In November 2000 the Nasdaq was at the 6,000 mark, just starting to shed the internet companies that had been overvalued and would eventually lead to the bursting of the internet bubble. Amazon’s stock price at the time was $1.25. And in this environment, it...
Unified commerce firm Cart.com has acquired Amify to expand its Amazon Marketplace services offering. Amify, which made a name for itself as the first “Amazon-as-a-service” company, provides merchants with Amazon optimization and advertising solutions. According to a Tuesday (April 2) news release, the acquisition will help meet rising demand from Cart.com’s roster of...
Amazon could soon be responsible for third-party products on its website. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Feb. 1), citing sources familiar with the matter, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is at work on an order that could classify Amazon’s online retail operations as...
Amazon’s evolution of its commerce ecosystem includes building brands for smaller businesses. The latest promotional activity is, we note, a snapshot effort tracing back to the launch of the company’s third-party marketplace at the beginning of the millennium. And as detailed by the company in...
July 16, 2021
Large marketplaces like Amazon create an amazing first step opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to test out if their business idea works — if they can create any consumer demand for their widget. And many brands do: there are over 15,000 thousand marketplace sellers on Amazon bringing in over $1 million a year. The problem is, […]
July 10, 2017
Contrary to what “People of Walmart” would have you believe, the big-box retailer isn’t just for one demographic of shoppers, and it’s trying to prove that by making a name...
April 11, 2017
Four billion identities were breached in 2016, making digital identity verification on the critical path for any relying party. Bob Geiman, co-founder of Confirm tells Karen Webster where he believes the...
September 26, 2024
American Eagle Outfitters has reportedly filed a trademark infringement suit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon used branding from the clothing retailer’s Aerie line of apparel in search results, directing shoppers to “inferior quality knock-offs,” CNBC reported Wednesday (Sept. 25). The suit accuses the eCommerce giant of “flagrant, unauthorized use” of the Aerie and […]
April 02, 2024
Unified commerce firm Cart.com has acquired Amify to expand its Amazon Marketplace services offering. Amify, which made a name for itself as the first “Amazon-as-a-service” company, provides merchants with Amazon optimization and advertising solutions. According to a...
February 01, 2024
Amazon could soon be responsible for third-party products on its website. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Feb. 1), citing sources familiar with the matter, the U.S. Consumer Product...
September 16, 2022
Amazon appears to be on the right track in its attempts to appease EU antitrust authorities with regard to two probes opened by the European Commission (EC). The first investigation...
