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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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Consumers Say Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Was Stronger Than Walmart+ Week
Consumers Say Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Was Stronger Than Walmart+ Week
April 16, 2024  |  Retail

Last month, Amazon introduced its first-ever Annual Big Spring Sale. Whereas Amazon’s Prime Days events are designed to woo Amazon subscribers into filling their shopping...

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Amazon Looks to Bring Deal Days Boost to Q1 With Spring Sale
Amazon Looks to Bring Deal Days Boost to Q1 With Spring Sale
March 19, 2024  |  Retail

With the wild success of its summer and fall Prime Day events, Amazon is looking to bring in a similar boost in the spring. The...

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Report: Amazon Plans to Shelve Ad-Supported Streaming Service Freevee
Report: Amazon Plans to Shelve Ad-Supported Streaming Service Freevee
February 21, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly planning to discontinue Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service. The move comes as part of a broader effort by Amazon to focus...

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Jassy: Amazon’s GenAI Tools Could Boost Customer Experience and Profits
Jassy: Amazon’s GenAI Tools Could Boost Customer Experience and Profits
February 01, 2024  |  Earnings

Riding a huge wave of consumer holiday spending and harvesting its October Prime Big Deal Day season, Amazon delivered its highest operating income ever late...

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Netflix to Phase Out Basic Ad-Free Plan as Streaming Platforms Hike Prices
Netflix to Phase Out Basic Ad-Free Plan as Streaming Platforms Hike Prices
January 24, 2024  |  Streaming

Netflix is apparently cutting its lowest-cost, advertisement-free tier in select markets, a move that comes as streaming platforms look to drive more revenue per subscriber...

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Walmart Aims to Be an AI Concierge as Amazon Expands Buy With Prime
Walmart Aims to Be an AI Concierge as Amazon Expands Buy With Prime
January 12, 2024  |  Retail

From Walmart looking to be a personal shopping concierge to Amazon expanding its Buy with Prime to more platforms and leveraging tech to help consumers...

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Amazon’s Buy With Prime Expansion Has Potential to Remake the eCommerce Landscape 
Amazon’s Buy With Prime Expansion Has Potential to Remake the eCommerce Landscape 
January 11, 2024  |  eCommerce

In recent years, Amazon’s Buy With Prime program has undergone significant expansions, transforming the landscape for both the eCommerce giant and the retailers who join...

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Amazon Integrates Buy With Prime With Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Amazon Integrates Buy With Prime With Salesforce Commerce Cloud
January 10, 2024  |  eCommerce

Amazon says it is integrating its Buy With Prime tool with the Salesforce Commerce Cloud. The solution, announced in a news release Wednesday (Jan. 10), lets Salesforce merchants...

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Dr. Amazon Will See You Now
Dr. Amazon Will See You Now
January 09, 2024  |  Amazon

Success in one area doesn’t necessarily translate into success within another. Even basketball legend Michael Jordan put up average-at-best numbers when he gave baseball a...

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