Amazon will become top U.S. grocer by 2030, and Walmart should buy Costco to compete, former insider says If the Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods goes through, Amazon could become the top grocer in the U.S. by 2030,… Read More
Amazon Echo devices are top Prime Day sellers, doubling last year’s total in the U.S. Alexa-powered devices are flying off the virtual shelves during Amazon’s supersized Prime Day shopping event. Amazon said it has already… Read More
Amazon is throwing a free ‘mini music festival’ in Seattle today Amazon Music will host a “Prime Day mini music festival” in its backyard today. Pop-punk band All Time Low will… Read More
Permit filings point to another Amazon expansion in highly visible office building along I-5 Even as Amazon builds out millions of square feet of new offices in the Seattle area to accommodate its rapidly… Read More
Amazon gives sneak preview of ‘hundreds of thousands of deals’ for Prime Day 2017 Amazon is gearing up for the third installment of its summer shopping event Prime Day, giving a sneak preview of… Read More
Amazon hires gadget experts for door-to-door smart home installs, taking on Best Buy’s Geek Squad Having problems with your smart thermostat, Wi-fi setup or home entertainment system? No worries. Amazon is here to help. As… Read More
How Amazon’s $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods came together, and what happens if it falls apart Documents filed by Whole Foods Market today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveal new details about the $13.7… Read More
Chart: Amazon is the most popular destination for shoppers searching for products online Amazon is beating out Google and other search engines as the first stop when people online shop. That’s according to… Read More
Study: Amazon reaches 85 million Prime members in the U.S., up 35% from last year Amazon continues to add more Prime members who end up spending more with the site, on average, than regular customers.… Read More
Amazon and Dish? Report points to possible tie-up between online retailer and satellite TV giant Amazon.com and Dish Network Corp. have held discussions about the two companies inking a partnership agreement to build-out a new… Read More
Update: Amazon is not developing its own wine Update: It turns out Amazon is not actually developing its own wine, as TechCrunch reported Thursday. Recode reporter Jason Del Rey noted how Amazon… Read More
Does this robot make me look fat? Amazon’s mannequin system checks the fit Amazon has won yet another patent for a system that would use robotic mannequins to check the fit of garments… Read More
Full video: NFL COO on tracking fan eye movement, Amazon streaming deal, TV ratings, and more Technology is shaking up the NFL, from how fans watch games to keeping players safe on the field. Attendees at our… Read More
Ex-Amazon manager’s modular, smart housing startup Blokable is raising cash Blokable, a Seattle startup focused on manufactured housing, with goals of speeding up production, cutting costs for builders and making… Read More
Video: French grocer parodies Amazon Go, claiming checkout-free shopping is nothing new Amazon is creating a lot of unrest in the grocery world. The company has its fingers in many pots in… Read More
Amazon discounts $20 off Prime membership as part of exclusive Alexa-powered Prime Day deals Amazon is once again offering up exclusive Prime Day deals to owners of an Alexa-powered device. Starting today, Amazon will… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa passes 15,000 voice skills, more than doubling since beginning of the year As more and more companies get into the smart speaker game, a new report shows just how much ground they… Read More
Amazon completes $580M acquisition of Middle East e-commerce giant Souq.com Amazon has completed its purchase of Souq, a 12-year-old e-commerce company sometimes called the Amazon of the Middle East. Amazon paid… Read More
Report: Top Amazon rival Alibaba is about to launch an Echo competitor Alibaba, the China-based e-commerce giant determined to go toe-to-toe with Amazon, is coming out with its answer to the Echo… Read More
Sizing up the cloud wars: Three Seattle VCs break down the competition between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google When it comes to the public cloud, there are three companies at the forefront of everyone’s mind: Amazon Web Services,… Read More
Nike confirms plan to sell products on Amazon, starting with ‘limited’ pilot Nike today confirmed that it will start selling products on Amazon.com, starting with “a limited Nike product assortment,” setting aside… Read More
Podcast Geared Up Podcast: Amazon Echo Show unboxing and first impressions Amazon shipped the new Echo Show this week, a $230 device featuring the company’s Alexa voice-enabled assistant PLUS a touch… Read More
Fresh off IPO, Blue Apron CEO says Amazon’s grocery focus is ‘good for us and good for others’ Blue Apron went public Wednesday, slicing its individual share price to $10 and bringing the meal-kit delivery company’s market value… Read More
Amazon says third annual Prime Day will start July 10, running for 30 hours There just aren’t enough hours in the day, at least for Amazon and its summer shopping holiday Prime Day. Amazon… Read More
Amazon gobbling up Whole Foods has Blue Apron eating humble pie as food delivery company chops IPO price It seems meal-kit delivery company Blue Apron bit off more than it could chew in planning the share price for… Read More
Recipes via robot: As voice technology shakes up cooking, Allrecipes adapts with help from Amazon If your grandmother was anything like mine — at home in the kitchen with a recipe box full of hand-written… Read More
Trump targets Amazon over ‘internet taxes’ in new tweet criticizing Bezos-owned Washington Post President Donald Trump resurfaced his complaints against Amazon this morning in a tweet targeting the Washington Post’s coverage of his… Read More
Best Buy introducing Amazon Alexa and Google Home experiences to 700 U.S. stores There’s going to be a lot of chatter about and with voice-activated assistants in Best Buy stores thanks to new Amazon… Read More
Google’s Amazon defense: Search giant cites rival’s rise in response to $2.7B EU antitrust fine Google has been fined $2.7 billion by European regulators for using its dominance in the search engine market to favor… Read More
Amazon adds 5 new devices from Alcatel, Nokia, Motorola to discounted Prime smartphone program Amazon today added five new devices to its Prime smartphone program. Nokia will sell the new unlocked Nokia 6 smartphone,… Read More
