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Amazon Could Upend The Grocery Market With Whole Foods Deal
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has agreed to acquire grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.4 billion, which represents a premium of over 25% to Whole Foods’ stock price prior to the announcement. In doing so, Amazon has affirmed its commitment to shakin...
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Here’s How Amazon Can Dominate The Indian Online Grocery Market
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) believes that India may prove to be the next growth region for its e-commerce business. According to a report by global payments firm Worldpay, India is likely to become the second largest e-commerce market in the world, co...
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Is Automation The Need Of The Hour In The Apparel Manufacturing Industry?
The apparel industry seems to have shied away from the technology revolution hitting just about every other industry. Despite substantial engineering advances, this industry is as labor-intensive today as it was a century ago. As the demand for i...
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Echo To Remain A Key Growth Driver For Amazon Despite Competition From Apple
Amazon ‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Echo smart home speaker device currently dominates the global intelligent home speaker market. According to Strategy Analytics, in Q4 2016 nearly 4 million such speakers were sold globally, of which Amazon commanded ...
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A Closer Look At Amazon’s Furniture Ambitions
The online furniture market is growing rapidly. Statista estimates that the global online furniture and homeware revenues will reach $220 billion by 2020, growing at a five year CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 15%. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) i...
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Why Amazon Is Expanding Its Live TV Service To The UK
Recently, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced the launch of Amazon Channels in the UK and Germany, allowing its Prime Members to add channel subscriptions for a low monthly subscription fee. These channels will be available individually, eliminating ...
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Here’s Why Amazon Might Enter The Pharmacy Market
Reports suggest that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is now getting serious about the pharmacy business and is likely to move into the space in future. The company already sells medical supplies and equipment in the U.S. and is now hiring executives more ...
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Here’s Why Amazon Is Expanding In Australia
Reports suggest that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is expanding its retail offerings in Australia and the company plans to build a fulfillment center in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to support this expansion. Amazon launched its web services business in...
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Amazon Beats Q1 Estimates On Robust Cloud Business Growth
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported solid first quarter earnings late last week, with t he company’s net revenues increasing 23% year over year (y-o-y) to $35.7 billion, beating Reuters’ consensus estimate of $35.3 billion driven by growth...
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Flipkart Acquires eBay India, Raises $1.4 Billion; How Could This Impact Amazon?
The super competitive e-commerce market in India just got more exciting, and it’s not particularly good news for Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce player, has raised $1.4 billion in its latest funding round a...
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Why Amazon Is Investing Heavily In Live Sports Streaming
Recently, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that it had entered into a one year deal with the National Football League to stream 10 Thursday Night Football games for a total value of $50 million, taking over these streaming rights from Twitter. Whi...
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Will Amazon Cash Lead To A Real Benefit For Amazon?
In an attempt to woo the “unbanked” and “underbanked” population, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) recently launched “ Amazon Cash,” a payment method on its platform which does not require credit or debit cards. This payment method will allow customers to a...
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A Look At Amazon’s Brick-And-Mortar Plans
While Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is gradually moving into the brick-and-mortar retail space with stores for groceries and books, reports now suggest that the e-commerce giant may be looking to set up stores for furniture and appliances as well. The co...
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What Does An eBay-Flipkart Merger Mean For Amazon?
Reports in the media suggest that eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) India is in talks with Indian e-commerce major Flipkart to merge their e-commerce operations, as part of the latter’s new plan to raise $2 billion. While eBay entered the Indian market l...
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Here’s How Amazon Is Expanding Prime Video In India
After launching Prime Video at a much cheaper rate compared to Netflix in India, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is now moving fast with partnerships to expand its user base in the country. The company recently partnered with telecom provider Vodafone givi...
