Though clothing dominated both in-store and online purchases on Black Friday, toys and hobby equipment were still among the most purchased items as parents and grandparents sought out items to keep kids occupied during a second pandemic Christmas. According to PYMNTS’ research, which surveyed over...
Doors are opening on Wednesday (Oct. 6) at the first Amazon U.K. 4-star store outside of the U.S., offering a wide variety of just about everything except food, according to a blog post. The 3,500 square foot brick-and-mortar store is on High Street at the...
Amazon is encouraging its customers to ask Alexa, “What are my deals?” In an announcement posted Friday (Oct. 1), Amazon staff noted that buyers can shop the latest deals by asking its voice assistant that question. Alexa can also help shoppers plan what to buy...
Amazon is planning to roll out a beauty products event in October to bolster its standing in that category, along with trying to get early holiday shoppers, CNBC writes. Amazon sent a slide deck to beauty brands saying that the company will likely hold the...
Amazon is demanding that some suppliers grant the online retail giant the right to buy shares of their stock at, potentially, bargain prices. What the suppliers get in return are contracts with the eCommerce king. The Wall Street Journal reports that the online retailer has...
Amazon‘s imminent Prime Day — the 2021 version of the event begins June 21 — may be undermined by global supply chain woes that already have been creating problems before the massive eCommerce shopping event, CNBC reports. Problems CNBC cited include: shortages of shipping containers...
Amazon customers in the United States using the company’s super-fast Prime Now delivery service will do so through the main Amazon app by year’s end, the company announced today. (Friday, May 21.) “Prime Now has become a customer favorite, attracting millions of Prime members around...
Amazon is piloting a new merchant-enabled customer engagement tool that allows brands to directly interact with shoppers. This is a first for the eCommerce giant, which typically has kept a lid on user data. An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC that the new solution is a way...
In what would mark a major expansion of its brick-and-mortar operations, Amazon has considered launching a chain of discount home goods and electronics stores, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Citing two people familiar with the company’s plans, Bloomberg said the stores would carry unsold, steeply-discounted products from...
