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Amazon May Postpone SE Asia Plans
March 24, 2017

By the looks of things, Lazada might get a bit more time to prepare for the arrival of a major overseas competitor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Alexa Comes To Amazon Prime Now
March 22, 2017

Is it possible to make one of the fastest digital ways to shop even faster? Given their recent move, Amazon seems to think so. The online retail giant just recently enabled Alexa voice shopping through Prime Now, Amazon’s rush service that boasts one- to two-hour...

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The Amazon Effect On … Payments
March 20, 2017

We spend a lot of time talking about the impact of the “Amazon Effect” on traditional retail’s current misfortunes. But there’s another “Amazon Effect” which goes largely ignored, and which could be even more disruptive. As we heard Amazon’s VP of Payments, Patrick Gauthier, tell me...

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Amazon Fresh To Sell Martha Stewart Meal Kits
March 16, 2017

Amazon has spent the last year or so pushing heavily to dominate the food and grocery retail space. The most recent development comes as the online retail giant partners with meal kit delivery service Marley Spoon to start delivering Martha Stewart’s meal kits via Amazon...

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Amazon Tracker: Busy Week
March 14, 2017

Amazon stock (AMZN) looks to be back on an upward track after a bit of a down note in the first week of March. Since Tuesday of last week, AMZN has risen over $8, or about 1 percent, tracking toward the all-time high shares hit...

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Amazon Hands Over Echo Data For Hot Tub Murder
March 08, 2017

Looks like we may have spoken too soon. While Amazon had previously filed a motion near the end of February to stop a search warrant to access Echo recordings for the hot tub murder trial in Arkansas, the online retail giant looks to have changed...

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Amazon Tracker: Revenue Games
March 07, 2017

Since last we turned our lens toward Amazon, the online retail and cloud computing behemoth’s stock has slipped down some from the all-time high seen in the third week of February. While values remained relatively flat through the first few days of March, this week AMZN...

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Blue Origin Circulates Plan To Send Cargo In Spacecrafts To The Moon
March 06, 2017

With NASA interested again in returning to the moon, several startups have been looking to benefit from that, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his space company, Blue Origin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Amazon’s Alexa University Sandbox
March 06, 2017

Amazon is extending its push to have third-party developers work on Alexa skills in the classroom. The online retail giant recently told Reuters about the launch of a new program to encourage university students to research, develop and build skills for its voice-activated AI assistant as...