Is Amazon’s cloud computing services unit eyeing the big banks? According to unnamed sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, Amazon has been pitching its Amazon Web Services (AWS) unit toward major banks, including Citi, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. What Amazon has reportedly been pitching...
Customers have grown so used to searching quickly and efficiently for the best price on their intended purchases that price matching is as much of a necessity in retail today as a website. However, the only surefire way for retailers to make sure they don’t...
Amazon’s network of parcel lockers could soon get a lot bigger. The eCommerce giant is looking to help its shopper base across Europe tap into the same locker network as seen in the U.S. that enables consumers to pick up packages at lockers in specific...
Amazon is prepping itself to tighten its grip around the delivery side of its business and squeeze more profits out of it by expanding its Amazon Flex service. In its latest move, the Seattle-based company has discreetly rolled out a campaign to recruit more on-demand...
Amazon Payments just got a little bigger. The company announced yesterday (Feb. 16) its plans to acquire online payment service provider EMVANTAGE Payments for an undisclosed amount. What this acquisition gives Amazon is a greater presence in one of its emerging international markets, while giving...
It appears that Amazon’s potential move into selling its own clothing line is growing ever closer to a reality … and the company might be taking another crack at its own diaper brand to boot. While rumors of Amazon starting its own private fashion label...
Amazon may be taking a new approach to keep its rising shipping costs under control. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Feb. 9), the eCommerce giant is looking to broaden its logistics operations in China, which are outlined in filings that include plans for handling cargo and...
How much trust can be put in a customer review of a product on Amazon? As a recent story from Consumerist argues: not much, and perhaps less so as time goes on. While acknowledging that Amazon has recently put a ban on most forms of “paid”...
Just months after officially folding its payments processing business, Amazon Register, the eCommerce giant confirmed it will offer Square credit card readers to business owners who previously purchased the Amazon’s payment device linked to its now-defunct program, Re/code reported on Thursday (Feb. 4). Amazon Register was...
