As retail giants Amazon and Walmart race to capture consumers’ online shopping spend, both aim to sweeten the deal for members of their paid subscriptions to drive loyalty and engagement. Amazon, for its part, is adding more offerings that extend beyond its own marketplace. The...
Amazon launched a new integration with PayPal amid a surge in Buy with Prime use. The eCommerce giant revealed several enhancements to its merchant and shopper offerings at its Accelerate seller conference, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 18) press release. Among the enhancements, participating brands...
As we finish the first month of the new year, more and more businesses are putting 2023 innovations into action and hoping to see results. The focus on results takes place within the backdrop of the preceding year, which centered on the revival of physical retail and...
Is this year gearing up for another round of slashing costs and seizing revenue opportunities? Signs from retail giants Amazon and Walmart point in that direction. But the burning question is: How will these moves hit consumers? According to a recent PYMNTS report, consumers expect...
September 27, 2024
With consumers increasingly expecting to be able to pay however they want, Walmart and Amazon are adding new payment options. Walmart is working with Fiserv to provide real-time pay-by-bank options, with the transaction reflected in customers’ bank account balances immediately. The move marks an improvement on the retailer’s previous pay-by-bank test wherein the transaction would […]
January 30, 2024
As we finish the first month of the new year, more and more businesses are putting 2023 innovations into action and hoping to see results. The focus on results takes place within...
January 26, 2024
Is this year gearing up for another round of slashing costs and seizing revenue opportunities? Signs from retail giants Amazon and Walmart point in that direction. But the burning question...
January 12, 2024
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 manage their healthcare, the two...
September 18, 2024
Amazon launched a new integration with PayPal amid a surge in Buy with Prime use. The eCommerce giant revealed several enhancements to its merchant and shopper offerings at its Accelerate seller conference, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 18) press release. Among the enhancements, participating brands using the Buy with Prime API can now offer PayPal […]
January 19, 2024
Amazon has made layoffs in its Buy with Prime unit, as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The company has laid off around 30 employees, which accounts for less than...
January 10, 2024
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 add Buy With Prime to their...
November 14, 2023
Amazon is offering added benefits for Prime members using its Buy With Prime service. The retail giant announced Tuesday (Nov. 14) that customers can now track Buy With Prime orders on their...