For many retailers, the decision to expand to new service areas often comes after months or years of planning to ensure that the move will, in the end, be profitable. However, Amazon is less concerned about making a buck than most of its competitors, which...
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It was only a few decades ago that video game culture was still a subculture so underground that high school cool kids and major retailers alike wanted nothing to do with it. Now that the industry generates billions of dollars and brings millions of enthusiasts...
Analysts are suggesting that Amazon is currently the U.S. firm with the biggest growth potential. 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,...
Like the high school quarterback or the trust fund baby, Amazon very rarely finds itself behind the eight ball. Whether it’s making express delivery options a standard industry offering or turning the initial jeers at the Echo into near-universal praise, it’s safe to say that,...
Amazon’s Alexa, the cloud-based virtual assistant, now has over a 1,000 skills under its belt. 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,...
The world lost “The Greatest of All Time,” boxer Muhammad Ali, over the weekend due to complications associated with his 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Ali lived up to his famous self-appointed moniker in many ways – for his civil rights advocacy, his worldwide charitable and...
Amazon Prime might have been a good little idea, the naysayers nay-said, but once shoppers have to start shelling out higher fees for the privilege of faster shipping, those “loyal” customers would run into the waiting arms of the retailers they’d left behind. Get the...
Most retailers are comfortable enough with text-based searches to game the system in their favor when necessary. Featured or promoted results are just one way of leveraging the personalized data gained through monitored queries, and there’s no doubt that as more consumers turn to mobile...
