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Target, Walmart Counter Amazon With Speedy Holiday Delivery
Delivery // November 26, 2019

Retailers are taking aim at Amazon’s one-day shipping offer this holiday shopping season in bids to stay competitive, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Amazon CFO Warns Of A Dimmer Christmas, Even With Better Delivery
Amazon // October 24, 2019

The coming holiday season — so important to retailers — promises to bring quicker deliveries to more consumers, more commerce-enabled homes and less revenue than expected for Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Amazon’s Third Party Sales Grow 23 Percent In Q2
Earnings // July 26, 2019

Nothing lasts forever — and even for Amazon the good times cannot always roll. A week-and-a-half after celebrating its biggest ever day in terms of sales and member sign-ups on Prime Day(s) 2019  Amazon is facing the rare rash of investor skepticism after falling short...

The Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Race For One-Day Shipping Dominance
Walmart Amazon whole paycheck // May 17, 2019

When Amazon announced about two weeks ago that Prime’s free two-day shipping was about to become Prime’s one-day shipping, it certainly got the world’s attention. The main and most alluring perk of Amazon Prime was free, two-day shipping on just about anything — and much of...

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Amazon Hits 150M Prime Users And Commits Billions To One-Day Shipping

January 31, 2020
Back to the trillion-dollar club they go. Amazon’s stock price shot up in after-hours trading, as the eCommerce company blasted past expectations when it announced its Q4 earnings results. Its skyrocketing share price pushed its market cap over the $1 trillion mark. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy […]

Amazon’s Third Party Sales Grow 23 Percent In Q2

July 26, 2019
Nothing lasts forever — and even for Amazon the good times cannot always roll. A week-and-a-half after celebrating its biggest ever day in terms of sales and member sign-ups on...

Amazon Prime To Get One Day Shipping

April 26, 2019
Amazon offered something of a mixed bag for investors when it announced its earnings on Thursday (April 25). First quarter profits of $3.6 billion, or $7.09 per share, were nearly...

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Target, Walmart Counter Amazon With Speedy Holiday Delivery

November 26, 2019
Retailers are taking aim at Amazon’s one-day shipping offer this holiday shopping season in bids to stay competitive, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our […]

Amazon’s One-Day Shipping Sends Target, Walmart Shares Toppling

April 26, 2019
Amazon announced on Thursday (April 25) that it was going to make one-day shipping standard for all Amazon Prime members. Shares in retail giants Walmart and Target tumbled on Friday...

Amazon Trails Japanese Competitor Rakuten

July 06, 2017
Amazon isn’t giving up on Japan, despite trailing homegrown Japanese competitor Rakuten basically since it launched. The American eCommerce giant launched its books-only site in Japan in 2000 and has...