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Will a prescription plan through Amazon Prime retain existing members and attract new ones? That’s the question after Amazon rolled out an optional $5/month plan to make medications more affordable – and make prescription fulfillment […]
Amazon invited sellers to participate in its upcoming Prime Early Access Sale being held next week. Amazon has stated that its new 48-hour event gives Prime members exclusive early access to holiday deals. Amazon explained […]
Amazon will hold a second 2-day shopping event this year to give Prime members early access to holiday deals, which will kick off on Tuesday, October 11th. In officially announcing “Prime Early Access Sale” on […]
A new report, “Walmart+ Weekend: Prime Rival or Trip to the Grocery Store?” identified some fundamental differences between shoppers who join Walmart+ versus Amazon Prime. Regardless of age groups and income brackets, most Walmart+ members […]
Shoppers are getting hooked on the benefits of retail subscription programs, if new data from research firm Numerator is any indication. Numerator’s Retail Membership Tracker compared Amazon Prime, Walmart+, and Target’s Shipt Everyday programs and […]
The only way to reach Amazon Prime members is on Amazon, but that’s changing with the launch of Buy with Prime. “Prime members will see the Prime logo and delivery promise on eligible products in […]
Amazon is making its Prime membership program more appealing in Canada by removing the $25 minimum-purchase requirement on millions of items that are eligible for Prime Free One-Day Delivery. Currently Amazon Prime membership costs $109/year […]
Since the pandemic, Amazon has attracted about 30 million new members to its Prime membership program each year (in 2020 and 2021), according to estimates from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). CIRP also said […]
New research finds that the pandemic did not change specific shopping behaviors for Amazon customers, whether they were Prime members or not. Less surprising, perhaps, was the finding that more customers signed up to become […]
Walmart launched a subscription program in September 2020 called Walmart+, and it already has about 8 million members, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). That compares to the approximately 142 million US members […]