by Mike Duff | Jun 3, 2026 | Retail Articles
Prime Day returns June 23–26, bringing Amazon’s loyalty program members deals across more than 35 product categories, including home, clothing, beauty, kitchen and electronics. The four-day shopping event kicks off at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on June 23, the company...
by Mike Duff | May 27, 2026 | Retail Articles
AWS, Amazon’s B2B operation, is expanding access to the company’s new Alexa for Shopping AI agentic technology to other retailers as an alternative to third-party operations, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Alexa for Shopping combines the capabilities of Amazon’s exclusive...
by Mike Duff | May 13, 2026 | Retail Articles
Retailers have spent years trying to develop conversational commerce formats that consumers would adapt broadly, with mixed success. Amazon now is taking another step with the introduction of Alexa for Shopping. Amazon described Alex for Shopping as a personalized AI...
by Mike Duff | Apr 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
In his annual letter to shareholders reviewing 2025, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy emphasized the company’s AWS and AI chip businesses but also pointed to developments across its retail operations, which he said are well-positioned for continued growth. Among his...
by Mike Duff | May 2, 2025 | Retail Articles
The first quarter was dynamic for Amazon, with earnings and revenue that surpassed Wall Street expectations and the introduction of additional tools designed to make shopping more satisfying. Net income was $17.13 billion, or $1.59 per diluted share, versus $10.43...
