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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’s Souq ‘All In’ On Instant Delivery With Wing.ae Purchase
Amazon’s Souq ‘All In’ On Instant Delivery With Wing.ae Purchase
September 07, 2017  |  Retail

Dubai-based eCommerce marketplace Souq.com, which was acquired by retail giant Amazon this year, recently announced that it has acquired the Middle East startup technology firm...

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Changing Physical Retail’s STORY
Changing Physical Retail’s STORY
September 06, 2017  |  Retail

Though the level of alarm one feels about the current state of physical retail in the United States can vary some, from mild concern to...

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Cybercriminals Use Prime Day As Phishing Bait
Cybercriminals Use Prime Day As Phishing Bait
September 06, 2017  |  Fraud Attack

Cybercriminals have created a new, realistic-looking phishing campaign targeting Amazon Prime customers, which not only gains access to a customer’s account, but could also infect their...

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Amazon Tracker: Where The Customers Are
Amazon Tracker: Where The Customers Are
September 01, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon is meeting its customers where they are. In the U.K., the eCommerce giant is letting shoppers load up their accounts using cash, and in...

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Deliv Brings Same-Day Delivery To 1,400 Cities
Deliv Brings Same-Day Delivery To 1,400 Cities
September 01, 2017  |  Delivery

As consumers grow increasingly accustomed to getting what they want, when they want it, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar companies are both stepping up their courier services...

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Pet Category Sales Soar At Amazon
Pet Category Sales Soar At Amazon
August 30, 2017  |  Retail

Americans love their pets — and really love spending money on their furry companions. If there was any doubt about that, the latest results from Amazon,...

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Amazon’s Whole Foods Whole Pay Play
Amazon’s Whole Foods Whole Pay Play
August 28, 2017  |  Amazon

Fanny Fern was the highest paid journalist in the country in 1855 because of her “witty and irreverent” tell-it-like-it-is style. Fern — a native of Portland,...

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The Amazon Whole Foods Deal Is Done — Now What?
The Amazon Whole Foods Deal Is Done — Now What?
August 28, 2017  |  Amazon

Just a few short months from the merger announcement, and as of this week, the deal is done: Amazon officially owns Whole Foods. To celebrate...

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Amazon Prime Comes To Whole Foods POS
Amazon Prime Comes To Whole Foods POS
August 25, 2017  |  Amazon

eCommerce giant Amazon has announced its multi billion dollar acquisition of brick-and-mortar retail grocer Whole Foods Market will close next week. In addition, Amazon Prime...

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