PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

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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Disney Eyes Discounts, Perk Membership Program
Disney Eyes Discounts, Perk Membership Program
August 31, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Walt Disney is looking into a membership program with discounts and perks to get customers to spend more on its various streaming services, parks, resorts...

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Amazon Prime Is Easier to Cancel in EU, but Sustaining Subscription Commerce Requires More
Amazon Prime Is Easier to Cancel in EU, but Sustaining Subscription Commerce Requires More
August 17, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

The August edition of the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker, published in collaboration with Vindicia, highlights that while the subscription commerce model continues to gain ground,...

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Walmart: Better Late than Never as Streaming Moves Subscription Beyond Groceries, Gas
Walmart: Better Late than Never as Streaming Moves Subscription Beyond Groceries, Gas
August 15, 2022  |  Walmart

For Walmart, it’s better late to the streaming media party than never — especially since, to better joust with Amazon, the company has to move...

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Walmart Insights on Impact of Cheaper Gas Set to Dominate Q2 Conversation
Walmart Insights on Impact of Cheaper Gas Set to Dominate Q2 Conversation
August 15, 2022  |  Retail

In some ways, Walmart’s upcoming second-quarter earnings report is like waiting for a slow-moving hurricane to make landfall, with the main question being not if...

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Deal-Seekers Pulling Trigger on Essentials Drove Amazon Prime Day Spending 40%
Deal-Seekers Pulling Trigger on Essentials Drove Amazon Prime Day Spending 40%
August 15, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon Prime Day 2022 came at a time of skyrocketing inflation and fears of a recession, but Amazon’s flagship annual extravaganza still recorded a strong...

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Amazon’s Budding Grubhub Partnership Could Grow to 15% Stake
Amazon’s Budding Grubhub Partnership Could Grow to 15% Stake
August 03, 2022  |  Amazon

Grubhub’s Amazon bet appears to be paying off. Last month, Grubhub’s parent, Just Eat Takeaway, announced that it had an agreement with Amazon that lets...

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Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: Who Can Deliver the Value Consumers Want and Need?
Amazon vs Walmart Weekly: Who Can Deliver the Value Consumers Want and Need?
July 29, 2022  |  Retail

Thirty years ago, in a tightly contested run for the White House, political strategist James Carville characterized the singularity of focus he felt was needed...

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Today in TechREG: EU Data Regulators Discussed Meta´s EU Future; BIS Study Finds Lack of API Standards Cross Border Payment Biggest Challenge 
Today in TechREG: EU Data Regulators Discussed Meta´s EU Future; BIS Study Finds Lack of...
July 12, 2022  |  Technology

Today, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) held a plenary session and Meta’s future in Europe may be on the agenda. The national data protection...

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Walmart+ Weekend Brings in Different Shoppers Than Amazon Prime Day
Walmart+ Weekend Brings in Different Shoppers Than Amazon Prime Day
July 11, 2022  |  Retail

Customers of both Walmart+ Weekend and Amazon Prime Day get myriad savings and benefits, but the differences in perks add up to varied purchasing patterns...

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