The modes of transport for getting Amazon’s goods from point A to point B run the gamut from planes, trains, autos and drones. Ships may not be far behind, according to Re/code. The site reported Thursday (Jan. 14) that the online retailer’s China unit has...
Amazon may not have planned the explosion of digital commerce and everything else that came with it, but that doesn’t mean that it didn’t see the writing on the wall when delivery companies started reaping millions in fees as consumers acquired an appetite for online...
If the reports by Investor’s Business Daily are correct, then the executive teams at Target, Walmart, Macy’s and every other big physical retailer in the world are all likely having some variation on the same terrible morning. Investment bank Cowen — after surveying 2,500 U.S. shoppers — concluded in...
Much like millennials, gamers weren’t a consumer demographic brands spent much time thinking about a decade ago. Now, though everyone realizes that there’s big bucks to be made doing digital business – none do more so than Amazon. The Verge reported that Amazon is making...
Never let it be said that Amazon took a breather of any kind. After accepting all the early year buzz about the Echo and its digital assistant, Alexa, Amazon has decided to ramp up its game with the release of a smaller, more portable version of the voice-activated...
Times are changing and Amazon wants a piece of it all — from commerce, to media and everything in between. That’s why it should have been no shock when Jeff Bezos got a shout out at another major awards show as Amazon picked up two...
Amazon is not kidding around in its competition with Netflix for streaming dominance. Though it has been in the original content business for less time, it is quickly making a big impact. Amazon had a big night at the Golden Globes Jan. 10 – taking...
“Defender of man.” That’s the meaning of a girl’s name that, until recently, wasn’t all that popular or even very familiar. But depending upon where you sit in the payments, retail, technology and commerce ecosystems, that name likely takes on a whole new meaning today....
Amazon loves to brag about when it has a stellar sales period, but there are important elements the eCommerce giant loves to leave out. Namely, context and specifics to just what its statistics mean. While it boasted some impressive figures in its latest PR push — like...
