Amazon is building up staff to beef up a new division tied to restaurants in Seattle and New York, with an eye on expanding a meal delivery service, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 4), citing posts on both LinkedIn and Amazon’s delivery site. Reuters said that...
Amazon’s 2015 so far is a tale of big announcements, marketplace rollouts and unique takes on commerce in the hyper-connected world that’s transforming into an Internet of Things phenomenon. Amazon may have to answer to investors about its lack of profits as it continues on its...
Amazon has a knack for quietly introducing its services into new markets, and last week it entered another East Coast market, Re/code reported Friday (May 8). Amazon also has a knack for disrupting the grocery business, which is what the eCommerce market just might do in...
Amazon officially confirmed all of the rumors and speculation that it was going to enter the travel business and did it yesterday. Amazon Destinations is a hive off of Amazon Local, and allows hotels, resorts and bed and breakfasts to advertise there and for users...
October 15, 2015
While Amazon is known for trying its luck in a number of different ventures (think grocery delivery, streaming devices and even drones), travel will no longer be one of them. The eCommerce retailer quietly shut down its travel site, Amazon Destinations, earlier this week. “We have learned a lot and have decided to discontinue Amazon Destinations,” […]
September 07, 2015
Amazon is building up staff to beef up a new division tied to restaurants in Seattle and New York, with an eye on expanding a meal delivery service, Reuters reported...
May 11, 2015
Amazon has a knack for quietly introducing its services into new markets, and last week it entered another East Coast market, Re/code reported Friday (May 8). Amazon also has a knack...
April 20, 2015
In a world where it seems every service is attempting to cash into the local services market – Amazon and Google most notably – an online marketplace for freelance workers...