by Mike Duff | Jun 10, 2026 | Retail Articles
According to Omnisend research, 66% of Prime Day shoppers, representing 55% of all consumers across the United States, are intent on spending the same amount of money or more than last year. A year ago, 45% of U.S. consumers shopped on Amazon Prime Day, the marketing...
by Mike Duff | Apr 6, 2026 | Retail Articles
With the conflict in the Middle East pressuring the energy sector, Amazon announced on its Seller Central platform that elevated fuel and logistics costs have compelled it to initiate a 3.5% fulfillment fee surcharge starting April 17. Amazon reported it has been...
by Mike Duff | Mar 20, 2026 | Retail Articles
Amazon is encouraging consumers to let its Rufus AI agent do the shopping and purchasing for them as the company prepares its Big Spring Sale. Amazon said the agentic AI shopping assistant can find deals, track markdowns, and set up price alerts for shoppers that will...
by Mike Duff | Nov 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
In an October full of retail sales promotions, consumers spent $88.7 billion online, up 8.2% year-over-year and with a significant part of that spend directed to products to enhance home spaces, according to data compiled by Adobe Analytics. Mobile continued to drive...
by Mike Duff | Oct 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
Amazon is ramping up its holiday strategy, announcing the return of its annual beauty event and plans to hire 250,000 seasonal workers ahead of the 2025 shopping season. The company just completed its Prime Big Deal Days promotion and now has scheduled the Amazon...