Amazon Vice President, North America Customer Fulfillment Melissa Nick will reportedly leave the company June 16. Nick will be the latest in a series of executives who have left the company over the past year, CNBC reported Thursday (June 1). In a statement provided to PYMNTS, Barbara Agrait, an Amazon...
Amazon is beginning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to spot damaged items before they are shipped to customers. The company has implemented the new technology at two fulfillment centers and plans to add it to 10 more locations, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (May 31)....
Amazon’s Ring business unit has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its privacy and security practices. The proposed order, which must be approved by a federal court, will require the home security camera company to delete data products from videos it...
Amazon appears to be trying out new ways to insert its technology into the restaurant ordering experience — part of the eCommerce giant’s bid for digital dominance across all aspects of consumers’ day-to-day routines. In India, the company is reportedly rolling out Amazon Pay for...
Amazon is experimenting with dine-in payments in India via Amazon Pay. TechCrunch reported on the change Monday (May 30), noting that users dining at some restaurants in select areas of Bengaluru can make payments under the “dining” section of Amazon Pay on the Amazon app. The report...
In an effort to remove friction from alcohol purchases at Just Walk Out locations, and in turn to boost adoption and customer frequency, Amazon is integrating age verification into its Amazon One palm payment technology. The eCommerce giant announced Monday that it is rolling out a...
Amazon says small, independent businesses now account for a bulk of its eCommerce sales. The company’s annual U.S. Small Business Empowerment Report, issued Tuesday (May 23), shows that 60% of sales on Amazon’s stores come from independent sellers, most of which are small and medium-sized...
Amazon has added age verification to its pay-by-palm technology. With this expansion of the capabilities of Amazon One, customers will be able to buy alcohol by just holding their palm over an Amazon One device, just as they do when they use the service to...
It was only a matter of time before Amazon ramped up the race to build a better voice-driven artificial intelligence (AI) experience versus a field of serious competitors, and the eCommerce titan has come out swinging with new products, and bigger plans in the pipeline. The...