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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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Amazon Trials Delivery Services At Whole Foods
Amazon Trials Delivery Services At Whole Foods
March 19, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon will be providing pickup and drop-off services for packages at select Whole Foods locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. According to the Dallas Morning...

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Amazon Lets Businesses Choose Delivery Day
Amazon Lets Businesses Choose Delivery Day
March 18, 2019  |  Delivery

The eCommerce giant Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Day for Business, a new delivery service that enables members to choose a recurring day...

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Amazon Prime Subscriptions To Hit 50 Pct In US
Amazon Prime Subscriptions To Hit 50 Pct In US
March 12, 2019  |  Amazon

A new study by eMarketer says more than half (51.3 percent) of U.S. households will have Amazon Prime memberships this year, a number that would...

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Inspired By Amazon, Will Same-Day Delivery Become The New Norm?
Inspired By Amazon, Will Same-Day Delivery Become The New Norm?
January 15, 2019  |  Retail

In 2005, Amazon forever set the stage for new expectations of how much eCommerce deliveries will cost and when items will arrive when the retailer...

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Amazon To Expand Whole Foods Footprint
Amazon To Expand Whole Foods Footprint
December 30, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon is reportedly gearing up to expand the number of Whole Foods stores around the country to enable more customers to use its speedy delivery...

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SEC Eyes Amazon Prime Data
SEC Eyes Amazon Prime Data
December 26, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has reportedly refused to disclose information about Prime memberships to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was asked to do so....

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50 Pct Of Amazon Holiday Sales Come From SMB Sellers
50 Pct Of Amazon Holiday Sales Come From SMB Sellers
December 26, 2018  |  eCommerce

Amazon announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 26) that it had a record-breaking holiday season in 2018, with more items ordered around the globe than any...

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Third Annual Amazon Digital Day Boasts Deals In The Thousands
Third Annual Amazon Digital Day Boasts Deals In The Thousands
December 18, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon’s third annual Digital Day, which offers savings on digital content across the site, will be on Dec. 28, the company announced. Interested customers can...

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Instacart Builds A Coalition To Compete In Grocery’s Future
Instacart Builds A Coalition To Compete In Grocery’s Future
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

Instacart captured a lot of headlines earlier this month with the news that, for a limited time, it would be cheaper to get one’s Whole...

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