In 2015, Amazon had the entire retail landscape to itself when it held its Prime Day retail holiday in the middle of July. This time around, Amazon’s biggest competitors aren’t just aware of their intentions; they’re doing what they can to run interference, too. Get...
Getting a holiday on the calendar and in the public consciousness is not easy to do, especially in the modern world. Usually holidays exist to commemorate big things – love, thankfulness, labor, independence, peace on earth and good will towards men – and over mankind’s 10,000...
To date, the most successful implementations of artificial intelligence in the consumer-facing space have been from the biggest players on the market. Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo have become near-household products, but that doesn’t mean there’s no more room for smaller players to shake up...
It’s no secret that Amazon likes to keep customers within its ecosystem, no matter the cost, and the voice-activated Alexa has proven perfectly suited to the task so far. With Prime Day just around the corner, Amazon is making sure that the Alexa experience is...
Last year, no one really knew what to expect out of Prime Day. Amazon had always been one for good deals and great shipping services, but how the eCommerce giant would handle its own pseudo-holiday was a trickier thing to nail down. Get the Full...
Most retailers have good cause to worry about the long-term implications of the Brexit vote. Labor costs, shipping and everything in between could get more expensive with a less porous border between the U.K. and the rest of Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The rumors are swirling that Amazon has found a location for its third brick-and-mortar bookstore, and that the next instantiation will be on the East Coast. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
It’s been the oft-purported opinion of many an armchair retail analyst that despite everything Amazon has accomplished over the years, its real mission has been hiding in the weeds. All those products sold and shipped at a loss, all those Prime service expansions and private-label...
An entire compendium of literature has been written on the ways Amazon tinkers with its online pricing engines, and still few have figured out the relationship between the sale price and the often ridiculous amounts listed under the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. No matter, though,...
