Amazon extended its 2018 holiday shipping deadlines in a bid to get more sales from last-minute shoppers. All Amazon customers in the US can get free shipping through December 18 for orders that arrive in time for Christmas. “Procrastinators rejoice,” Read more
Amazon touted its Prime membership program in a release today, bragging that it delivered two billion products with one-day delivery or faster in the last year. Amazon published an infographic to go along with its announcement, stating, “Amazon’s annual Best Read more
Amazon is offering free shipping to all customers during the holiday season, including those who are not paying for Prime membership. The promotion kicked off in the US today, November 5, 2018, and applies to hundreds of millions of items Read more
eBay is offering video streaming as an incentive for signing up to its Plus shopping membership program in Australia. The deal indicates eBay and Stan Entertainment Pty Limited are feeling the heat from Amazon, which entered the Australian market in Read more
Amazon introduced a monthly Prime membership option in Canada this week for $7.99/month. The most surprising about the announcement is the fact it hadn’t already offered it in Canada, after having launched monthly plans in the US in 2016. Shoppers Read more
Amazon is running a promotion to get Prime members to download and sign-in to its mobile app for the first time. The incentive is the generous sum of $10. Amazon has previously said Prime members spend more than non-Prime members, Read more
Amazon launched Prime in Australia this week, just in time for next month’s Prime Day global shopping event. Prime offers free 2-day shipping on domestic orders to 90% of Australians and costs $59 a year (Australian dollars). Offering monthly subscriptions Read more
eBay officially launched its $49/year membership program in Australia on Thursday that mimics Amazon Prime. Shoppers who subscribe to the program get free shipping and free returns on certain items – “Just look out for the eBay Plus logo on Read more
If you shop on Amazon, you’ve probably noticed a black “Amazon’s Choice” banner appear on certain products in search results. Amazon initially launched it as a designation for products that it deemed Alexa-worthy, knowing it would overwhelm shoppers if voice-activated Read more
Amazon is offering a special Prime membership rate to recipients of Medicaid, it announced on its blog. Medicaid recipients are now eligible for Prime for $5.99 per month. To qualify for a $5.99 monthly Prime membership, customers must have a Read more
