Would you believe that Amazon has never run an ad during the Super Bowl? Well, it hasn’t — but that’s going to change this year. As The Verge reported yesterday (Jan. 27), the eCommerce giant released a teaser for its first-ever Super Bowl ad, set...
As PYMNTS reported yesterday (Jan. 25), Amazon recently showed a little leg on just how many consumers use Pay with Amazon across its 170 countries. Amazon released some new data showing just how valuable Prime is to its overall merchant base with some new stats....
An alleged security breach at Amazon has nothing to do with faulty technology — just basic human error. Engadget shares the unfortunate experience of one Eric Springer (he had originally posted his firsthand account — sans complete last name — to Medium), who claims to have recently been...
EReaders don’t yet have a single dominant device like iPods were to MP3 players, but Amazon’s Kindle line might be the closest thing. Now, Amazon is trying to give its eReader of choice a leg-up in an unfamiliar market: brick-and-mortar stores. Never one to test...
Blue Origin — the Jeff Bezos-backed space transport firm — has announced the successful launch and landing of a suborbital rocket that hit a max height of 63 miles over the Earth. The rocket landed largely unharmed in Texas on Friday (Jan. 22). The rocket made the...
When hoverboards broke onto the scene in the middle of 2015, retailers just about got whiplash rushing to get into the craze that had people dropping upwards of $1,500 on the flavor-of-the-week gadgets. However, now that it’s clear just how many hoverboards were made with...
Amazon Prime customers in the Windy City can now take advantage of one of Amazon’s more recent delivery ventures: local restaurant delivery. The eCommerce giant announced yesterday (Jan. 21) that Amazon now offers delivery from a number of restaurants, including Balena, Big Bowl, Big Star, Chicago...
Despite what some hedge fund managers might say, there’s very little surety surrounding any investment made on the stock market. People who put their money in industry giants like Amazon usually insulate themselves from the worst of the market fluctuations, but the first few weeks...
Amazon may be looking across the pond for its next move into a singularly focused area of online retail. Following its rollouts of AmazonFresh, Prime Pantry and Dash, all signs began pointing to the likelihood that the eCommerce giant was looking to implement a full-fledged...
