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
Amazon will kick off a special “12 Days of Deals” shopping event on Sunday. Hundreds of new deals will be available each day from Sunday, December 2 through Thursday, December 13th. Deal day themes include the following: Sunday, Dec. 2 Read more
Amazon sold 18 million toys on Black Friday (November 23) and Cyber Monday (November 26). It’s worth noting that Amazon institutes restrictions on third-party sellers in toy categories during the holiday season. Nevertheless, Amazon said sales by small and medium-sized Read more
In an apparent fit of braggadocio, a former executive seems to have revealed Amazon GMV, reporter Shira Ovide noted. An interesting mention of gross merchandise volume — a metric that Amazon does not disclose. pic.twitter.com/uMPyocRj6U — Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) November Read more
Amazon is running a week of Cyber Monday deals that kicks off the day after Black Friday. From November 24 through December 1st, Amazon will feature new deals that include fast and free shipping options on hundreds of millions of Read more
Amazon is promoting its payments solution with an email marketing campaign targeted at small businesses. With the “Success beyond Small Business Saturday” subject line, the email from Amazon Pay encourages sellers to learn more about how Amazon helps small businesses: Read more
The hunt for Amazon’s second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, is over, and the Seattle-based powerhouse has selected two East Coast locations: New York City and Arlington, Virginia (across the Potomac River from Washington, DC). “The new locations will join Seattle as Read more
Amazon cut marketplace sellers from a new deal with Apple, according to Cnet. The deal allows Amazon to expand the selection of Apple products on its sites worldwide – but only by authorized resellers. “Only Apple-authorized resellers will now be Read more
Shoppers in certain countries will be able to shop on Amazon and pay in person in their local currency through Western Union thanks to a new agreement. Customers in those select countries will be offered the new payment option on Read more
