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Amazon Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company
January 07, 2019

There’s a new king of the mountain in the seemingly endless tussle between the world’s four largest companies – Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple. 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 Turns To VR To Boost Furniture Sales
January 07, 2019

Amazon is hoping to increase purchases of furniture online, rolling out a new feature dubbed Amazon Showroom that takes advantage of virtual reality tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Alexa Now In More Than 100M Devices
January 06, 2019

Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services Dave Limp told The Verge that more than 100 million devices with Alexa integrated into them have been sold so far. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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NFL Playoffs Kick Off With New Alexa Skill For Football Fans
January 04, 2019

Everyone’s talking about football these days as teams make their playoff runs — even Alexa and Google Assistant, now that the National Football League has launched its first standalone voice assistant app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Amazon Alexa Skills Saw Huge Growth In 2018
January 03, 2019

Amazon saw the number of skills made for Alexa lodge huge growth in the U.S., U.K. and Germany in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Amazon Sets Its Sights On Rural Areas Of India
January 02, 2019

Amazon is setting its sights on India’s rural consumers, building from the ground up a logistics network so that it can serve the 800 million people, many of whom don’t have much in terms of access to retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Amazon’s Holiday Sales Foreshadow 2019 Retail Trends
December 27, 2018

Judging by its holiday performance and PYMNTS research, Amazon is well on its way to commanding more of consumers’ paychecks in 2019. The 2018 holiday shopping season is also providing encouraging news for the ongoing development of the Internet of Things — and Amazon’s role...

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Alexa Voice Shopping Up 3X This Holiday Season
December 27, 2018

Amazon’s record-breaking holiday shopping season was powered in part by voice-activated shopping, with the eCommerce giant saying orders placed via Alexa were three times higher than the year-ago holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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SEC Eyes Amazon Prime Data
December 26, 2018

Amazon has reportedly refused to disclose information about Prime memberships to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was asked to do so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...