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Shopping from the earth's biggest selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers, software, apparel & accessories, shoes and more. Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies along with Google, Apple, and Facebook.

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Amazon Says Third-Party Sellers Drive 60% of eCommerce Sales
Amazon Says Third-Party Sellers Drive 60% of eCommerce Sales
May 23, 2023  |  Amazon

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...

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Retailers’ Return Fees Risk Foot Traffic Incentives vs Disincentives to Buy
Retailers’ Return Fees Risk Foot Traffic Incentives vs Disincentives to Buy
May 23, 2023  |  Retail

Retailers charging fees for returns walk a tightrope. On the one hand, fees levied when customers decide not to keep what they’ve bought help offset...

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Amazon One Pay-by-Palm Technology Adds Age Verification
Amazon One Pay-by-Palm Technology Adds Age Verification
May 22, 2023  |  Amazon

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...

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Amazon’s New Seller Promotions Underscore Small Business Ecosystem Buildout 
Amazon’s New Seller Promotions Underscore Small Business Ecosystem Buildout 
May 22, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon’s evolution of its commerce ecosystem includes building brands for smaller businesses. The latest promotional activity is, we note, a snapshot effort tracing back to...

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Why Generative AI Is a Bigger Threat to Apple Than Google or Amazon
Why Generative AI Is a Bigger Threat to Apple Than Google or Amazon
May 22, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The conversation over the last three years about the shift to digital has been largely about the share of consumers who once did most things...

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Meta Looks to Launch AR Partnership With Magic Leap
Meta Looks to Launch AR Partnership With Magic Leap
May 21, 2023  |  Meta

Meta is reportedly pursuing a partnership with augmented reality (AR) firm Magic Leap. According to a Saturday (May 20) report by the Financial Times citing unnamed sources, the...

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Generative AI Reshaping Countless Everyday Consumer Touchpoints
Generative AI Reshaping Countless Everyday Consumer Touchpoints
May 21, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t coming. It’s already here. At this very moment, the technology’s capabilities are already enacting sweeping changes across the ways in...

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Walmart Gains eCommerce Edge Over Amazon in India
Walmart Gains eCommerce Edge Over Amazon in India
May 21, 2023  |  Walmart

Walmart has won a rare eCommerce victory over Amazon thanks to its Indian business. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (May 20), Walmart’s $16 billion purchase of majority...

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Alexa Goes Everywhere and Amazon Adds Generative AI to Marketplace Search 
Alexa Goes Everywhere and Amazon Adds Generative AI to Marketplace Search 
May 17, 2023  |  Amazon

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...

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