Amazon has scheduled Prime Big Deal Days to return October 8-9 with new bargains dropping as often as every five minutes during select periods throughout the event .As a prelude to the annual pre-holiday sale, Amazon has launched select discounts on travel, Amazon...
In an early read on the 2024 holiday retail season, Skai, an omnichannel advertising platform, reported 15% of U.S. consumers surveyed said they already started shopping for the season, and 58% said they would begin holiday shopping by November 1. Still, that doesn’t...
Amazon struck a deal with artificial intelligence developer Covariant and is expanding its Bay Area AI and robotics team as the company continues to look for ways to make its logistics systems more faster and more efficient. Amazon is licensing Covariant’s robotic...
The upcoming holiday presents challenges for retailers fighting it out through a shopping period with the fewest number of days between Thanksgiving and Christmas since 2019 and with 43% of consumers carrying more debt than they held in 2023. Data from the Salesforce...
In an initiative developed to help its marketplace members deal with return-related issues, Amazon is giving sellers that use its Fulfillment by Amazon operation flexible options, including resale, for managing product returns. Recommerce is a larger consideration...