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Amazon Pulls The Plug On Prime Pantry
January 08, 2021

It looks like another bit of consolidation in the wild world of grocery retail as Amazon has officially shut down its Prime Pantry services — rolling the shelf stable goods lineup to the main Amazon Website where they will be adorable as part of the...

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Amazon’s Prime Pantry Delivery Service Is Discontinued
January 08, 2021

Amazon has ended one of its first efforts to sell food online, with the eCommerce retailer closing its Prime Pantry service. Many items available under the Prime Pantry name in the past were integrated into its main website, Bloomberg reported Get the Full Story Complete...

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Amazon Creates $2 Billion Housing Fund Targeting Its Top Locations
January 06, 2021

Amazon has launched a new Housing Equity Fund, bankrolled by more than $2 billion, “to preserve and create 20,000 affordable housing units” in areas the retailer expects to have more than 5,000 employees. They are: Arlington, Va.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Washington state’s Puget Sound region,...

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Amazon Completes Purchase Of Podcast Maker Wondery
December 30, 2020

Following reports that Amazon was looking to acquire podcast creator Wondery, it has now done so, according to a release from the eCommerce giant on Wednesday (Dec. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Amazon Delivers Record-Breaking 1.5 Billion Holiday 2020 Packages
December 29, 2020

Amazon is reporting a record-breaking holiday shopping season that saw more than 1.5 billion toys, electronics and household goods delivered amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Amazon Puts Off Merchant Fulfillment Fee Hikes Until June
December 22, 2020

Amazon is postponing its logistics fee increase to help accommodate businesses affected by the pandemic, a company letter from Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke stated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Report: Amazon Eyes Buying Startup Wondery As Entry To Podcasts
December 02, 2020

Amazon is in talks to purchase of podcast maker Wondery, a startup that could help the tech giant push more into the burgeoning podcast sector, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Dec. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Amazon Sellers Cash In With $4.8 Billion Holiday Sales Worldwide
December 01, 2020

Amazon merchants rang up over $4.8 billion in global sales Black Friday through Cyber Monday, a 60 percent increase over 2019 sales for the same period. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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AWS Outage Interrupts Web Service for Spotify, Square And Others
November 25, 2020

An Amazon Web Services outage affected the digital presence and operations of dozens of companies Wednesday (Nov 25) as one of the subsystems of the massive web operations platform failed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...