College students ordering en masse have made a mess of at least one college campus mailroom this fall — it simply isn’t big enough to handle the load. The news… Read More
It’s a classic film featuring a mad scientist, flying cars and hover boards — and now Amazon Prime members can indulge in every Marty McFly moment as Amazon will stream… Read More
Amazon’s amping up for fall and announced six new pilots with Hollywood heavyweights, including shows created by Louis CK and Sacha Baron Cohen. As usual, you the viewer get to… Read More
Amazon is cutting the price of Amazon Prime to $67 this Friday in celebration of its five Emmy wins for its original TV series Transparent at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. Amazon announced… 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
A new shipping program being offered by Amazon is causing some customers to panic, leading them to worry that fewer items will qualify for free two-day shipping in the future. Gizmodo’s headline declared: “Amazon… 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
Target is gearing up to launch a new program this fall that intends on speeding up shipping times that comes close to matching Amazon’s speed and reliability. Through a program called “available… Read More
Is Amazon Prime worth it? That’s a fair question after Amazon raised the annual fee last year to $99, and then announced earlier this month that only two adult members within… Read More
Amazon employees reading over the weekend’s news might not want to see this — the New York Post reports that Jeff Bezos has agreed to pay Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear fame $250… Read More
Target is offering free shipping again this summer in time for back-to-school shopping season after it saw orders soar this holiday after running a similar promotion. The Minneapolis-based retailer said online purchases made… Read More
Amazon’s decision last year to boost the annual price of an Amazon Prime membership is helping the company’s bottom line by covering more of its rapidly rising shipping costs. That’s one… Read More
Earlier this week, Amazon quietly cut back on the number of family members with whom Amazon Prime members can share their free shipping benefits. Now, a spokeswoman is telling GeekWire today that the program, being… Read More
An end is in sight for those waiting for Season 2 of Amazon’s award-winning series Transparent — Dec. 4. The announcement was made yesterday by the cast and creative team… Read More
Amazon has quietly cut back on the number of adult family members with whom Amazon Prime members can share their free shipping benefits — reducing the flexibility of a Prime membership for some… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show: Windows 10 is finally here, and we talk about our favorite and not-so-favorite parts of the new Microsoft operating system. Amazon wants you to… Read More
Amazon is becoming the latest company to start moving beyond Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight to adopt native HTML5 web video. The company said today that it has begun to roll out… Read More
In yet another move this week to acquire new shows for its Prime audience, Amazon has inked a deal with the Top Gear guys. Per the announcement via Amazon: “Jeremy… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show: An assessment of Amazon Prime Day, a big milestone for asteroid mining, tech moguls Steve Ballmer and Mark Cuban make nice over an NBA deal… Read More
In everything coming up Amazon today, Jeff Bezos and his entertainment crew landed the cover of the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter. RELATED POST: Spike Lee’s new film will… Read More
Amazon’s stock got a big boost today after an analyst made positive comments about Prime, the company’s two-day shipping program. Today’s Amazon’s stock is up $12.73, or 2.8 percent to hit $468.26… Read More
Amazon now has about 44 million U.S. Prime members, who will be eligible to shop tomorrow during the company’s Black Friday-like shopping event. In a report released today, Consumer Intelligence… Read More
Next week Amazon is slashing prices on thousands of items in hopes of creating a second “Black Friday” shopping event to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. The 24-hour sale called Prime Day… Read More
How many people will sign up for Walmart’s upcoming shipping service that is aiming to rival Amazon’s own membership program? Not that many, according to a survey that asked 6,000 U.S. adults how… Read More
Whenever you buy something on Amazon.com that’s marked with the Prime symbol, you expect it to arrive in two days or less. To accomplish that level of efficiency and speed,… Read More
Amazon operates in so many markets, sometimes it’s hard to know what makes the company successful. But at the company’s annual shareholders meeting today, Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos named three businesses for… Read More
Amazon is now offering free shipping with no minimum order requirement on thousands of new items that are small and inexpensive. The program, called “Fulfillment by Amazon Small and Light,” is… Read More
Time is a precious commodity, even on the weekend. So as I woke up Sunday morning and contemplated the errands on my list, I immediately thought about the new tool at my disposal:… Read More
We’re diving into the world of video streaming on this week’s GeekWire radio show. Our guest in the studio is Rob Toledo, the editor-in-chief of Exstreamist.com, a site based in… Read More
Amazon plans to convert a former auto dealership just north of downtown Seattle into a hub for its Prime Now one-hour delivery service, according to planning documents filed with the city of… Read More