Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon Acquisitions
More Than A Dozen Whole Foods Execs Have Left After Amazon Acquisition
March 23, 2018

More than a dozen executives and senior managers have left Whole Foods since Amazon acquired the organic grocery chain last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Amazon Acquires Ring For $1B
February 27, 2018

Amazon is acquiring Ring, the digital security company that sells the popular Ring doorbell camera. 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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Amazon Gets Warrant To Take Stake In Call Center Operator STARTEK
January 26, 2018

In news reported Thursday (Jan. 25) by the Denver Business Journal, eCommerce giant Amazon has struck a deal with Colorado-based call center operator STARTEK to acquire as many as 4 million of the latter’s shares. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Is Amazon’s Next Target Warehouse Clubs?
January 26, 2018

Amazon is reportedly eyeing Boxed.com as an acquisition target, with Jeff Bezos inviting the company’s founder and CEO, Chieh Huang, to Amazon’s headquarters this week. 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 Goes Nuts For Sqrrl (And Buys Them)
January 24, 2018

A month after rumors swirled that Amazon was seeking to acquire Massachusetts-based cybersecurity startup Sqrrl, the deal has come to fruition, according to BostInno. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Amazon Courts YouTube Advertisers
October 10, 2017

Amazon is reportedly holding meetings in an effort to lure more advertisers to its video content platform in a bid to take on YouTube. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Whole Foods Sees More Traffic After Amazon Merger
September 07, 2017

Whole Foods Market is seeing an increase in brick-and-mortar foot traffic and higher grocery sales since it was acquired by Amazon, despite the fact that its prices are still generally higher than competitors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Amazon Acquires Startup Graphiq To Help Improve Alexa
July 21, 2017

Amazon has acquired Graphiq, Inc., a data analysis and search engine startup, to help improve its Alexa virtual assistant and other services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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US Lawmaker Calls For Hearings On Amazon’s Whole Foods Bid
July 17, 2017

Amazon is facing calls from a U.S. lawmaker for Congressional hearings on its $13.7 billion bid for grocery store chain Whole Foods Market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...