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Smart Lock for Home Deliveries Targets Porch Piracy

July 30, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

BoxLock, a smart lock startup, is aiming to address the growing problem of porch piracy by securing ecommerce deliveries through barcode scanning by parcel carriers. It went live on Prime Day and is exclusive to Prime members but that’s bound to change as the solution catches on.

Site Glitch, Strikes, Protests, Boycotts Mar Prime Day Kickoff for Amazon

July 17, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Amazon Prime Day got off to a bit of a rocky start, with a website glitch that disappointed and angered shoppers, a strike in European fulfillment centers and some protests in the U.S. over the sale of books by fringe groups. Yet the company said sales out of the gate were pacing ahead of 2017.

Amazon Shutting Out Some Shoppers for Making Multiple Returns

May 29, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Amazon, vaunted for its free two-day shipping with Prime membership and free returns, has apparently been shutting out some shoppers based on how often they return purchases, according media reports. See what the reaction was and what Amazon said in response.

As If In-Home Delivery Wasn’t Enough, Amazon Key Now Brings It to Your Trunk

April 25, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Building off its Amazon Key offering last fall that lets couriers open smart locks and enter homes to drop off orders, Amazon is now enabling deliveries to the trunks of late-model GM and Volvo vehicles, the company announced.

Target Launches Same-Day Delivery from Store in Urban Markets

April 17, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

In the endless march toward greater and faster convenience in shopping across channels, Target announced that 60 outlets in five major markets will offer a same-day delivery service on in-store purchases, making it easier to get bulky items home to an urban dwelling.

Sam’s Club Creates Amazon Prime-Like Free Shipping Service

February 16, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Walmart subscription bulk buying subsidiary Sam’s Club is rolling out an Amazon Prime-like service offering unlimited free shipping on nearly all items for its Plus members at $100 a year, $1 more than Prime charges, with no minimum order threshold.

Whole Foods Two-Hour Delivery Already Booming in Austin

February 14, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Whole Foods just started offering free two-hour delivery for Amazon Prime members in four markets last week and the service is already starting to take off, at least in Austin, TX. See what else is cooking in the hot e-grocery sector.

Amazon Expands Free Same-Day, Next-Day for Prime Members

December 14, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Continuing in perpetual motion mode, Amazon has expanded the number of cities and towns offering free same-day and next-day delivery for Prime members from 5,000 to 8,000, while also leveraging its Best Buy acquisition and new bookstores in an all-out holiday season assault.

1-800-Flowers Saw Loyalty Program Boost from Prime Day

September 7, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

1-800 Flowers saw a significant bump in its Passport loyalty program on Amazon’s Prime Day in July, drafting on the mega sales event as it grew Passport enrollments 300% that week.

Amazon Reportedly Expanding Prime Now to Canada

September 5, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

Amazon Prime members in Vancouver and Toronto will soon be able to receive orders in one to two hours, according to several media reports, creating a strong incentive sure to drive growth of the lucrative subscription program north of the border.

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