Buy With Prime news and trends

Walmart Cuts Innovation Lab; Amazon Mulls Monetizing Alexa
Retail // 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 is: How will these moves hit consumers?  According to a recent PYMNTS report, consumers expect...

Amazon Lays Off 5% of Buy With Prime Staff
Amazon // 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 5% of its staff in the Buy with Prime unit, TechCrunch reported Friday (Jan. 19)....

Walmart Aims to Be an AI Concierge as Amazon Expands Buy With Prime
Retail // 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 retail giants faced off this week with news of tech with a personal touch that...

Amazon’s Buy With Prime Expansion Has Potential to Remake the eCommerce Landscape 
eCommerce // January 11, 2024

In recent years, Amazon’s Buy With Prime program has undergone significant expansions, transforming the landscape for both the eCommerce giant and the retailers who join the initiative. What started as a straightforward opportunity for merchants to sell listed products directly from their websites has morphed...

Interviews & Exclusives
AWS: Retailers and Brands Partner With Platforms to Drive Innovation

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 the backdrop of the preceding year, which centered on the revival of physical retail and the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency and […]

Walmart Cuts Innovation Lab; Amazon Mulls Monetizing Alexa

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...

Walmart Aims to Be an AI Concierge as Amazon Expands Buy With Prime

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...

Quick Reads
Amazon Lays Off 5% of Buy With Prime Staff

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 5% of its staff in the Buy with Prime unit, TechCrunch reported Friday (Jan. 19). “We regularly review the structure of our teams and make […]

Amazon Integrates Buy With Prime With Salesforce Commerce Cloud

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...

Amazon Offers Pre-Holiday Benefits for Buy With Prime Shoppers

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...

Amazon Launches Buy With Prime Merchant Tools Aimed at Increasing Conversions

September 14, 2023
Amazon has unveiled a pair of tools to help merchants using its Buy with Prime program. Introduced in April 2022, the program lets merchants sell listed products directly from their...