PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In a move that could interrupt the duopoly of Zomato and Swiggy, competition in the food delivery space in India could intensify as Amazon India reportedly aims to enter the industry in the near future. Amazon India’s food delivery system is currently only available to workers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In announcing the launch of the Walgreens Advertising Group this week, the giant pharmacy chain said that with the help of more than 9,000 stores and 100+ million loyalty members, it would use “advanced data modeling” to connect brands directly with audiences in a digital ecosystem that “surpasses the industry method of digital media buying.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

Anyone looking for a scoop on a prospective Amazon deal left disappointed. Our company is well-positioned through a combination of deep brand relationships, the best portfolio with a strong mix of geographic locations and product types and a strong balance sheet, to continue our leadership position in the retail real estate industry.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

However, the industry faces challenges from old machines that haven’t been updated and the deployment of EMV-enabled cards/methods in the U.S. And in coffee retail, Starbucks is amplifying its brand with the Global Coffee Alliance and a new Starbucks Reserve Roastery location. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

There’s a new king of the mountain in the seemingly endless tussle between the world’s four largest companies – Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple. 7), Amazon passed Microsoft as the largest company by market value, according to reports. The news gave Amazon stocks a shot in the arm; they rose about 3.5 On Monday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Amazon has filed for a trademark for Amazon Pharmacy in several countries, according to a report by CNBC. The trademarks illustrate how Amazon could potentially move its nascent online pharmacy business overseas, despite the numerous challenges it faces in the U.S. Amazon filed for the patent in Canada on Jan 9.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

And Amazon was trying to break into the fashion business. Engadget: “Why The Fashion World Won’t Let Amazon In”. Business Of Fashion: “Amazon will capture all of the massive but uncool parts of the apparel industry.”. The Nation: “Amazon’s many tentacles provide it with novel ways to strong-arm suppliers.”.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Digital disruption continues to accelerate across every industry, including the digital industry itself. As customers shift their brand interactions further into digital channels, brands and companies are slowly realizing that their customers’ experience with these channels has come to define the brand itself.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Luxury product rip-off artists and their social media accomplices beware: Amazon is coming after you. Amazon on Thursday (Nov. In order to evade Amazon’s anti-counterfeiting rules , Fitzpatrick and Kelly-Krejci posted side-by-side photos of a generic, non-branded product and a luxury counterfeit product.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Amazon launched its latest B2B entry in eCommerce on Monday (June 24) with the Amazon Professional Beauty Store , a shopping hub for professional stylists, barbers and estheticians. The store will carry products from brands including Wella Color Charm, RUSK and OPI Professional, as well as other spa and salon supplies. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The toy industry will soon gather for what insiders used to call “CES with stairs.” But it limits revenue and that’s where the industry will be watching. No one expects Toys R Us to steal its market share back from Walmart, Target and Amazon. Heck, Target might eventually take over the entire brand if the deal works well.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Alternative Airlines, a website that allows customers to search for airline flights, and Amazon Pay, which allows people to pay using their Amazon payment information, have teamed up to provide a new payment option, according to a press release by the airline search company.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

Amazon is expanding its anti-counterfeiting program, called Transparency, to Europe, India and Canada, according to a report by TechCrunch. The program works by adding a T-shaped QR-like code to items to serialize them and help to identify when the item is fake, both on Amazon’s side and the buyer side.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

One bottle of your finest Amazon reserve label wine, please? The Next Wines brand of wines has been specifically developed by private label vineyard King Vintners on behalf of Amazon. Four additional brands will be added down the line. This is now a reality for the eCommerce giant as it rolls into the winemaking realm.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

food manufacturers, are seen as the least prepared for the competition that is coming from Amazon. Analyst Alexia Howard said in a research note covered by CNBC that those two companies aren’t prepared for the time when Amazon starts selling packaged foods online. Meanwhile, Mondelez doesn’t promote its cookie brands online.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Amazon holds the dominant edge in the market for smart speakers, as about 70 percent of people in the U.S. who use the devices are using an Amazon Echo, according to a report Monday (Feb. percent of users claiming the Amazon Echo as their speaker of choice. Some will be going with other speaker brands — there was 31.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2020

Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Also last year, Walmart shuttered its Jet.com eCommerce website and phased out the brand.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Amazon’s B2B business is growing up fast, as trade conflicts build and inject risks and threats into the larger industry landscape. In its first year, Amazon Business had $1 billion in sales. By comparison, Amazon’s consumer retail unit took seven years to reach $10 billion in sales. based industrial supplier W.W.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

How does a company compete with Amazon? At Deliverr , they attack what Amazon won’t handle – and now they have the funding to prove it. In the age of Amazon, achieving success in this market takes dozens of fulfillment centers, advanced logistics and sophisticated enterprise technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

Online giant Amazon is reportedly developing a video game streaming service that wouldn’t involve a peripheral and would solely exist on the internet, according to reports. The video game industry has been steadily changing from a physical disc business into a download-type service, with the proliferation of faster online download speeds.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

In their race to capture the consumer’s whole paycheck, Amazon and Walmart have focused this week on the “great digital expansion,” with the goal of finding new ways to reach consumer spend going forward. Prime Day’s postponement came when Amazon was struggling in the pandemic’s early days to resolve big shipping and staffing woes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

This weekend’s reports that Amazon is negotiating with Simon Property Group to take positions at anchor tenant spaces for fulfillment centers signal the beginning of major changes at retail centers across the country. Some kind of transaction between JCPenney and Amazon has been rumored since the pandemic lockdowns in mid-March.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Amazon is enhancing its partnership with Casino , the French retailer, in which Amazon will install pickup lockers in Casino stores and more of Casino’s products will be sold on Amazon. A spokeswoman for Amazon declined to comment to Reuters. A spokeswoman for Amazon declined to comment to Reuters.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 6, 2018

US Patent 9,858,719 was Issued on January 2nd to Amazon Services Inc. Moreover, the company’s recent acquisition of 3D human-body-modeling startup, Body Labs, as well as Amazon’s multiple in-house clothing brands and other fashion-related initiatives, suggests they may be working towards dominating yet another industry.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

That means Walmart and Amazon will square off more than ever when it comes to collecting their share of the consumer’s whole paycheck. This week saw a lot of expansion efforts out of Walmart, while Amazon has been playing defense on several fronts. The latest developments: Amazon . Bezos Is Going To Washington .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Major retailers are pitching premium baby care products at a less-than-premium price tag with the help of exclusive brands: Walmart is offering Hello Bello exclusively at its stores and its website (and that of the brand). It is also reportedly the inaugural brand rolled out under a platform called Launched.LA.,

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

What does it take for a fashion brand to stay on top of the trends? But not all brands excel at crawling the web for information relevant to their businesses. “A Brands and retailers work on a global scale, after all. For multinational brands, this functionality could help perfect their local pricing.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Amazon Mulls Registering Services as Separate Entities in India. German Gov’t Looks Into Amazon’s Use of Its Market Position Amid Pandemic. Regulations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

To ensure that voice-enabled products offer customers flexibility and choice through multiple, interoperable voice services, Amazon and top technology firms announced the Voice Interoperability Initiative. Multiple simultaneous wake words provide the best option for customers,” Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Online brands are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores. Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

To do so, it’s getting a little help from a company that knows a thing or two about eCommerce: Amazon. As PYMNTS reported in December , the beauty industry has become ruled by millennials. Women between ages 18 and 34 are the main buyers, spending nearly $13 billion in the cosmetics industry each year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

The world’s most valuable brand is set to publish its second quarter earnings report on Thursday (July 25), which is expected to provide insight into how Amazon’s newest acquisitions are boosting the company’s revenue. and a cashierless Amazon Go store to New York City.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

He told the paper that it is natural to progress to something that is like Ikea’s website but also sells other items, similar to Amazon. I think there are tons of opportunities,” said the CEO in the report, pointing to Zalando, the booming European online fashion retailer that sells clothes from several brands. “I

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

If Amazon and Walmart are fighting for the consumer’s whole paycheck, this week’s battle went to Amazon. Video hours on Amazon Prime doubled. Amazon says it has created over 175,000 new jobs since March and will bring 125,000 into full- time positions. In other words: Amazon says it can do better.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And in leveraging Amazon’s scale as a platform — with millions of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and even micro-sized businesses hawking pretty much everything under the sun — it might seem a “slam dunk” if, say, a financial industry powerhouse were looking to bring small business loans to a new market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Amazon released the final rundown of shipping dates, and defended its record for the season so far. But there were bigger elements in the news mix — Walmart’s ongoing eCommerce personnel structure drama added another chapter this week with a big exit, while Amazon put a coda on its HQ2 expansion soap opera with an unexpected move.

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