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Amazon Could be Held Responsible for Third-Party Products
February 01, 2024

Amazon could soon be responsible for third-party products on its website. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Feb. 1), citing sources familiar with the matter, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is at work on an order that could classify Amazon’s online retail operations as...

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Amazon Expands Availability of Consult-a-Friend Mobile Shopping Feature
January 30, 2024

Amazon has expanded the availability of Consult-a-Friend, its mobile shopping feature that is designed to add a social and collaborative element to shopping on the platform. This mobile shopping feature was announced in October, when it was being tested by select customers in a number of...

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SellersFi and Amazon Partner to Offer Credit Lines to Sellers
January 30, 2024

SellersFi has partnered with Amazon to offer lines of credit to Amazon sellers. This offering will provide these sellers with access to credit lines of up to $10 million through Amazon Lending to support their stores, the companies said in a Tuesday (Jan. 30) press release emailed to PYMNTS. “This...

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Amazon Employees Debate Idea of Charging for Alexa
January 22, 2024

Would you pay a subscription to use Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa? Inside the company, that’s apparently the subject of some debate. A recent Business Insider report — citing internal documents and sources familiar with the matter — says that Amazon is reconfiguring Alexa as it...

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Amazon Lays Off 5% of Buy With Prime Staff
January 19, 2024

Amazon has made layoffs in its Buy with Prime unit, as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The company has laid off around 30 employees, which accounts for less than 5% of its staff in the Buy with Prime unit, TechCrunch reported Friday (Jan. 19)....

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Amazon Cutting Hundreds of Jobs in Prime Video and Studios
January 10, 2024

Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees across its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios organization. The cuts follow the organization’s year-long review of every aspect of its business, Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, said in a note...

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Dr. Amazon Will See You Now
January 09, 2024

Success in one area doesn’t necessarily translate into success within another. Even basketball legend Michael Jordan put up average-at-best numbers when he gave baseball a shot – and that was in the minor leagues. The Chicago Bulls superstar never made it to the major leagues. ...

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Amazon to Insert Ads Into Prime Video Beginning Jan. 29
December 27, 2023

Amazon has apparently set a date for adding ads to its Prime Video content. The company will begin introducing commercials to movies and TV shows for viewers in the U.S. beginning Jan. 29, Deadline reported, citing a letter to subscribers. The change will come to customers in the...

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Amazon Devices Leader Dave Limp Named CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin
December 21, 2023

Amazon veteran Dave Limp is going from Alexa to outer space. Limp, who led the company’s devices unit, was chosen by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to be CEO of his aerospace firm, Blue Origin, Reuters reported Thursday (Dec. 21). Limp’s priorities include boosting the development...