Amazon’s had an interesting year. The first six months of the year, Amazon opened three new warehouses worldwide. Between July 1 and today (Oct. 28), it opened an additional 23 — a decision that CFO Brian Olsavsky noted is increasingly necessary to making sure Amazon is ready for the big...
The Dash buttons, and the easy click-based commerce that comes with them, are growing fast. Amazon has reported seeing “exponential growth” with Dash — and it plans to keep on growing it to match consumer demand. As of Monday, Amazon had released 60 new Dash...
Holiday sales this year will be predominantly driven by Amazon. That’s according to research released by ChannelAdvisor and Morar Consulting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Would consumers pay more for Prime if they were offered an option to buy it by the month instead of by the year? That was the question when Amazon introduced its $10.99 per month version of its Prime membership program — and the answer is apparently...
Amazon’s reach may be much bigger than anyone thinks, according to new original reporting by USA Today, and that could mean very big things for the shape of retail in the United States to come. Amazon’s yearly sales represent about 15 percent of total online sales...
Amazon is not kidding around when it comes to the hires it is making in its up-and-coming grocery delivery operation. Longtime Amazonian Ben Hartman has been chosen to run AmazonFresh. Hartman was most recently the technical adviser or “shadow” to Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon’s...
Amazon wants to get more into the grocery business and is reportedly gearing up to launch convenience stores and curbside pickup locations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Amazon’s added yet another perk for its Prime subscribers: A monthly membership to its AmazonFresh delivery service will now only cost Prime membership holders $14.99 per month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Amazon announced on Wednesday (Oct. 5) the introduction of Prime Reading, a new reading benefit available for U.S.-based Prime members. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
