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Jeff Bezos Sells $1.1 Billion Amazon Shares With Stock at Record

EghtesadOnline: Jeff Bezos sold a million Amazon .com Inc. shares this week for $1.1 billion, according to a U.S. securities filing on Friday. The sale represented 1.3 percent of his holding and leaves Bezos with a 16.4 percent stake in the retailer.
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Publish Date:04/November/2017 | 11:47
Amazon.com Inc has plans to drop off packages directly into shoppers’ homes.

Amazon to sell smart locks so it can slip packages into your home

EghtesadOnline: The world’s largest online retailer on Wednesday announced Amazon Key, a lock and camera system that users control remotely to let delivery associates slip goods into their houses. Customers can create temporary passcodes for friends and other services professionals to enter as well.
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Publish Date:25/October/2017 | 13:54

Amazon Is Getting Into Sportswear

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc. is tapping some of the biggest athletic-apparel suppliers to make a foray into private-label sportswear, according to people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for further upheaval in an already-tumultuous industry.
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Publish Date:16/October/2017 | 11:20

France, Germany, Italy, Spain seek tax on digital giants' revenues

EghtesadOnline: France, Germany, Italy and Spain want digital multinationals like Amazon and Google to be taxed in Europe based on their revenues, rather than only profits as now, their finance ministers said in a joint letter.
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Publish Date:10/September/2017 | 07:05

Google touts Titan security chip to market cloud services

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc’s Google this week will disclose technical details of its new Titan computer chip, an elaborate security feature for its cloud computing network that the company hopes will enable it to steal a march on Amazon .com Inc and Microsoft Corp.
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Publish Date:23/August/2017 | 05:33

Wal-Mart to enter voice-shopping market via Google platform

EghtesadOnline: Wal-Mart Stores Inc is teaming up with Alphabet Inc's Google to enter the nascent voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon .com Inc, adding another front to Wal-Mart's battle with the online megastore.
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Publish Date:23/August/2017 | 05:31

Amazon , Ebay Purchases Via Third Party Website

EghtesadOnline: A payment facilitation website called ‘Laklak’ (meaning stork) has been launched allowing people to purchase from sites such as Amazon , Aliexpress and Ebay.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 13:49

These Are The Sectors That Might Be Able To Survive Amazon

EghtesadOnline: Almost nothing seems out of reach for Amazon .com Inc. these days. Grocery stocks crumbled when the company bid for Whole Foods Market Inc. in June. Blue Apron Holdings Inc. slumped after Amazon got into prepared food kits. Sports chains slipped when Nike Inc. agreed to sell its wares on the e-commerce giant’s website.
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Publish Date:03/August/2017 | 13:36

Amazon makes cloud contract more customer-friendly as rivals loom

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc has done away with a controversial clause in its cloud computing contracts that prohibited customers from suing the company over patent infringement, according to an updated version of the Amazon Web Services customer agreement released on Thursday.
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Publish Date:19/July/2017 | 05:38

Nike- Amazon deal may hurt sporting goods retailers: analysts

EghtesadOnline: Nike's pilot program to sell certain products on Amazon and Instagram is a precursor to it forging a deeper relationship with online retailers, and could hit sales at sporting goods retailers such as Foot Locker Inc.
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Publish Date:01/July/2017 | 06:01

With Whole Foods, Amazon on collision course with Wal-Mart

EghtesadOnline: When Wal-Mart Stores Inc bought online retailer Jet.com for $3 billion last year, it marked a crucial moment - the world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer, after years of ceding e-commerce leadership to arch rival Amazon , intended to compete.
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Publish Date:19/June/2017 | 04:34
Finding it harder and more expensive to stand out on Amazon's crowded site, they're heading to Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart Offers a Refuge for Sellers Tired of Amazon

EghteadOnline: Chad Rubin began selling vacuum cleaner parts on Amazon .com Inc. in 2008 and turned it into a multi million-dollar business. But in recent years, Rubin has found it increasingly difficult to compete on the cluttered site, where he has been forced to buy advertising that cuts into his profit. Last year, he decided to shift some of his business to an up-and-coming website where it's easier and cheaper to stand out: Walmart.com.
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Publish Date:18/June/2017 | 06:18

Bezos's Grocery 'Waterloo' Is Now His Biggest Opportunity

EghtesadOnline: Two years ago, speaking at a conference table at his offices in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market Inc. founder and then co-Chief Executive Officer John Mackey predicted imminent doom for rival Amazon .com Inc. in the fiercely competitive grocery business. " Amazon Fresh is their Waterloo," said Mackey, known paradoxically both for his earthy passion for organic foods and his imperious business swagger. "What’s the one thing people want? Convenience. You can’t do that with distribution centers and trucks."
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 04:13

Amazon Takes On Remote Outpost in the Land of Bricks and Mortar

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc., which has lost billions overseas trying to replicate its U.S. success, is now attempting to crack one of the biggest and most sparsely populated nations where bricks-and-mortar retailers are king.
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Publish Date:03/June/2017 | 04:27

Amazon Shares Hit $1,000, Showing E-Commerce, Cloud Prowess

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc.’s shares rose briefly just above $1,000 for the first time Tuesday, marking a new milestone for a company wooing investors by dominating online commerce and cloud computing.
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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 05:47