Angie’s List might have Monday, March 30, marked on its calendar…because that’s when Amazon.com officially becomes a direct competitor. When the eCommerce giant goes live with its on-demand services marketplace, Amazon Home Services, the launch will include a much larger number of categories than its...
If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em; that was the attitude Amazon was eventually forced to adopt toward Diapers.com and its parent company Quidsi. Amazon bought out the company for $550 million in 2010 after all attempts at competing with the online children’s products (and...
It’s not easy to justify to investors how you can make $20 billion in revenue and still lose money, but that’s the question Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak had to answer repeatedly when defending Amazon’s vision for growth. Amazon’s third-quarter earnings released Thursday (Oct. 23) showed the company reported an operating loss of...
Walmart’s ambitions to be a viable B2B supplier in India continue to grow, as two more of the megaretailer’s Best Price Modern Wholesale stores are set to add eCommerce-service support, in Guntur and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The stores reportedly will begin supporting eCommerce sales...
May 03, 2018
Amazon is getting into the pet supplies market, rolling out a brand of pet products dubbed Wag, with dry dog food launching Wednesday (May 3). Bloomberg, citing Amazon, reported the brand is only available to Prime subscribers and is the latest in its private label offerings — which already includes batteries, baby products, household items […]
March 27, 2015
Angie’s List might have Monday, March 30, marked on its calendar…because that’s when Amazon.com officially becomes a direct competitor. When the eCommerce giant goes live with its on-demand services marketplace,...
January 08, 2015
If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em; that was the attitude Amazon was eventually forced to adopt toward Diapers.com and its parent company Quidsi. Amazon bought out the company for...
October 24, 2014
It’s not easy to justify to investors how you can make $20 billion in revenue and still lose money, but that’s the question Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak had to answer repeatedly when defending Amazon’s vision for...
