SAN FRANCISCO — Most people who order items from Amazon receive their packages from UPS, the U.S. Postal Service or another delivery service. But today my delivery came straight from… Read More
Target Corp. this morning took a new competitive swipe at Amazon, reducing its minimum online order requirement to $25 to qualify for free shipping of online purchases. That’s half of Target’s… Read More
Last week Amazon dismissed the results of a study claiming that 10 percent of packages arrived later than shoppers were expecting during the holidays. Greg Greeley, the Amazon executive who leads the Prime business, called the data “very… Read More
Amazon is downplaying the results of a new study today that claims 10 percent of shoppers said packages arrived later than expected over the holidays. The survey, which was conducted last month by… Read More
In today’s world of instant gratification and rapid shipping, Zulily orders can practically take an eternity to show up at your doorstep. Average wait times: A few weeks, and sometimes longer. I know… Read More
Amazon’s shareholder meeting on Wednesday is one of the rare times we get to hear from Jeff Bezos. The rest of the year, the company’s founder and CEO frequently skips duties, like chatting with analysts on… Read More
Groupon is no longer just a daily deals company. It sells anything online, from face moisturizer to dog beds. But unlike Amazon, the aspiring retailer has not figured out a… Read More
Need that socket-wrench set by the end of the day, without going to the hardware store? Amazon is aiming to make it easier. The online retailer is expanding its… Read More
There’s several reasons why consumers still prefer Netflix over Amazon, but the new $99 price tag of Amazon Prime isn’t one. That’s potentially good news for Amazon, which was seeing… Read More
At least one company is trying to capitalize on Amazon’s announcement this morning that it was raising the price of Amazon Prime to $99 a year. ShopRunner, which offers free… Read More
Amazon is boosting the price of its Prime membership program, increasing it from $79 per year to $99 per year. The move was expected, although Amazon had said it was considering… Read More
Amazon is being accused of encouraging third-party sellers to inflate prices to help cover the cost of shipping, even though customers who pay for Amazon Prime, are supposed to get… Read More
Google is talking with big retailers about creating a new service to provide fast, cheap shipping of items found through its product search engine, in competition with the free shipping… Read More