Amazon this morning launched a new delivery option for Prime members that will allow them to control when their orders arrive, Amazon Day. The option lets shoppers pick a day of the week to take delivery of their recent orders. The boxes arrive together on the selected Amazon Day in fewer boxes, the company says, […]
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Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, ‘tens of millions’ of new Prime subscribers
Amazon had another record-breaking holiday season, the retailer announced this morning. The company says it added “tens of millions” of people who signed up for Prime memberships, both paid and on a trial basis. Its worldwide customers also shopped and ordered more items than ever before, including “millions more Amazon devices” compared with this time […]
View More Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, ‘tens of millions’ of new Prime subscribersAmazon Air expands with 10 more cargo aircraft, bringing fleet to 50 planes
Days after FedEx CEO Frederick Smith dismissed the Amazon threat to its business during the company’s earnings call, Amazon announced an expansion of its two-year old Amazon Air operation which will now add ten 767-300 dedicated Amazon cargo aircraft to its fleet. The planes are being leased from existing partner, Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG), which […]
View More Amazon Air expands with 10 more cargo aircraft, bringing fleet to 50 planesPrime members ordered 2 billion products for one-day or faster delivery this year
In Amazon’s year-end wrap-up released on Monday, the retailer offered details about its best-selling products of 2018, as well as a few new metrics related to its delivery business. The company said that Prime members worldwide this year ordered more than 2 billion products for one-day or faster delivery – the first time it’s shared […]
View More Prime members ordered 2 billion products for one-day or faster delivery this yearAmazon closes its restaurant delivery service in London
Amazon is shutting down its two-year-old restaurant delivery service in London, according to a report by the Evening Standard, which an Amazon spokesperson confirmed. Customers were sent emails which informed them of the change, saying they would no longer be able to order from Amazon Restaurants UK after Monday, December 3rd, the report said. The […]
View More Amazon closes its restaurant delivery service in LondonWaitrose switches up a gear to launch two-hour grocery deliveries in London
Up market UK supermarket chain Waitrose will start trialing two-hour or same day delivery options in certain London postcodes from tomorrow. It’s partnering with CitySprint Group courier delivery spin-out On the Dot for the deliveries which will be made by electric and hydrogen vans and push bikes and cargo bikes (billed as a zero-emission fleet). The […]
View More Waitrose switches up a gear to launch two-hour grocery deliveries in LondonSave $30 on the Amazon Fire TV with 4K and an Alexa-enabled voice remote
With all the streaming options available, there’s almost no point to have cable anymore. You can find everything you could possibly want thanks to services like Netflix, SlingTV, or CBS All Access and toss those cable bills in the garbage. But to do …
View More Save $30 on the Amazon Fire TV with 4K and an Alexa-enabled voice remoteThe Amazonization of Whole Foods, one year in
Amazon promised to breathe new tech into the relationship with Whole Foods after putting a $13.7 billion ring on it one year ago. So how did that promise shake out? At the time, Amazon said the goal was to make “high-quality, natural and organic food affordable for everyone.” Bananas, avocados and even tilapia was going to be […]
View More The Amazonization of Whole Foods, one year inAmazon is planning to give Prime Video a big makeover
Could user profiles and better personalization features be coming to Amazon’s Prime Video app at long last? The company’s new Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke just teased that a major upgrade to Amazon’s streaming video app is in the works – and she already has it running on a phone in her office, she said. The […]
View More Amazon is planning to give Prime Video a big makeoverNow is the time for Walmart to strike at Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime has been an enormous influence on e-commerce, but this online juggernaut is beginning to show cracks. Now is the time for arch-rival Walmart to swoop in with a Prime-like offering that strikes at the weaknesses Amazon has introduced into its formidable loyalty program: price, a lack of focus, and competing subscription services.
View More Now is the time for Walmart to strike at Amazon PrimeAmazon Prime Day’s best tech deals
When you’re as big as Amazon, you get to make up your own holidays. And if you want to make that day 36 hours long, who’s going to stop you? This year, things kick off on Monday July 16, and just kind of keep going from there. Granted, many of the best deals won’t be […]
View More Amazon Prime Day’s best tech dealsAmazon will finish its nationwide rollout of Prime member discounts for Whole Foods this week
By the middle of this week, all Amazon Prime members will have access to discounts at Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S. — finishing a nationwide rollout that’s part of the retailer’s master plan to dominate physical and virtual commerce in America. All Prime members will receive 10% off hundreds of sale items and […]
View More Amazon will finish its nationwide rollout of Prime member discounts for Whole Foods this week