Amazon chipping in $10M in tips for customers who thank their delivery drivers during the holidays The season of giving should also be a season of thanking — especially for the delivery drivers making sure packages get… Read More
Play Episode Podcast How Amazon is adapting to the TikTok generation, and what it says about the state of Prime Play This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive into Amazon’s new “Haul” discount storefront — a rival to Temu, Shein,… Read More
Amazon to offer free Prime benefits to U.S. hourly warehouse workers starting next year Hourly workers at Amazon who fulfill orders for millions of Prime members have always needed to pay if they wanted… Read More
Amazon makes Grubhub food delivery perk for Prime members an ongoing offer Amazon is getting its grub on permanently. Extending a food delivery perk that was originally good for a year, Amazon… Read More
Amazon will stream Seattle Kraken hockey games to Prime subscribers in unique sports rights deal Seattle Kraken fans will have a new place to root for the pro hockey team next season. The franchise announced… Read More
Amazon delivery gets faster, with 65% jump in number of same-day and overnight items in U.S. Amazon continues to increase the speed with which it can get deliveries to customers, announcing Tuesday that it increased the… Read More
Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service Almost eight months after closing its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care company One Medical, Amazon is making health care… Read More
Amazon raises free shipping minimum order amount to $35 for some non-Prime customers Amazon is testing a new minimum order amount of $35 for non-Prime members to qualify for free shipping, raising the… Read More
Amazon: More than half of deliveries now arrive same-day or next-day in top 60 U.S. metro areas Amazon says it has achieved its fastest delivery speeds on record after overhauling its U.S. operations to put more items… Read More
FTC sues Amazon, alleging it duped consumers into buying hard-to-cancel Prime subscriptions The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for allegedly duping customers into signing up for subscriptions to its Prime service… Read More
Update: Amazon disputes analyst report saying Prime growth has plateaued in U.S. Updated at 8:50 a.m. with Amazon response. The number of Amazon customers who use Amazon Prime in the United States… Read More
Trying for more smiles? Amazon rolls out quirky mix of new slogans on Prime delivery vans Amazon is rolling out a collection of eye-catching new slogans on its Prime delivery vans, playing off what just might… Read More
Amazon adding new fees for grocery delivery Amazon is tacking on new service fees for Prime members who get less than $150 worth of groceries via the… Read More
Amazon expands customer reviews to third-party sites in new phase of ‘Buy with Prime’ program Amazon will give third-party merchants the ability to display Amazon customer ratings and reviews on their own e-commerce sites for… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Amazon’s new reality: Where the tech giant is doubling down and cutting back in tough times Play Amazon has grown dramatically over the past decade, surpassing 1.5 million employees and extending its reach into nearly every corner… Read More
Amazon sets two-day ‘Prime Early Access Sale’ for Oct. 11-12, hoping to spark early holiday shopping Amazon confirmed that it will hold a new online shopping event Oct. 11-12, exclusive to Prime members — seeking to… Read More
Amazon partners with Grubhub and adds new Prime food delivery perk Three years after giving up on its own food delivery service, Amazon is trying a new tactic, partnering with delivery… Read More
Amazon sued for ending free Whole Foods delivery as Prime benefit A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Amazon breached its contract with Prime members last year when it stopped offering… Read More
Has Amazon found its fourth pillar? Revisiting a key question for the company’s future One year ago, the last question put to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos during his final shareholder meeting as the company’s… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Netflix ads, Amazon’s shipping business, and Paul Allen’s real legacy Play Does it seem like activity is picking up out there in the tech world? Big fundings may be happening less… Read More
No address, no problem: Amazon enables Prime members to send gifts via text or email in app Amazon is making it easier for Prime members to get gifts to friends and family, even if the shopper doesn’t… Read More
Amazon experiments with removing ability to move items from ‘Saved for Later’ to Wish List Some eagle-eyed Amazon customers have noticed a change in the options available from their “Saved for Later” lists, and we… Read More
Play Episode Podcast ‘This company was invented for the pandemic’ — Scott Galloway on Amazon in a ‘Post Corona’ world Play Amazon’s big move into the pharmacy business last week wasn’t a surprise at all, and it’s just part of a… Read More
Amazon now offering one-hour curbside pickup for Prime shoppers at all Whole Foods locations Amazon is now offering free, one-hour pickup of online grocery orders for Prime members at its Whole Foods stores across… Read More
Amazon says third-party merchants sold $3.5B of goods during Prime Day amid antitrust scrutiny Amazon said Thursday that this year’s Prime Day provided the biggest boon to third-party sellers in the sales event’s six-year… Read More
Amazon’s first-ever fall Prime Day brings new challenges in the midst of a tumultuous year Amazon and its army of logistics workers are bracing for the first-ever fall Prime Day starting Tuesday, as the extraordinary… Read More
Amazon rebrands Twitch Prime to Prime Gaming as part of video game perk for Prime members Amazon rebranded a video game-related benefit for Prime members on Monday, renaming Twitch Prime to Prime Gaming. Prime Gaming will… Read More
Amazon expands route for package delivery robot Scout with addition of two Southern cities Amazon Scout, the package delivery robot that looks like a cooler on wheels, is headed to two new cities as… Read More
Report: Walmart set to launch Amazon Prime competitor Walmart is reportedly close to launching a loyalty program called Walmart+ to rival the popular Amazon Prime offering. Recode reported… Read More
Amazon tops 150M paid Prime subscribers globally after record quarter for membership program Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos once said the company’s goal is to make it “irresponsible” for someone to choose not to… Read More
