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Amazon Reportedly Schedules Prime Day Sales Event For June 21-22
May 27, 2021

Speculation among Amazon-watchers has been growing over the Prime question: When will the company hold its annual Prime Day sales? Bloomberg Technology reported that the event will take place on June 21 and 22, based on company records and a source familiar with the matter....

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FTC Warns Amazon To Crack Down On Fake Reviews
May 21, 2021

Amazon banned sellers of Chinese electronics brands earlier this month following a database leak that apparently connected some of these companies to fake reviews, which the world’s largest retailer says it forbids. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Amazon-as-a-Service Provider Amify Marks $100 Million Sales Milestone
May 20, 2021

Amify, which bills itself as “the first Amazon-as-a-Service provider” announced on Thursday (May 20), that it had hit an annual run rate of $100 million in gross merchandise value (GMV) in terms of customer goods sold on Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Amazon India Debuts Free In-App Video Streaming To Rival Flipkart Videos
May 16, 2021

Amazon has put a video player called miniTV inside its Android shopping app for customers in India, and it will soon extend the service to its iOS app and web apps, according to a company blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Amazon Offers Signing Bonus, Pay Hikes To Attract 75,000 New Workers
May 13, 2021

Looking to hire 75,000 new employees in fulfillment and transportation, Amazon is offering $1,000 signing bonuses and hourly wages averaging $17 per hour. If a new hire shows proof of being vaccinated for COVID-19, Amazon will throw in another $100. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Conversational Commerce Report: Alexa For Kids And Ford Drivers
May 13, 2021

In week of upgrades and expansions, Amazon’s Alexa is on the road again, expanding its partnership with Ford to ride shotgun with more drivers. And Alexa is also being pitched more directly to younger users with the release of the latest Echo Show 5 device...

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Amazon To Hire 1,900 Workers For Northern Virginia HQ2
May 12, 2021

Amazon is hiring 1,900 technical and non-technical workers for its HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia’s Pentagon City area just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Amazon Launches Contactless Palm-Pay System In NYC
May 10, 2021

Amazon has brought Amazon One, its contactless technology that lets customers to pay by waving the palm of their hand, to a New York City Amazon Go location, according to a MarketWatch report on Monday (May 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Amazon Turns To Postcards To Verify Third-Party Sellers’ Addresses
May 09, 2021

Amazon, arguably one of the world’s more technologically advanced customer-facing companies, is deploying a tool that dates to the 1860s to verify the addresses of some U.S. suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...