seemingly as long as the world’s top two retailers have competed, Walmart has been considered the go-to for groceries while Amazon leads in non-food sales....

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Amazon Uses Priceline Partnership to Grab Travel Spend on Prime Day
Amazon Uses Priceline Partnership to Grab Travel Spend on Prime Day
July 11, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon Prime Day is now underway, and the eCommerce giant is determined to engage Prime members and stimulate spending. With lofty aspirations, Amazon aims to...

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Bomb Threat Ransoms Join Retailers’ List of Security Headaches
Bomb Threat Ransoms Join Retailers’ List of Security Headaches
June 25, 2023  |  Retail

Retailers are facing a new breed of scammers using bomb threats to achieve their goals. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (June 25), these criminals...

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High-Income Grocery Shoppers Turn to Prepared Meals for Convenience
High-Income Grocery Shoppers Turn to Prepared Meals for Convenience
June 05, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

As consumers’ willingness to devote time in their day-to-day routines to home cooking declines, those with the money to spare for convenience are increasingly turning...

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Retail Crime Epidemic Sparks Store Closures Including Target, REI and Walmart
Retail Crime Epidemic Sparks Store Closures Including Target, REI and Walmart
May 18, 2023  |  Retail

Target has reported a disturbing surge in retail crime, which is anticipated to cause an estimated $500 million more in losses and stolen merchandise this...

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Amazon Pays Customers For Pickup to Cut Delivery Costs
Amazon Pays Customers For Pickup to Cut Delivery Costs
May 09, 2023  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon is offering customers a deal to lower delivery costs: Pick up your items, get $10. As Reuters reported Monday (May 8), the eCommerce giant...

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Amazon Fresh Goes Stale as New Grocery Options Considered
Amazon Fresh Goes Stale as New Grocery Options Considered
April 28, 2023  |  Amazon

As Amazon continues its brick-and-mortar grocery efforts, it seems likelier that Amazon Fresh is history. On a call with analysts discussing the eCommerce giant’s first-quarter financial results Thursday (April...

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Will Amazon’s New Returns Policy Stoke Fires of Consumers’ Ire?
Will Amazon’s New Returns Policy Stoke Fires of Consumers’ Ire?
April 18, 2023  |  eCommerce

One way to keep customers within an eCommerce ecosystem is to charge them if they stray. That’s one way to do it.  But it begs the...

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