Amazon has passed the 100-million-mark in terms of Prime membership 13 years after the program’s launch, a figure that has been guessed at but never publicly disclosed, CEO Jeff Bezos said in the company’s annual shareholder letter.
Amazon plans to exclusively sell 10 different Fire-enabled 4K and HD smart television models at Best Buy stores in the U.S. and Canada, from Toshiba and Best Buy’s Insignia brand, beginning this summer. Here is how this partnership will benefit both Amazon and Best Buy.
Amazon announced the launch of an international mobile shopping feature that lets international customers browse and shop more than 45 million items that can be shipped to their country from the U.S. See which languages and how many currencies will be featured through this option.
Boxed launched “Boxed Up,” a new paid membership service. For $49 a year, members of the program will receive free rush shipping on orders over $20, improved customer service, price matching and cash back on purchases. Here are some of the other perks this new paid membership promises to customers.
Amazon is far and away the number-one ecommerce seller in America, representing an estimated 45% of overall online sales. This webinar by ChannelAdvisor and Multichannel Merchant will highlight how to win the Amazon buy box.
Who will win the battle for consumers’ hearts-and-minds – and their wallets? Will the pure-play online retailers like Amazon and an increasing number of niche online-only sites like Bonobos and Fab.com, or omnichannel retailers that have the power of the Big Box behind them, win the revenue race?
Retailers cannot ignore the force that is Amazon, because they’ve been a game changer in the world of ecommerce, making their name synonymous with online shopping. But are shoppers in other markets getting the same outstanding customer experience that millions of loyal Prime members in the U.S. have come to expect? Here are tips on how merchants can capitalize on Amazon’s weaknesses in cross-border ecommerce by differentiating after the click.
If you read the headlines, it seems like 2018 already belongs to Amazon. However, it doesn’t need to be this way. Retailers can use their own strengths and go up against Amazon this year. Here are three ways to make this happen.
Many retailers are looking to learn from Amazon’s extraordinary success as they seek to grow their own business, researching and analyzing to get ahead of the game. Here are 5 lessons from Spiffy CEO Scott Wingo, who for years tracked all things Amazon as CEO of ChannelAdvisor.
In an effort to drive more customers to full-year memberships, Amazon is raising its monthly Prime membership fees by $2, while leaving the yearly subscription fee at $99. See what changes Amazon is making to its seller fees, and which categories are affected.