Amazon.com
November 2, 2015 at 11:01 am
Amazon.com on Sunday launched its Black Friday deals store as it begins to count down to what traditionally has been one of the biggest shopping days of the year. The Seattle retailer promises tens of thousands of deals on technology, toys and clothes between now and Dec. 22. TVs, digital cameras, projectors and connected products for…
October 30, 2015 at 11:01 am
Amazon.com, which has been working hard for years to build up Amazon Fashion, anticipates selling its own private-label clothing brands, an executive said at a conference Tuesday. “For Amazon, we know our customers love brands, many of the brands in this room … and that’s where the lion’s share of our business comes from,” Jeff Yurcisin,…
October 29, 2015 at 10:54 am
Last night, with just a few clicks of an Amazon Fire TV Stick remote, I bought a Hershey’s Halloween Snack Size Assortment 50-Count bag of candy via my TV screen, for delivery to my house — without touching my phone or computer. This morning, the Amazon.com-powered TV interface was offering a Fitbit Charge for purchase…
October 28, 2015 at 11:03 am
A group of drivers for the new Amazon Prime Now delivery service filed suit against the company Tuesday, alleging they were denied overtime pay, workers’ compensation and mileage reimbursements. The workers say they were improperly classified as independent contractors instead of employees. The Prime Now service launched in Southern California last month and promises one- and two-hour…
October 27, 2015 at 12:54 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with Amazon.com in using drones to fill and deliver online orders. The world's largest retailer by revenue has for several months been conducting indoor tests of small…
October 21, 2015 at 10:10 am
Two months after a damning New York Times story about Amazon.com's corporate culture, the retailer has published a blistering response, accusing the paper of misrepresenting the company. The Times responded with a tough, unwavering defense of its story and reporter. At the moment, Amazon is getting the last word with a rebuttal to the paper's rebuttal. The…
October 19, 2015 at 10:46 am
In April of this year, Amazon.com filed suit against the operators of websites that offered Amazon sellers the ability to purchase fake, four- and five-star reviews of their products. Most of those websites have now been closed, and Amazon took action against the sellers involved. Now Amazon is continuing its crackdown on fake reviews by…
October 16, 2015 at 11:22 am
Off-site sellers who enjoyed a steady stream of traffic from Amazon Product Ads will bid farewell to that at the end of October. Amazon.com disclosed over the summer that the service would end on Halloween. Likewise, what appeared to be a possible replacement, or even a competitor with Google AdWords, will also cease operation as Amazon…
October 14, 2015 at 11:10 am
Amazon.com overcharged many sellers’ accounts last week, and sellers are calling into question the way the company handled the overbilling incident. Sellers discovered Amazon charged their account 600 pesos (approximately $37) for fees to Amazon Mexico, even though they had never signed up to sell on the Mexican marketplace. (The amount varied slightly from seller to…
October 12, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Aspiring delivery drivers take note: Amazon.com wants you. The e-commerce company has launched Amazon Flex, which says it will pay $18 to $25 an hour in exchange for "delivering packages for Amazon with your car and smartphone." The moneymaking opportunity is "coming soon" to Chicago, Manhattan, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland, the website says.…
