Amazon Prime has long been a coveted service by many consumers in the U.S. A new report out of Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows just how huge the service has become. Late last week, the market research firm released news that Prime Membership in the U.S....
In case Amazon Prime Day 2017 savings weren’t enough, there’s even more good news: The eCommerce giant is now offering two-hour Prime Now delivery to qualifying purchases. The offer started Saturday, July 8 — two days before Prime Day’s launch — and will continue through July 11....
The march of Alexa-enabled devices out of Amazon carries on with the release of the Dash Wand, a new device that allows users to scan grocery barcodes, convert measurements and order household goods from Amazon via voice command. Wi-Fi enabled and magnetic, the Dash Wand...
Amazon’s Dash button that debuted on March 31, 2015, may have gotten off to a slow start, but two years later, Dash, which is a thumb-sized device that lets consumers reorder paper towels, laundry detergent and toilet paper by pressing a button, is one of...
After about a half a year of speculation on the subject, it looks like Amazon will be opening its long-anticipated bookstore in Manhattan. The first New York City location will be in the Time Warner Center. The 4,000 square foot store will be located in...
While purists may bemoan the fact that Thanksgiving can’t get a standalone season to call its own, retail fans have jumped two feet first into the holiday shopping season as the retail world has more or less decided that Black Friday is just too limiting....
The tech giant may be heading into the brick-and-mortar grocery business. According to internal documents viewed by Business Insider, the company is outlining plans for 20 pilot locations of an AmazonFresh-branded grocery store. The initial sites include Seattle, Las Vegas, New York, Miami and the...
Amazon will be employing 120,000 workers to staff its fulfillment centers come the holiday season. This comes as sales are growing briskly, and Amazon is anticipating a larger pick-up in demand this holiday season. The 120,0000 new workers are a 20 percent increase on the...
Wi-Fi connected appliances able to connect with Amazon Dash when supplies start to run out are currently being manufactured by Samsung, Whirlpool and Oster — but GE is introducing the world to the first Dash-ready dishwasher. A smart dishwasher that orders for itself is an expensive...
