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Prime Day Glitches Forced Amazon To Halt X-Border Sales
July 20, 2018

Amazon didn’t have enough servers to handle the demand on Prime Day, prompting it to run a front page that was scaled back. CNBC, citing internal documents it obtained, reported that it was forced to temporarily shutdown international access to the site. The internal documents also...

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Amazon Grocery Sales Surge 40 Pct In 2Q
July 20, 2018

New data shows that Amazon second-quarter grocery sales came in at $650 million, up 40 percent year over year. The report, released by One Click Retail, also revealed that the eCommerce giant held 18 percent of U.S. online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share...

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Fresh Opening For eBay Comes Amid Amazon Woes
July 19, 2018

Thanks to Amazon and sales tax, eBay is reportedly enjoying a fresh opening in Australia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Wedbush Estimates Amazon Brought In $4.2B In Prime Day Sales
July 19, 2018

Amazon raked in $4.2 billion from shoppers during this year’s Prime Day event, which is an increase of 33 percent from last year’s Prime Day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Amazon Rivals Cash In On Prime Day
July 19, 2018

Amazon saw its biggest Prime Day in the company’s history, with its larger retailers seeing a 54 percent increase in sales during the event. According to Adobe Analytics data released on Wednesday (July 18), larger retailers — those with over $1 billion in annual revenue — can attribute...

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Hyundai Partners With Amazon For Digital Showroom
July 19, 2018

Hyundai has announced a partnership with Amazon to create a digital showroom where customers can experience all phases of shopping for a new car. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Amazon Flirts With $900B Market Cap Amid Strong Prime Day Sales
July 18, 2018

Amazon flirted with the $900 billion market cap club Wednesday (July 18) after completing a successful Prime Day shopping event. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Machine Learning Gets Its Day At Amazon Conference
July 18, 2018

Machine learning was one of the main subjects on Tuesday (July 17) during the Amazon AWS Summit in New York City, as the eCommerce operator rolled out new cloud-based features related to commerce and payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Amazon Prime Day Sales Up 89 Pct From 2017
July 17, 2018

Despite glitches in the early hours of Prime Day 2018, Amazon’s Prime Day sales event appears to be off to a strong start. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...