Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service offered by Amazon that gives users access to services that would otherwise be unavailable, or cost extra, to the typical Amazon customer. This includes free two-day delivery, streaming music and video, and other benefits.

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Amazon Offers Pre-Holiday Benefits for Buy With Prime Shoppers
Amazon Offers Pre-Holiday Benefits for Buy With Prime Shoppers
November 14, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon is offering added benefits for Prime members using its Buy With Prime service. The retail giant announced Tuesday (Nov. 14) that customers can now track Buy...

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Amazon Offers $99-a-Year Healthcare to Prime Members
Amazon Offers $99-a-Year Healthcare to Prime Members
November 08, 2023  |  Healthcare

Amazon says it will begin offering Prime members healthcare services from One Medical. The $99-per-year — or $9 per month — program, announced Wednesday (Nov. 8), gives Prime members...

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Free Shipping Has Its Costs for Merchants, Supply Chains and Consumers
Free Shipping Has Its Costs for Merchants, Supply Chains and Consumers
October 31, 2023  |  Shipping

Nothing’s really free in life, as the old saying goes.  And that applies to free shipping, too. PYMNTS Intelligence data as recent as Tuesday (Oct....

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Amazon Prime Members Bagged $1 Billion in October Deal Day Savings
Amazon Prime Members Bagged $1 Billion in October Deal Day Savings
October 13, 2023  |  Retail

This week, Amazon and Walmart have been locked in intense competition, each striving to secure the loyalty and spending of shoppers.   On Wednesday (Oct 11),...

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Consumers More Cost-Conscious During Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days
Consumers More Cost-Conscious During Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days
October 10, 2023  |  Retail

Shoppers are reportedly opting for affordable items during Amazon’s fall sale for Prime subscribers. Early data from the retailer’s Prime Big Deal Days event reveals...

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Amazon and Walmart Fight for Early Holiday Shoppers in Head-to-Head Battle
Amazon and Walmart Fight for Early Holiday Shoppers in Head-to-Head Battle
October 06, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart will face off in a duel next week, going head-to-head to capture the loyalty and spending of shoppers. The battle comes amid...

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Amazon Lowers Threshold for Free Grocery Delivery
Amazon Lowers Threshold for Free Grocery Delivery
October 05, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon has lowered the threshold for free grocery delivery about seven months after raising it. Shoppers with a Prime membership can now get free Amazon...

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FTC Alleges Amazon Executives Aware of Deceptive Practices Around Subscriptions
FTC Alleges Amazon Executives Aware of Deceptive Practices Around Subscriptions
September 20, 2023  |  Amazon

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has named three senior Amazon executives in an amended complaint, alleging their involvement in deceptive practices related to the company’s Prime program. The executives, Neil Lindsay, Russell...

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Report: Amazon Considering New Subscription Programs in Grocery, Healthcare
Report: Amazon Considering New Subscription Programs in Grocery, Healthcare
September 18, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly considering introducing two new subscription programs: one in grocery and one in healthcare. These would be stand-alone memberships for these offerings, Seeking...

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