Amazon appointed a Starbucks executive to its Board of Directors. Rosalind G. Brewer, 55, is Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks Corporation and is the former CEO of Walmart’s membership-only retail warehouse club Sam’s Club. While head of Sam’s Club, Brewer Read more
Amazon, the National Retail Federation, and other representatives from the Package Coalition were in Washington, DC on Thursday advocating the importance of keeping 6-day and rural delivery affordable through the US Postal Service. “Our members who engage in ecommerce rely Read more
Amazon wants to change its image as a retail goliath and have people think of it as a platform for supporting small businesses. On Friday, it issued a press release to support that notion. Amazon particularly wants to be seen Read more
Amazon said Wednesday that “tens of millions” of people started Prime free trials or paid memberships this holiday season. Its annual holiday brag report was again short on hard numbers, with the company calling it a “record-breaking” holiday season “with Read more
Mississippi will get its first Amazon fulfillment center. Amazon will use the 554,000-square-foot fulfillment center to fulfill items such as lawn and garden products, toiletries, and other household consumer goods. Press release follows: Amazon.com today announced plans for the first Read more
Amazon is adding 10 cargo planes to its fleet for a total of 50 aircraft, the company announced Thursday night, enabling it to deliver packages to its customers faster. Amazon has invested millions of dollars in its air cargo operation Read more
Amazon is keeping the spending going after the holidays with its third annual “Digital Day” shopping event, which it announced today will take place on Friday, December 28th. Last-minute shoppers should note that today is the last day that Amazon Read more
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, eBay, and USPS have received media attention for security issues this month during prime holiday-shopping season. With the reports we’re seeing about online and mobile shopping, it doesn’t appear that people are spooked in general, though it’s difficult to Read more
