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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)
Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is a multinational technology company focusing in e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence in Seattle, Washington.
Is Amazon Planning A ‘Megafleet’ For Electric Delivery?
February 22, 2019
Pretty much anything Amazon does impacts so much else — and that truth, one of the longest-standing in the world of commerce and payments, seems ready to play out when ... Read moreAmazon China May Be Eyeing NetEase Merger
February 22, 2019
Amazon could be looking into merging its China unit with eCommerce platform Kaola, which is owned by NetEase, according to a report by CNBC.
Amazon does not have a significant market ... Read moreBetting On Amazon, Stamps.com Ends USPS Partnership, Shares Plunge
February 22, 2019
Stamps.com announced that it was ending an exclusive partnership with the United States Postal Service, according to reports. The company’s shares fell 56 percent — more than $110 to about ... Read moreHow Restaurants Can One-Up The Aggregators
February 22, 2019
It was easy for restaurants to get lured into a false sense of security as they watched during the early days of the great digital shift in retail. “Restaurants aren’t ... Read moreAmazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
February 21, 2019
Ever since Amazon turned its gaze to healthcare, questions about the eCommerce operator’s plans and intentions have outnumbered answers. That’s still true, and may remain so for the time being, ... Read moreThe Battle for Pet Retail Supremacy Heats Up
February 21, 2019
A battle between two big pet stores pits an omnichannel focus against a push to make physical stores more robust — and all of it is happening in the shadow ... Read moreUK Government Report Calls On eCommerce Players To Pay More Taxes
February 21, 2019
The U.K.’s Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is calling on internet retailers to pay higher taxes to help struggling offline retailers in the country’s shopping districts.
According to a report ... Read moreAmazon Dominates Smart Speaker Q4 Shipments
February 20, 2019
A new report shows that smart speaker sales are on the rise, with Amazon taking the top spot in shipments.
Strategy Analytics reported that in the fourth quarter of 2018, shipments ... Read moreWalmart Grows eCommerce By 43 Pct In Q4
February 20, 2019
Things have warmed up for Walmart over the winter.
The retail landscape had been littered with disappointing earnings reports, worries over the impact of a cross-border trade war between China and ... Read moreAmazon Private-Label Partnerships Top Private-Label Brands
February 19, 2019
The eCommerce giant Amazon’s efforts to create its own private-label offerings in different product categories appears to be on the rise, with the company reportedly recruiting partners in its Amazon ... Read more
XPO Logistics’ Stock Tanks On Potential Loss Of Amazon As A Customer
February 17, 2019
XPO Logistics’ stock took a hit late last week after it revealed that its largest customer curbed its business with the last-mile delivery company.
According to a report in Reuters citing current and ... Read moreAmazon Aircraft Fleet Expansion Threatens FedEx, UPS
December 26, 2018
Amazon has announced it is expanding its partnership with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) and will lease an additional 10 aircraft from the company.
Launched in 2016, Amazon Air initially leased ... Read moreAmazon Dumps Instacart For Whole Foods Deliveries — What’s Next?
December 14, 2018
Instacart will have to conquer the grocery-delivery business without the help of Amazon. That’s one take on the news Thursday (Dec. 13) that Instacart has begun the process of winding ... Read moreAmazon Grocery Delivery Now In More Than 60 Cities
October 25, 2018
Amazon announced that delivery from Whole Foods Market is now available in 63 cities, with plans for continued expansion across the U.S. throughout 2018.
Prime Now members in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boise, ... Read moreAmazon, Trucking Startup CargoX Team On Brazilian Logistics
October 5, 2018
Amazon is partnering with startup CargoX on a pilot program that will use bulletproof trucks for the delivery of expensive goods in Brazil.
Bloomberg cited a source who revealed that the ... Read moreAmazon Orders 20,000 Mercedes Benz Vans To Expand Delivery Fleet
September 5, 2018
Amazon announced on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that it is ordering 20,000 Mercedes Benz vans to expand its delivery fleet.
According to The Wall Street Journal, citing Amazon, the vans will also ... Read moreAmazon Wants To Help Entrepreneurs Start A Delivery Business
June 28, 2018
Amazon.com has come up with a new way to ensure packages arrive safely on customers’ doorsteps — it is incentivizing entrepreneurs to launch their own delivery businesses.
Citing comments Amazon made at ... Read moreAmazon Takes Tough Stance On Returns
May 22, 2018
Remember that old saying, “You break it, you bought it?” A tweak on that might read: “You click on it, you bought it.”
Or, in simpler language: “That’s enough.” So says ... Read moreSprouts No Longer Partnering With Amazon Prime
May 4, 2018
Sprouts Farmers Market announced that it has ended its Prime Now delivery partnership with Amazon. According to Reuters, the partnership ended on May 1.
In addition, the U.S. supermarket chain cut ... Read moreAmazon Rolls Out Prime Now Grocery Delivery In L.A.
April 11, 2018
Marking the seventh city for the Prime Now service, Amazon and Whole Foods Market have launched two-hour grocery delivery for Amazon Prime members in Los Angeles. The service also covers ... Read more
Is Amazon Planning A ‘Megafleet’ For Electric Delivery?
February 22, 2019Pretty much anything Amazon does impacts so much else — and that truth, one of the longest-standing in the world of commerce and payments, seems ready to play out when ... Read moreAmazon Patent Enables Alexa To Detect Illness Via Voice
October 15, 2018
Amazon is trying to make Alexa, its voice-activated personal assistant, act as a doctor or nurse, detecting illness by a change in the user’s voice.
The Next Web reported the company ... Read moreAmazon Unveils Fire TV Cube With Alexa
June 7, 2018
To allow users to control their television using Alexa, Amazon is rolling out the Amazon Fire TV Cube. The device, which is available for preorder starting on Thursday (June 7), ... Read moreAmazon’s AI ‘Rekognition’ Technology Identified Royal Wedding Celebrity Guests
May 21, 2018
Amazon helped viewers of this weekend’s royal wedding identify celebrity guests using artificial intelligence (AI).
According to The Motley Fool, those watching the wedding via U.K. broadcaster Sky News’ livestream were ... Read moreAmazon Ramps Up Robotics Efforts
April 23, 2018
Amazon is working on a secret project codenamed “Vesta” to build a domestic robot. The endeavor is led by Gregg Zehr, who heads up Amazon’s Lab126, Bloomberg reported.
While the Vesta ... Read moreAmazon Unlocks New Features For Amazon Key
April 6, 2018
Expanding upon the in-home delivery feature of Amazon Key, Amazon has rolled out smart entry upgrades to all customers nationwide, such as keyless entry, remote lock and unlock and guest ... Read moreAmazon Launches Debit Card In Mexico To Drive eCommerce Adoption
March 14, 2018
Amazon, the leading eCommerce player, has made a push into the financial market in Mexico, rolling out a debit card this week for the first time ever. With Mexicans reluctant to ... Read moreAlexa Can Now Text And Call From Tablets
March 13, 2018
Amazon announced that Alexa’s calling functionality, which allows users to place voice and video calls from Alexa devices, is now available on tablets, including iPads, Android tablets and the company’s ... Read moreAmazon Overhauls Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console
February 15, 2018
Amazon gears up on Thursday (Feb. 15) to roll out the largest overhaul of its Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console since it launched in 2015.
According to news from TechCrunch, the ... Read moreMatch.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch
February 13, 2018
Alexa has many valuable skills to share – a little over 25,000, to be precise.
Need to know the weather, order up an Uber, get a Domino’s pizza delivered, order flowers, listen to a joke, sing ... Read more
Google Assistant Skills Trail Alexa By 52K
February 19, 2019
When it comes to the competition for developer mindshare in voice apps, Amazon is well ahead of Google.
Amazon recently announced that the number of available voice skills for Alexa devices is ... Read moreAlexa Launches Baby Activity Skills API
February 5, 2019
Amazon has announced that it is releasing the Baby Activity Skill API for Alexa developers to create baby-related tracking skills for the voice assistant.
“Today, we are excited to announce the ... Read moreAmazon Gets Q4 Prime Member Surge, Hints At Business Model Change
February 1, 2019
After missing revenue expectations for the last two quarters, Amazon managed to beat the Street this time around, announcing recording-breaking holiday sales figures for the final quarter of 2018.
Revenue clocked in ... Read moreWhy Google Wants To Ride Shotgun With Automobile OEMs
January 30, 2019
In the quickly developing world of voice-controlled artificial intelligence, the car is shaping up to be the newest battleground.
It is territory that it makes sense to fight for, as more than ... Read moreThe Big Voice Showdown In Vegas
January 11, 2019
The floor of CES was once again flooded with smart devices, created to make everything from personal grooming to household management to the daily commute a smoother and more seamless ... Read moreAmazon Taps Disney Exec To Lead Alexa Division
January 9, 2019
Online giant Amazon has hired Disney Senior Vice President Kyle Laughlin to run its Alexa Gadgets division, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday (Jan. 9).
Laughlin worked with Disney for eight years, as ... Read moreQualcomm To Add Amazon Music, Prime Video Into Cars
January 8, 2019
Qualcomm Technologies announced that it is planning to provide Amazon Music, Prime Video, Fire TV and Audible services in next generation vehicles.
“The vision behind Qualcomm Technologies’ automotive solutions is to continuously ... Read moreNEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?
January 7, 2019
What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a significant share of commuters who drive their own ... Read moreAlexa Now In More Than 100M Devices
January 6, 2019
Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services Dave Limp told The Verge that more than 100 million devices with Alexa integrated into them have been sold so far.
According ... Read moreNFL Playoffs Kick Off With New Alexa Skill For Football Fans
January 4, 2019
Everyone’s talking about football these days as teams make their playoff runs — even Alexa and Google Assistant, now that the National Football League has launched its first standalone voice ... Read more