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News & Trends

Walmart, Amazon, Meta Showcase Support for SMBs with New Data, Services

May 2, 2023

Via: Retail TouchPoints

As National Small Business Month kicks off, some of the biggest names in U.S. commerce — including Walmart, Amazon and Meta — are touting how they support SMBs and introducing new tools and services to help them survive and thrive. […]


News & Trends

Amazon Retail and Cloud Growth Slows in Q1 but AI Investments Hold Promise

April 28, 2023

Via: Retail TouchPoints

Amazon’s net sales grew 9% year-over-year to $127.4 billion in Q1 2023. Net income was $3.2 billion for the period, compared with a net loss of $3.8 billion in Q1 2022. Growth in both retail sales and AWS services was […]


Retail Types, Stores

Amazon Rolls Out Dash Cart, Palm Payments to Colorado Whole Foods Stores

April 14, 2023

Via: Retail TouchPoints

Amazon is adding convenient payment options to 11 Whole Foods Markets in the Denver area with the rollout of its Amazon One palm recognition solution. Additionally, the SouthGlenn, Colo. store will soon offer the Amazon Dash Cart, a smart shopping […]


Suppliers

Are Consumers Willing to Wait Longer to Have Their Online Orders Delivered?

April 13, 2023

Via: RetailWire

How fast do consumers want their online orders delivered? Perhaps not as quickly as retailers think, according to a Wall Street Journal article posted yesterday. Jungle Scout’s Consumer Trends Report from July 2021 found 41 percent of consumers expect their […]


Suppliers

Will Amazon Customers Revolt Over Return Fees?

April 12, 2023

Via: RetailWire

Amazon.com has begun charging return fees on products brought to the UPS Store. The retail and technology giant has begun charging a $1.50 fee when customers drop off product returns at a UPS location instead of a nearby Amazon Fresh, […]


E-commerce, Retail Types

Amazon to shut down Book Depository online store

April 4, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon will close Gloucester-based online shop Book Depository at the end of April following staff reduction announcement. Book Depository was founded by Stuart Felton and a former Amazon employee Andrew Crawford and originally rivaled the tech giant. It focused on […]


News & Trends

Amazon’s balancing act is getting trickier

March 20, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

With its non-grocery brick-and-mortar stores largely in the rear-view mirror, the pandemic-related e-commerce surge abating and legacy retailers catching up, Amazon has entered a new phase. The e-commerce giant’s most high-profile move of this new era so far has been […]


Retail Types, Stores

In pictures: The evolution of Amazon’s physical retail stores

February 28, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon may have a relatively small retail footprint of just 48 stores across the globe, however it has certainly made a splash with its bricks-and-mortar strategy. Despite launching in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Seattle, the online giant didn’t open […]


News & Trends

Amazon poised to unveil NFT initiative in Spring

February 22, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon is reportedly set to unveil its NFT initiative in the Spring, joining the list of Fortune 500 companies. The world’s largest online retailer plans to introduce a “digital assets enterprise,” according to a report published by Blockworks. The programme […]


E-commerce, Retail Types

Amazon loses the middle man as it looks to source directly from brands

February 15, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon has informed its European vendors that it will now focus on sourcing its products on directly from brands instead of wholesalers, in an email seen by Retail Week. The US retail giant said it had reviewed the options before […]


Suppliers

Amazon scales back air cargo service as demand wanes

February 7, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon is prepped to scale back its air cargo service as demand cools and economic growth slows. According to one of the company’s key air cargo operators said Monday that the ecommerce giant is scaling back on flights this year. […]


FMCG products, Retail Types

Amazon Temporarily Halts Brick-and-Mortar Grocery Expansion Amid Overall Sales Growth

February 7, 2023

Via: Retail TouchPoints

Amazon has paused expansion of its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and Amazon Go checkout-free convenience stores, CEO Andy Jassy told investors on an earnings call. The ecommerce giant is searching for a “format that we think resonates with customers,” with “differentiation […]


News & Trends

Amazon cited for safety violations at 3 more warehouses

February 6, 2023

Via: Retail Dive

Inspectors say warehouse workers were subjected to long hours and often had to twist or bend in awkward positions to lift items. A review of on-site injury logs confirmed workers experienced high rates of musculoskeletal disorders, OSHA said. “Amazon’s operating […]


FMCG products, Retail Types

Amazon appoints grocery veterans as Fresh operation releases brakes

February 2, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon has appointed two grocery veterans to help ease the brakes off its Fresh operation in the UK. Both Claire Peters and Peter Bowrey have officially joined the company, taking on the roles of vice president of retail and vice […]


Suppliers

“Robots could surpass workers at Amazon by 2030”

February 2, 2023

Via: Charged

The number of robots ‘working’ at Amazon is drastically increasing, according to Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood. “Amazon is adding about a thousand robots a day. … If you compare the number of robots Amazon has to the number of employees, […]


Suppliers

What does Amazon know about delivering groceries that others don’t get?

January 31, 2023

Via: RetailWire

It’s going to become more expensive for Amazon Prime members to have their groceries delivered by Amazon Fresh. Prime members who have gotten their groceries delivered for free with a minimum purchase of $35 will now have to spend at […]


Suppliers

Amazon to start charging delivery fees on Fresh grocery orders

January 30, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon has announced that shoppers ordering over £120 of groceries through Amazon Fresh will need to pay a delivery fee, starting 28 February. The service is only available to Amazon Prime members who pay £112 per year to participate. The […]


E-payment & Data Security, Tech

Amazon expands Stripe partnership to enhance online payments

January 24, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon is expanding its partnership with Stripe, deepening the two companies’ long-standing relationship. Under the new agreement, Stripe will become a strategic payments partner for Amazon in the US, Europe, and Canada, processing a significant portion of Amazon’s total payments […]


Customer Experience, E-commerce

Amazon sellers can bid for more storage space with new capacity management system

January 20, 2023

Via: Charged

Amazon will introduce a new capacity management system for third-party sellers using its fulfilment services that enables the option to bid for additional storage space. Sellers will also be able to request additional Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) inventory capacity based […]


News & Trends

OSHA Cites Amazon for Safety Violations at 3 Warehouses; Company Plans Appeal

January 20, 2023

Via: Retail TouchPoints

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Amazon for workplace safety violations at three of its warehouses, a decision that Amazon said it will appeal. Amazon facilities in Deltona, Fla., Waukegan, Ill. and New […]