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Shopping from the earth's biggest selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers, software, apparel & accessories, shoes and more. Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies along with Google, Apple, and Facebook.

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75% of Shoppers Hit Prime Day, Walmart+ Sales Looking for Deals
75% of Shoppers Hit Prime Day, Walmart+ Sales Looking for Deals
August 21, 2024  |  BNPL

A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “BNPL Fuels Essential Spending Surge on Amazon Prime Day, Walmart+ Week,” compares data from this year’s Amazon Prime Day and...

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Kindle eBooks Now Accessible Through Select Peloton Products
Kindle eBooks Now Accessible Through Select Peloton Products
August 20, 2024  |  Fitness

Users of select Peloton products can now read their Kindle books on the screens of those products while exercising. This new feature is available to...

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Jassy Touts Amazon Pharmacy’s ‘Resonance’ With Customers
Jassy Touts Amazon Pharmacy’s ‘Resonance’ With Customers
August 19, 2024  |  Amazon

For Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Amazon Pharmacy has made big strides and provides a stellar customer experience. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Aug....

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Walmart Takes AI to Consumers as Amazon Focuses on B2B
Walmart Takes AI to Consumers as Amazon Focuses on B2B
August 15, 2024  |  Retail

As artificial intelligence continues transforming an array of industries, Walmart and Amazon are competing to harness generative AI to enhance their retail operations and customer...

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Walmart Amps Up Digital Progress in Positioning for Second Half
Walmart Amps Up Digital Progress in Positioning for Second Half
August 15, 2024  |  Earnings

Convenience. Membership. Delivery times. Delivery density. eCommerce. Marketplaces. You would be forgiven for thinking these were keywords from Amazon’s Q2 earnings announcement. But they weren’t....

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Google Brings Value-Added Services to Its Digital Wallet
Google Brings Value-Added Services to Its Digital Wallet
August 14, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Digital wallets are transforming payments and commerce. In today’s operational landscape, where convenience reigns supreme and value-added services drive customer stickiness, the financial services industry...

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AI Firms’ Big Tech Deals Leave VC Investors in the Cold
AI Firms’ Big Tech Deals Leave VC Investors in the Cold
August 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

This year has seen three fledgling AI firms swallowed up by Big Tech companies. As the Financial Times (FT) notes in a report Wednesday (Aug. 14), it...

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Multimodal AI Impacts Retail From Voice Assistants to Checkout-Free Shopping
Multimodal AI Impacts Retail From Voice Assistants to Checkout-Free Shopping
August 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon and OpenAI are betting big on multimodal artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that could redefine how consumers shop and interact with businesses. Multimodal AI,...

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Credit Unions vs Big Tech: Winner Gets the Customer
Credit Unions vs Big Tech: Winner Gets the Customer
August 13, 2024  |  Banking

For banks — and especially for credit unions — the battle with Big Tech for the hearts, minds and wallet share of consumers may seem...

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