AUSTIN, Texas — Gray skies, cops on bikes, microbrews and transit turmoil: If Texas’ state capital gets picked as Amazon’s HQ2, Amazonians will find much that’s familiar, plus the scent of… Read More
Amazon has consolidated its Fresh, Prime Now and Restaurant delivery services under one executive: Stephenie Landry. The move was reported by Recode. Landry is, by all measures, a rising star at… Read More
A YouTuber’s attempt to show that speedy delivery services can be used to satisfy more than our own appetite for food or merchandise has touched a viral nerve on the… Read More
Amazon has added Prime Now rapid delivery voice ordering to its Alexa-powered family of devices. That means owners of any Alexa device — whether it is Amazon Echo, Echo Dot,… Read More
Procrastinators everywhere are relying on Amazon Prime to get those last-minute Christmas gifts under the wire. In some cities, like Seattle, shoppers can purchase online items up until 10 p.m.… Read More
They may not have won a trip to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but hundreds of lucky Amazon Prime Now customers did find golden tickets in their deliveries recently as part of… Read More
Seattleites have a new option for ordering items online, thanks to Google. Google Express launched today in Seattle and across Washington, along with 10 other states. It’s part of a big expansion for… Read More
If your dog or cat demands the best treat or toy and it has to be there right away, Amazon Prime Now has you covered. Amazon announced Thursday that it would begin… Read More
When Seattle bicycle messenger Josh Buford first heard about the opportunity to deliver for Amazon Prime Now, he remembers being skeptical because of his own admitted misgivings about the giant… Read More
First, Amazon created Flex, an Uber-esque home delivery service for Prime Now customers. Now, the retailer appears to be contracting with private drivers to deliver even standard packages to customers’… Read More
Amazon customers in Manhattan can now order virtually any kind of booze they’re looking for, and have it delivered to their front door in under an hour. This is the second market where… Read More
Amazon has the West Coast covered with its Prime Now delivery service. The e-commerce giant today announced that Prime Now is available in most San Francisco and San Jose neighborhoods. You… Read More
It’s official: UberEATS is the fastest restaurant delivery service around. Two GeekWire reporters took the relatively new offering for a test drive on Tuesday, ordering food around the same time from two… Read More
Uber is getting ready to launch its UberEATS service in Seattle on Oct. 7, making the city the first battleground where Uber and Amazon will go head-to-head in the food delivery business. Uber’s… Read More
Amazon Prime members in Los Angeles and Orange County now have access to Prime Now. Amazon announced today that its one-hour delivery service is live in select Los Angeles and Orange County… Read More
Target has unleashed a number of new programs aimed at bringing its online and digital experiences up to speed with market leaders, like Amazon. For instance, this fall, it’s speeding up… Read More
Amazon may have up to 50 million U.S. Prime subscribers, and as many as 60 to 80 million globally, according to a new survey. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney… Read More
I tapped “checkout” at 7:12 p.m., was in my pajamas by 7:25 p.m., and at 7:49 p.m. I opened my apartment door to find an Amazon Prime Now delivery rider standing… Read More
It’s only been two weeks since Amazon launched its one-hour delivery service in Seattle, but it’s hard to consider it any sort of test. The territory Amazon is now serving has… Read More
Amazon is launching a new restaurant delivery service in Seattle today, leveraging its fleet of drivers to get hot meals to customers within an hour. The official launch confirms what GeekWire reported just two… Read More
Amazon is redefining the meaning of flash sales. In emails sent to customers yesterday, Amazon told its MyHabit.com customers that some orders may be delivered to their doorstep within two hours for free. For now,… Read More
Amazon finally launched its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in the Seattle area this week, following months of rumors and a series of articles by GeekWire. But there was one major question… Read More
Amazon looks poised to bring one-hour alcohol delivery to the Seattle area any day now, but expanding the service outside of Washington state might end up posing quite a challenge. Nick… Read More
Amazon has applied for liquor licenses at three new locations in the Seattle region, signaling a possible plan to speed up deliveries to residents of its hometown. AmazonFresh, the company’s grocery delivery service,… Read More
The past year has brought a new wave of on-demand services to cities around the country — with groceries, dinner, a personal driver and much more available at your door with the press of a… Read More
How’s this for under an hour? Engadget reports that Amazon Prime Now delivered some candy in only 23 minutes. As we reported earlier, Amazon launched Prime Now in Manhattan today, a… Read More