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Amazon inks new deal with NASCAR, bolstering sports streaming portfolio

Amazon’s live sports ambitions keep growing. The Seattle tech giant announced Wednesday a seven-year content deal with NASCAR that includes… Read More

Amazon will put on another Prime Day event in October

Amazon announced Tuesday that it will hold a “Prime Big Deal Days” sales event this fall.

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Amazon opens Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members

Amazon will begin offering its grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members in select cities. Amazon Fresh is… Read More

Amazon renames discounted tier of Prime to Prime Access

Amazon has a new name for its discounted Prime membership tier: Prime Access. The offering, first unveiled in 2017, is… Read More

Amazon will extend Prime shipping benefits, and its own reach, to independent e-commerce sites

A new Amazon program will let Prime members buy items on non-Amazon e-commerce sites just as they would on Amazon.com,… Read More

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Optimal Prime: Amazon’s big quarter reveals its post-pandemic potential

Year-over-year quarterly growth of 44% would be significant for any company, but when the underlying numbers are this big, it… Read More

Amazon now has 200 million Prime members, Bezos reveals in annual shareholders letter

The news: In his annual shareholders letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said that the company has surpassed 200 million Prime… Read More

Amazon Delivery Service Partner program creates nearly 85K jobs, 1,300 small businesses in 2 years

Amazon revealed growth data around its Delivery Service Partner program that launched two years ago to bolster the company’s logistics… Read More

COVID-19 crisis sparks ‘inflection point’ for online grocery — and huge revenue for Amazon

More people are ordering groceries online due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, leading to a permanent consumer purchasing shift —… Read More

Amazon inks deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games on Prime Video

Amazon is expanding its sports media footprint with a new deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games this season.… Read More

Q&A: Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer get ready for second season calling Amazon’s NFL games

There was limited time to interview Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer last week, so I made sure to ask the… Read More

Analyst: Amazon’s new 1-day shipping initiative will increase sales by up to $24B, drive stock to $2,600

Amazon’s ambitious plan to offer one-day delivery for Prime members is already costing more than expected. But at least one… Read More

Here’s what to know about Amazon’s push to make one-day shipping the new standard for Prime

Amazon forever altered the retail landscape when it introduced the Prime two-day shipping program 14 years ago. The Seattle company… Read More

Amazon lets Prime members pick which day packages will arrive in effort to curb shipping costs

Amazon rolled out a new program today that lets Prime members pick a day of the week to receive packages… Read More

Amazon Air leases another 10 large jets, adding capacity to its growing delivery network

Amazon is growing its fleet of cargo aircraft with the lease of 10 additional 767-300 planes that will add capacity… Read More

Amazon adds NBA League Pass to Prime video lineup as tech giant continues sports push

Amazon bolstered its growing library of live sports programming with the addition of NBA League Pass to Prime Video Channels.… Read More

Review: Amazon’s Twitch NFL live stream shows potential future of live sports online

Amazon is using Twitch and its Thursday Night Football live streams to test new gamification features that might change the… Read More

Amazon names first female NFL broadcasting duo for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video

Amazon will help make a bit of sports broadcasting history on Thursday. The tech giant has hired Andrea Kremer and… Read More

Prime takeover: Amazon goes on a marketing blitz inside Whole Foods stores as Prime Day nears

Amazon really wants you to know about how Prime members can save money at its Whole Foods grocery stores. If you’ve… Read More

Amazon’s new delivery program sparks early interest as shares of UPS and FedEx dip

“I’m keenly interested in establishing myself in this program.” “I am a disabled combat veteran and I’m interested in Amazon’s… Read More

Amazon’s new blue crew: Tech giant enlists entrepreneurs to own the ‘last mile,’ delivering packages in Prime vans and uniforms

Amazon is expanding further into package delivery and promising to support a new wave of small business owners with the launch… Read More

Amazon expands Prime member savings to all Whole Foods locations across U.S.

Amazon’s new Prime discount program will be available at all Whole Foods locations across the U.S. this week. Prime members… Read More

Amazon Prime’s new Whole Foods discounts roll out Wednesday in 10 more states, including Washington

Amazon continues to bring its new Whole Foods discounts across the nation. Starting this Wednesday, June 13, Whole Foods stores… Read More

Amazon will offer more Whole Foods discounts for Prime members, report says

More Whole Foods discounts are coming for Amazon Prime members. CNBC reported this week that Amazon is set to roll… Read More

Amazon to release new Alexa options for families and kids, including ‘magic word’ feature that gives positive reinforcement for saying ‘please’

Amazon plans to release a slate of new Alexa features for parents and children, plus a new $79.99 version of… Read More

Creeped out by Amazon Key? How the in-home delivery service will work

So they’ll get the code to our front door? What’s to stop them from just stealing everything in the house?… 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 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

Amazon’s new ‘Prime Wardrobe’ shopping service is like Trunk Club with a twist

Amazon is launching a new challenge to Nordstrom, Macy’s and other department stores with a service called Prime Wardrobe that… Read More

Amazon gives 2% rewards back to Prime members who deposit cash via their bank account

Amazon today added a new way for Prime members to earn cash-back. “Amazon Prime Reload” gives customers 2% back when… Read More

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