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Dec 4, 20191 min read
Amazon gives charities something to smile about
Shopping for a cause If you're like millions of others, you probably shop at Amazon on a weekly basis. And you'll probably do a lot of...
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Nov 27, 20197 min read
Got a case of the "Cyber Mondays"?
If you'd rather avoid getting up at the crack of dawn to partake in the chaos that is Black Friday shopping, then Amazon has some good...
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Nov 22, 20199 min read
Amazon's announces Black Friday Deals Running Nov. 22-29
Are you ready for some Black Friday deals? Well, Amazon has a long list and according to them, it will continue to to get longer! They...
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Nov 19, 20192 min read
Amazon expands its Counter locations across the U.S.
This year Amazon introduced Counter, a service that allows you to have your packages shipped to a staffed pick up point at a partner...
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Nov 8, 20194 min read
Holiday shopping deals on Amazon throughout November
It's that time of year again! You know, that time when you watch your bank account balance rapidly decline while you check off your...
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Oct 8, 20193 min read
Get "smarter" with Amazon's newest devices and technology
During the Amazon Devices Event held at Amazon headquarters in late September, lots of new products and technology were revealed, along...
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Sep 12, 20192 min read
Amazon is looking to fill 30,000+ permanent jobs in the U.S.
Next week on September 17th, Amazon is hosting a multi-city job fair - Amazon Career Day - with the hopes of filling over 30,000 jobs....
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Aug 27, 20192 min read
For style, think "inside" the box
Amazon just launched another shopping benefit for Prime members: Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe. With this new styling service,...
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Ripcord Brands
Aug 20, 20192 min read
Amazon wants to help you find a home - and get inside of it, too
Amazon has joined forces with some of the top names in real estate with TurnKey, a program that matches home buyers with a hand-selected...
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Ripcord Brands
Aug 5, 20192 min read
Amazon investing $700 million to "upskill" its employees
With increasing automation on the horizon and the need to fill more technical roles, Amazon has announced that it will invest $700...
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Jul 25, 20192 min read
Want to tour an Amazon fulfillment center?
What exactly goes on in an Amazon warehouse? Now you can see for yourself! Amazon is offering tours of their fulfillment centers in 23...
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Jul 23, 20192 min read
Amazon launches a professional beauty products store
Much to the chagrin of Sally Beauty and Ulta, Amazon just launched the Amazon Professional Beauty Store. Now beauty pros with a...
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Ripcord Brands
Jul 2, 20191 min read
Shopify is ready to take on Amazon
Shopify just introduced Shopify Fulfillment Network, a new service to help merchants get their goods to customers easily and quickly....
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Jun 11, 20192 min read
Amazon Locker offers convenient security for your packages
Worried about porch pirates or sketchy neighbors snatching up packages left on your doorstep? Amazon has a solution: Amazon Locker....
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May 31, 20191 min read
A new Amazon Tech Hub is coming to downtown Denver
Their new location will create 400 new tech jobs Amazon is opening a new office in downtown Denver that will create 400 new tech jobs in...
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May 17, 20192 min read
Forget 2-day, Amazon is upping the shipping ante with 1-day delivery
After amassing over 100 million Prime customers with the lure of free 2-day shipping, Amazon is now spending over $800 million to make...
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Ripcord Brands
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Amazon Project Zero: Great idea... mostly.
Given its admitted counterfeit problems, Amazon has launched Project Zero - a new program they claim "leverages the combined strengths of...
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Apr 1, 20193 min read
Amazon finally admitted it may have a counterfeit problem
For the first time ever, Amazon acknowledged a particular risk factor back in February in its annual 10-K filing: Counterfeits. Not that...
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Mar 19, 20191 min read
New perk for Amazon Prime members and the planet: Amazon Day
Supporting Shipment Zero, a sustainability initiative to make all Amazon shipments net zero carbon (with 50% of shipments achieving net...
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Mar 5, 20191 min read
Costco dethrones Amazon as the "King of Online Shopping Satisfaction"
After a decade atop the internet shopping satisfaction throne, Amazon was finally outranked by Costco on the American Customer...
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