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03 September 2018
Amazon has announced that it will begin selling food and drink online in Mexico. The move is an example of Amazon tapping into the growing Mexican ecommerce and taking on rival Walmart. Tapping into the growing ecommerce trend New products will include non-perishable snacks, sweets and alcohol. Amazon Mexico opened for business in 2015 , selling items in a number of categories i...
27 August 2018
After the opening of the first Amazon Go store in Seattle earlier this year, a second location has opened in the city. Smaller footprint with fewer features The Seattle Times reports that the second store has opened close to the Seattle Central Library and unlike the first store, does not form part of Amazon’s campus in the city. At 1,450 sq ft, the store is also 20% smaller than the ori...
15 August 2018
Amazon has opened its second fulfilment centre in Australia, in the south western Sydney suburb of Moorebank. Second fulfilment centre in Australia The new centre is the first for the retailer in Sydney and second in Australia, after opening its first in Melbourne in late 2017. The new facility, which at 43,000 sq. m is almost double the size of the one in Melbourne, will dramatically impro...
09 August 2018
Prime members can now pick up their groceries from Whole Foods Market stores in as little as thirty minutes without leaving their car. The service is first being rolled out in Sacramento and Virginia Beach, with more US locations to follow this year. Free pickup within an hour Prime members place their order using the Prime Now app, and have the option of free pickup within an hour on or...
30 July 2018
Amazon's net sales increased by 39% to $52.9 billion and operating income rose to $3.0 billion for the second quarter. Continued focus on Alexa Amazon continued its focus on Alexa into the second quarter. Alexa is now compatible with over 13,000 smart home devices from over 2,500 brands, and the Alexa Skills store now offers more than 45,000 skills. The quarter also saw Alexa moving...
23 July 2018
Amazon Prime Day started on 16th July this year, with over 100 million products purchased worldwide. Best sellers were the Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote and Echo Dot, making this the biggest shopping event ever for Amazon devices. Driving Amazon device sales Prime Day typically features large discounts on Amazon devices to help lock shoppers into the Amazon eco-system. The specia...
09 July 2018
As Amazon completes the national roll-out of its Prime member savings program at Whole Foods Market, we looked at how it is being executed at store level. Through this program, Amazon Prime members access additional savings on sale items in addition to deep discounts on selected products. The retailer is promoting this program in-store in several ways. Information desk An information des...
02 July 2018
Amazon has launched Delivery Service Partners, a new programme that allows entrepreneurs to start their own package delivery business under the Amazon brand. This is the latest of Amazon's initiatives to ensure fast and efficient delivery for its customers. Representing the Amazon brand Each Delivery Service Partner is vetted by Amazon, and is expected to represent the Amazon brand. P...
02 July 2018
Amazon has announced the acquisition of PillPack, a US prescription medication supply chain company, for a reported $1 billion. The completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approvals, expected to close in the second half of the year. Modernising the health care space Amazon aims to modernise the health care space through the deal. Jeff Wilke, Amazon CEO Worldwide Consumer, comm...
27 June 2018
Amazon extends its business solution to Italy (www.amazon.it/business) and Spain (www.amazon.es/business). The service recently launched in France and is now available in eight countries including: United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Japan and India. Tools for B2B ecommerce Companies operating in these countries can buy and sell in the native language and receive local del...