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Amazon Begins Layoffs in Devices & Services Organization 
Amazon // November 16, 2022

Amazon has notified employees of layoffs after deciding to consolidate some teams and programs within its Devices & Services organization.  The firm did not specify the number of employees affected, but said it notified them Tuesday (Nov. 16), according to a blog post on the...

Amazon To Roll Out Kiosks To Hawk Its Products In India
Amazon // March 26, 2019

Amazon is gearing up to roll out kiosks in India that will enable consumers to purchase its hardware including its Kindle eBook reader, Echo, its smart speaker, and the Fire TV stick. According to a report in The Economic Times citing two people familiar with the eCommerce...

Is Barnes & Noble Up For Sale?
Retail // July 26, 2017

The retail industry has been dealt a big blow over the last decade as eCommerce continues to thrive. One area of retail in particular that’s been hit hard is brick-and-mortar bookstores. With Kindles and iPads being sold, digital versions of books available for download and...

Echo, Echo Dot Deep Discounts Part Of Amazon Prime Day
Retail // July 11, 2017

Amazon’s Prime Day 2017, which promises deep discounts every five minutes for 30 hours, will include big savings on its Echo and Echo Dot devices. According to a news report in The Verge, as part of the company’s third annual Prime Day the eCommerce giant...

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Amazon’s ‘Your Books’ Lets Customers View Reading History, Recommends Titles

December 13, 2023
Amazon’s latest offering harkens back to its roots as a bookseller. The company’s Your Books feature, announced Wednesday (Dec. 13), lets users explore all their books in one place, while offering personalized features to find the next thing to read. The feature, Amazon said in a news release, shows users every book they’ve bought, borrowed […]

Amazon Begins Layoffs in Devices & Services Organization 

November 16, 2022
Amazon has notified employees of layoffs after deciding to consolidate some teams and programs within its Devices & Services organization.  The firm did not specify the number of employees affected,...

Amazon To Roll Out Kiosks To Hawk Its Products In India

March 26, 2019
Amazon is gearing up to roll out kiosks in India that will enable consumers to purchase its hardware including its Kindle eBook reader, Echo, its smart speaker, and the Fire...

Is Barnes & Noble Up For Sale?

July 26, 2017
The retail industry has been dealt a big blow over the last decade as eCommerce continues to thrive. One area of retail in particular that’s been hit hard is brick-and-mortar...