How do you get early access to Amazon Prime Day deals? Ask Alexa. Some shoppers will get early access to Prime Day deals, part of Amazon’s attempt to raise awareness of its Alexa voice technology. Amazon said “voice shoppers” using Read more
Shoppers ordered over 20 million items from its third-party sellers on Amazon Prime Day last year. Amazon touted the product selection made possible by “small businesses and entrepreneurs” in the run up to Tuesday’s Prime Day, and said sellers use Read more
Amazon announced a new fulfillment center in Salt Lake City, the first in Utah. Amazon will use the 855,000-plus square-foot fulfillment center to fulfill smaller customer items, such as books, electronics, and toys. Press release follows: Amazon.com, Inc. announced today Read more
Third-party sellers on Amazon.com are undercutting Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) by 13 percent, according to a new report released from ORIS Intelligence, while eBay sellers undercut by about 20 percent. The report from ORIS, which helps manufacturers preserve pricing integrity Read more
Next month’s Amazon Prime Day will be the biggest yet, but how does it compare with December’s Black Friday shopping event? According to a study from Market Track, Prime Day discounts will fall short of its winter counterpart, but more Read more
Amazon will offer hundreds of thousands of deals in 13 countries on its third annual Amazon Prime Day to be held on July 11th. The event actually kicks off on July 10th at 9 pm ET for 30 hours of Read more
Amazon is hosting its first Boost with FBA Summit for sellers enrolled in its Fulfillment by Amazon service. Attendees are meeting with Amazon experts on how to grow sales and sell in new marketplaces, and 1,000 participants were expected to Read more
Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market for a deal valued at $13.7 billion. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos praised the supermarket chain for its healthy and organic food and for “delighting” its customers. Whole Foods does $16 billion in sales at Read more
Amazon will build another new fulfillment center, this one in Colorado. It will be the first Amazon Robotics facility in the state. The 855,000-plus square-foot fulfillment center will fulfill smaller customer items such as books, electronics and toys. Press Release Read more
Amazon announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Oregon where it currently operates a sortation center and Prime Now hub. It also announced plans for its third fulfillment center in Connecticut that will feature Amazon Robotics technology that Read more
