Amazon

pymnts | November 09, 2017

Amazon’s physical retail and fast delivery businesses are now under a single leader, company veteran Steve Kessel, according to Thursday reports from the Wall Street Journal. Kessel is a former lieutenant of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who now finds himself responsible for Prime Now, AmazonFresh, Whole Foods Market and Amazon’s brick-and-mortar book and convenience stores....

retailworldmagazine | November 14, 2017

Amazon’s first Australian Seller Summit was attended by hundreds of people who came to hear how businesses can use the online retail giant’s third-party selling platform, Amazon Marketplace, to grow. The event, organised in partnership with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the SME Association of Australia (SMEA), was held at Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney on Monday 13 November....

pymnts | November 13, 2017

Monday (Nov. 13) reports from business news source The Age announced Amazon has confirmed plans to expand its marketplace offerings into Australia. While no official word has come down about the official date of the Amazon Australia launch, analysts have reported expectations that the it will be ready for the Christmas shopping season. Some have predicted the Australian version of the eCommerce platform will be ready in time for Black Friday or Cyber Monday retail sales....

pymnts | November 16, 2017

It’s about to get easier for cooks to stay current on their ingredient lists. Amazon and Allrecipes have announced a new integration that will see AmazonFresh embedded within the site’s top recipes. Going forward, dedicated home chefs who realize they are short an ingredient or two will not have to run out to the store and finish the list. Instead, with a quick tap and buy, chefs can have their ingredients delivered to their door on the same day by AmazonFresh....