It’s no secret that Amazon likes to keep customers within its ecosystem, no matter the cost, and the voice-activated Alexa has proven perfectly suited to the task so far. With Prime Day just around the corner, Amazon is making sure that the Alexa experience is...
Last year, no one really knew what to expect out of Prime Day. Amazon had always been one for good deals and great shipping services, but how the eCommerce giant would handle its own pseudo-holiday was a trickier thing to nail down. Get the Full...
Most retailers have good cause to worry about the long-term implications of the Brexit vote. Labor costs, shipping and everything in between could get more expensive with a less porous border between the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The rumors are swirling that Amazon has found a location for its third brick-and-mortar bookstore, and that the next instantiation will be on the East Coast. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
It’s been the oft-purported opinion of many an armchair retail analyst that despite everything Amazon has accomplished over the years, its real mission has been hiding in the weeds. All those products sold and shipped at a loss, all those Prime service expansions and private-label...
An entire compendium of literature has been written on the ways Amazon tinkers with its online pricing engines, and still few have figured out the relationship between the sale price and the often ridiculous amounts listed under the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. No matter, though,...
In June 2015, Amazon took a big step forward in getting Alexa’s skills into other applications. It opened Alexa’s API to developers, making it free to build Alexa skills and integrate Alexa into their own products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Amazon Payments will soon be an official payment option of the U.S. federal government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Amazon launched the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Voice Service and the Alexa Fund in June of last year, and as something of an anniversary celebration on Tuesday (June 28) the company unveiled new Alexa features and announced that they have added Lyft and Honeywell to the 1,400...
