by Mike Duff | Jul 29, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Amazon fell short of second-quarter expectations as it continued working to cut costs and drive its Prime business. In the quarter that ended June 30, Amazon’s net loss was $2.03 billion, or 20 cents per diluted share, versus net earnings of $7.78 billion, or 76...
by Mike Duff | Jul 22, 2022 | Retail Articles
Customers awaiting their Amazon packages in major cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle and St. Louis will begin seeing custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolling to their homes. Amazon announced...
by Mike Duff | Jul 21, 2022 | Retail Articles
Voice commerce has yet to really take off, but as consumers get used to interacting with smart devices and products via speech, Amazon has picked this time to introduce the Alexa Shopping Kit, a resource for developers. It is, Amazon announced, a comprehensive suite...
by Mike Duff | Jul 20, 2022 | Retail Articles
In a challenge to fraudsters, Amazon has announced that it has filed legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews in exchange for money or free products. The groups, Amazon asserted, recruit...
by Peter Giannetti | Jul 20, 2022 | Appliances, Home Environment
Lasko Products has launched a pair of Alexa-enabled home environment products: an oscillating tower fan and a True HEPA air purifier. The “Works with Alexa” 48-inch tower fan and air purifier were developed using Amazon’s Alexa Connect Kit service and designed...
