The A$3.5 billion ($2.5 billion) sale of a 10-mall package in Australia by private equity group Blackstone has been called off. Fear of Amazon.com and its own brand of brick-and-mortar stores is at least one cited reason for killing the deal. Blackstone officially walked on...
Amazon is meeting its customers where they are. In the U.K., the eCommerce giant is letting shoppers load up their accounts using cash, and in the U.S., it’s leveraging that new partnership with Whole Foods to make picking up or returning Amazon goods even easier...
Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are now on voice command speaking terms. The companies announced news on Wednesday (Aug. 30) that owners of either company’s smart home speaker will soon be able to leverage the capabilities of the other just by asking. Get the Full...
The original Amazon Echo is currently out of stock on the online retail giant’s website — a possible sign that the arrival of a new voice-activated smart speaker is imminent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Amazon didn’t take long before getting its popular Echo speaker in front of Whole Foods Market (WFM) customers, already rolling it out in some stores around the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Fanny Fern was the highest paid journalist in the country in 1855 because of her “witty and irreverent” tell-it-like-it-is style. Fern — a native of Portland, Maine — was paid $100 a week by The New York Ledger to produce columns about life in America to keep...
Just a few short months from the merger announcement, and as of this week, the deal is done: Amazon officially owns Whole Foods. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Amazon has added the ability for U.K. users to pay for products and services on its eCommerce platform using cash with Amazon Top Up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
eCommerce giant Amazon has announced its multi billion dollar acquisition of brick-and-mortar retail grocer Whole Foods Market will close next week. In addition, Amazon Prime will soon be integrated into the Whole Foods point-of-sale system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
