Amazon’s intentions to expand its services in food delivery and distribution have some scratching their heads. The grocery segment is one area where Walmart and Kroger sit on a slightly higher ledge on the precipitous slope of retail with its narrow profit margins. But while...
Marketplace sellers are using Fulfillment by Amazon to take advantage of Amazon Prime’s popularity and to retain market share. If marketplace merchants use Fulfillment by Amazon, their products are eligible for Prime shipping, something that consumers value.
Nobody likes to order a package and track the shipment at work only to go home and it’s gone, stolen off the door step. Aiming to reduce that theft and keep customers happy, tech blog The Information is reporting that two startups that have ties...
Amazon has recently found itself in a bit of trouble in the U.K. over four packages shipped into the country containing dangerous materials. Three of the packages were stopped by the postal service, and one was detained by UPS. According to reports, Royal Mail alerted...
The drones being used by eCommerce giant Amazon may get a bit more creative when it comes to getting to a delivery location. According to the company’s filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, it would like the option to hitch its unmanned aircrafts...
Amazon‘s ongoing goal of delivering every desired item to every person everywhere on Earth took another small step forward this morning with the announcement that Amazon will soon be delivering restaurant carryout in London. The global eCommerce behemoth has announced it will begin delivering restaurant-made...
It seems there is a small problem with the latest edition of the Galaxy Note phone — it kind of catches on fire while it charges. Embarrassing, since the phone first hit the market a month ago — poorly timed, considering Samsung‘s main rival, Apple, will be...
Move over GrubHub and UberEATS, Amazon is getting into the food delivery business in another city in Texas, promising Prime members in Houston free one-hour delivery from a slew of restaurants, including Carrabba’s, El Tiempo Cantina, Max’s Wine Dive, P.F. Chang’s, Thai Gourmet, The Hay...
The world got its initial peek at the first Prime Air-branded cargo aircraft today in Seattle as the airplane enjoyed its maiden flight at the annual Seafair Air Show. Called Amazon One (because of course it is), the plane on display in Seattle is one...
