Half of the products that show up on the TV show “Shark Tank” are as useless as they are entertaining to watch crash and burn, but as for the other half, Amazon and Mark Cuban are doing what they can to get them out of...
If you look closely enough, it can seem as if online retailers are stuck in a kind of moth-to-the-flame dance with the consumers that fueled their rise. As merchants entice shoppers with promises of free or low-cost express delivery, those shoppers get hooked on the...
Amazon just took a major step toward improving the accessibility of Alexa, the voice-based assistant found in Echo, by integrating its AI capabilities in the browser. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Sometimes, the money that athletes and celebrities pull in through endorsement deals can dwarf whatever money they make doing whatever it was that made them famous. Thanks to Amazon, whatever money the country’s best spellers get from correctly identifying the silent letters in Latin-rooted words...
There aren’t many decisions in online retail that depend on smart geographic selection and rent negotiation, but determining where to set down fulfillment centers is one of them. Amazon is a world leader at it, though, which is why more warehouses under the Amazon banner...
Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery, but in retail, sometimes, it’s the only way to survive. However, when a company like Amazon holds the reins on so many factors across the landscape, what it does, more often than not, becomes the modus operandi of...
Clients of Amazon Fulfillment services — which allows marketplaces sellers to place their goods for storage and shipment from Amazon’s warehouse system — are facing big price hikes this holiday season (preceded by minor price lowering in October) if they want to stay part of...
According to reports, Amazon is on the prowl for a way to level up its freight logistics operations with enhanced technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
When Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky noted how full Amazon’s warehouses were during the fourth quarter, thanks to the growth of Fulfillment By Amazon, it might have been a sign of things to come. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
