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Big-box retailers are hesitant to give over any part of their business to Amazon, and that includes their cloud-computing businesses.
Amazon is letting third-party sellers access detailed analytics about buyers.
It's been two years since Amazon Cash launched in the U.S., but it's unclear how it will scale to physical stores.
Amazon is growing the reach of its homegrown shipping capabilities, positioning itself to compete with UPS and FedEx.
Amazon has quietly built an army of exclusive brands.
Amazon Pay wants to use a tie-up with payments company Worldpay to grow its reach among brands.
Amazon’s rocked the boat for its vendor partners over the past month, but not all brands selling on the platform are reconsidering their relationship with the platform.
Amazon is growing the reach of exclusive wellness brand Choice through a tie-up with digital health maintenance startup One Drop.
Amazon is looking to reach lower-income customers, a demographic that's traditionally considered out of its core customer base.
It’s been a chaotic week for vendors and sellers doing business on Amazon.
Amazon has walked back the decision to terminate a majority of the vendor purchase orders, but vendors and sellers are in survival mode planning how to protect their businesses.
Amazon announced yesterday that it's shutting down all of its pop-up stores, as its brick-and-mortar strategy continues to evolve.
The move signals one more way Amazon is seeking to control how companies sell on its platform.
To smaller merchants, Amazon Pay helps build brand trust and increased sales.
Location data is no longer limited to geo-fencing, which typically triggers a text or app notification when a person enters a street or store.
Physical retail strategies have become integral to the growth of direct-to-consumer brands, as they seek out customers they can't reach online. Members of the first generation of DTC, like Warby Parker and Casper now have aggressive store expansion plans. Home goods brand Parachute is one such brand that's undergoing a rapid physical expansion. After launching in 2014, last year Parachute raised $30 million in venture capital to open 20 stores by 2020. Right now, the company now has seven stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, New York, Chicago and Dallas.
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