FAA Gives Amazon Green Light on Drone Testing – Again
The FAA again gave Amazon permission for drone testing, a month after complaints that a previous approval was moot because the vehicle had become obsolete.
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Amazon Expands Prime Now to Dallas
Days after going into Baltimore and Miami, Amazon Prime Now one-hour delivery is available in Dallas; Amazon also faulted the FAA on slow drone approval.
Sephora Takes On Amazon with Two-Day Shipping Program
Beauty retailer Sephora is upping its ecommerce fulfillment game, offering customers unlimited free two-day shipping for $10 per year, a la Amazon Prime.
Amazon Expands Prime Now Same-Day Delivery to All of Manhattan
Amazon announced it has expanded its Prime Now one- and two-hour delivery service to include all of Manhattan, with other boroughs, metros to follow.
4 Shipping Predictions Ecommerce Businesses Need to Watch in 2015
Four shipping predictions that ecommerce business owners need to know in orders to stay competitive in 2015.
Bizrate Insights Finds Late Deliveries Could Cost Amazon Prime Almost 10% of Members
Nearly 10% of Amazon Prime members are considering non-renewal because of late deliveries, Bizrate Insights found in a new survey.
Amazon Triples Items Eligible for Free Shipping
By lifting a restriction that required all items in an order to come from the same seller to qualify for free shipping, Amazon has more than tripled the number of items that qualify for the benefit.
Amazon Signed Up More than 10 Million New Prime Members
Amazon’s 20th holiday season brought record growth to the company’s fast, free shipping program Amazon Prime – more than 10 million new members worldwide tried Prime for the first time.
Amazon Launches Prime Now, One-Hour Delivery in NYC
Continuing on its juggernaut of instant fulfillment of all kinds of stuff from “the anything store,” Amazon today announced Prime Now, a service that will allow Prime members in New York to receive household items like paper towels and laundry soap in as little as an hour via a mobile app.
The app, which is available in iOs and Android versions, give Prime members in select New York neighborhoods free two-hour delivery; the one-hour version costs $7.99 per order. The company’s much-touted facility on West 34th St. in Manhattan will serve as the fulfillment hub.
Is Google a Threat to Amazon with New Membership Pricing?
Google Express has challenged Amazon’s membership pricing by offering the service for $95 a year, while Amazon offers its Prime membership service for $99 a year.