It’s been a odd week for Amazon news, and Amazon didn’t even make any of it itself. Reports surfaced that the CEO of a large shopping company said Amazon had plans to open 300–400 more physical bookstore locations. And, as one may guess, this sent...
“Hey, Alexa, can you order me a pizza?” While this feature seems too good to be true, that’s exactly what Amazon Echo’s new tie-up with Domino’s is set to do. Yes, Echo and its virtual assistant, Alexa, can actually order a pizza without the consumer having...
Amazon’s foray into the physical bookstore world could eventually be the start to a major retail chain. At least, if the hint given during an earnings call from a mall operator comes true. The news that Amazon might just have plans to open a few...
Amazon Prime is clearly a staple service for the eCommerce giant and its newly coveted profits that the company has been able to produce for the past few quarters. And if you’re an Amazon Prime member, shipping is fast. The two-day shipping is free and often...
Pushed by the popularity of the $50 Fire, Amazon saw tablet business grow faster than anyone else during the holiday sales season, with 5.2 million units shipped and year-over-year growth over 175 percent, according to new numbers released by IDC. All in, Amazon has moved...
For sled dogs and retailers alike, if they’re not the lead dog in the pack, the view never changes. This is doubly true in an industry largely influenced, in more ways than one, by whichever R&D path a company the size of Amazon chooses to...
News about Amazon’s ambitions to launch its own logistics network has slowly leaked out over much of the past year. Via whispers of drones, planes and ships — and even remarks during Amazon’s earnings calls with analysts — the eCommerce giant has made it clear that it...
As if Spotify didn’t already have enough on its hands to worry about with Apple Music – it seems the Swedish startup has even more competition coming its way. According to reports in the The New York Post, Amazon executives are in the early phases of...
It isn’t easy being Amazon. Investors criticize you for a lack of profits yet remain bullish. You then deliver an all-time high profit over the last 20 years you’ve been in business, and The Street throws you under the bus. To the tune of a...
