#amazon-sponsorship-withdrawal
#amazon-sponsorship-withdrawal

16 hours ago

Amazon's $200 Billion AI Spending Spree Is Lighting the Fuse for Explosive Growth

Amazon's $200 billion capital expenditure plan is a strategic investment fueling AWS growth and positioning the company for future expansion.

fromSilicon Canals

European startups

Quick commerce has a $11.3B funding collapse and 40+ dead startups. Amazon is betting on it anyway. - Silicon Canals

fromBusiness Matters

21 hours ago

London food

Amazon bets on Whole Foods to salvage its troubled UK grocery ambitions

Gadgets

The best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can still get

Final day for many retailers' discounts, with some deals still available after Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

Apple

fromTNW | Amazon

Amazon is in talks to buy Globalstar for $9 billion

Amazon is negotiating to acquire Globalstar to enhance its Leo satellite program and compete with SpaceX's Starlink.

fromFortune

14 hours ago

E-Commerce

Amazon slaps 3.5% fuel and logistics charge on sellers because of Iran war | Fortune

16 hours ago

Amazon's $200 Billion AI Spending Spree Is Lighting the Fuse for Explosive Growth

Amazon's $200 billion capital expenditure plan is a strategic investment fueling AWS growth and positioning the company for future expansion.

European startups

fromSilicon Canals

Quick commerce has a $11.3B funding collapse and 40+ dead startups. Amazon is betting on it anyway. - Silicon Canals

Amazon launched a 30-minute delivery service in select U.S. locations, expanding its quick commerce offerings amid challenges in the retail landscape.

London food

fromBusiness Matters

21 hours ago

Amazon bets on Whole Foods to salvage its troubled UK grocery ambitions

Amazon is converting Fresh stores into Whole Foods outlets in the UK, aiming to succeed in the competitive grocery market.

Gadgets

The best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can still get

Final day for many retailers' discounts, with some deals still available after Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

Apple

fromTNW | Amazon

Amazon is in talks to buy Globalstar for $9 billion

Amazon is negotiating to acquire Globalstar to enhance its Leo satellite program and compete with SpaceX's Starlink.

more#amazon

2 years ago

Commerce | AdExchanger

Regulators are paying more attention to data privacy because their constituents consider it a 'kitchen table' issue, highlighting its importance in everyday life.

EU data protection

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.

6 days ago

Law

Media Buying Briefing: What will Meta's and YouTube's legal losses mean for the marketplace?

Tech industry

fromwww.npr.org

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.

Law

6 days ago

Media Buying Briefing: What will Meta's and YouTube's legal losses mean for the marketplace?

Meta and YouTube face liability for harming young users, but short-term impacts on ad sales are expected to be minimal.

SpaceX, Amazon, and Google want data centers in orbit - four engineering barriers stand in the way - Silicon Canals

The race for orbital data centers is about controlling the future of computing on Earth, not just computing in space.

Data science

fromTechCrunch

People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center | TechCrunch

Public opinion on data centers is divided, with significant opposition and concerns about electricity prices.

Miami food

fromFortune

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

Travel guru Rick Steves is happy to pay more taxes | Fortune

Rick Steves supports Washington's new millionaires tax to promote shared prosperity and fund public services.

Privacy professionals

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

Google and Amazon: Acknowledged Risks, And Ignored Responsibilities

Google and Amazon have failed to act on human rights risks associated with Project Nimbus despite multiple warnings and commitments.

Online marketing

New: Microsoft Advertising Merchant Center Enables Store & Domain Name Updates

Merchants can now update their store name and domain directly in Merchant Center within Microsoft Advertising.

Media industry

fromwww.marketingdive.com

Pruning The Mediavine; Shoppers Aren't Clicking Amazon's AI Ads | AdExchanger

Digital publishers face challenges due to AI and traffic changes, leading to layoffs and a focus on high-impact areas.

Social media marketing

Inside Walmart's creator-driven social commerce playbook

Walmart is enhancing its social commerce strategy to engage consumers spending significant time on social media, particularly Gen Z.

fromArchitectural Digest

I'm Done Sourcing So Much Online. Here's Why

The convenience of sourcing online is fraught with more pitfalls than most of us want to admit. Try finding adequate photos of a vintage piece's condition-close-ups of the fabric, video of damaged areas, any images of a piece's rear or underside!

UX design

The Agentic Marketplace Is Here. Where Does That Leave DSPs and SSPs? | AdExchanger

Swivel and Olyzon's partnership creates a new ad buying model integrating buy-side and sell-side agents for enhanced campaign execution.

Growth hacking

fromInman

How one agent built a $150M business on YouTube

Attracting the right audience through targeted YouTube content leads to higher sales than traditional lead-chasing methods.

Costco sued for seeking refunds on tariffs customers paid

Customers are seeking refunds from Costco for tariff costs imposed unlawfully under the IEEPA Act.

fromTasting Table

The Awkward And Risky Move Some Costco Customers Make At Checkout - Tasting Table

Leaving membership cards on checkout dividers at Costco can slow down the process and create frustration for both employees and customers.

5 days ago

Costco's Amazing Success

Costco's shares have risen 14% this year, outperforming the S&P 500 and Walmart, despite rising costs due to inflation and geopolitical issues.

US Elections

fromArs Technica

Costco sued for seeking refunds on tariffs customers paid

Customers are seeking refunds from Costco for tariff costs imposed unlawfully under the IEEPA Act.

fromTasting Table

The Awkward And Risky Move Some Costco Customers Make At Checkout - Tasting Table

Leaving membership cards on checkout dividers at Costco can slow down the process and create frustration for both employees and customers.

fromwww.businessinsider.com

5 days ago

Costco's Amazing Success

Costco's shares have risen 14% this year, outperforming the S&P 500 and Walmart, despite rising costs due to inflation and geopolitical issues.

more#costco

Careers

A former Amazon VP explains the simplest way to get promoted

Solve problems for your boss to increase your value and chances for promotion.

Science

fromSilicon Canals

23 hours ago

SpaceX, Amazon, and Google want orbital data centers - four engineering barriers reveal who really benefits - Silicon Canals

Orbital data centers will concentrate AI infrastructure power among a few dominant companies, limiting access for smaller competitors and national regulators.

European startups

fromArs Technica

Amazon is trying to buy Globalstar to compete with SpaceX's Starlink

Apple invested $1.5 billion in Globalstar for satellite-based texting services.

fromQuartz

fromwww.businessinsider.com

Can AI-Driven Advertising Growth Unlock Further Upside for MELI?

MercadoLibre's advertising business is driving revenue growth through AI enhancements and increased advertiser adoption within its commerce ecosystem.

Former Amazon VP shares the brutal reality about promotions: Pushy people win

"There is some truth to the old saying, 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease.' This is another harsh truth people don't like."

Careers

fromPractical Ecommerce

New Ecommerce Tools: April 1, 2026

New tools for ecommerce merchants enhance product visuals, brand visibility, and cross-border operations.

Nike Just Can't Do It - The Turnaround Story Stumbles

Nike's stock fell 13.41% despite a 24.25% earnings beat, indicating investor skepticism about the company's turnaround progress.

Best Amazon Spring Sale laptop deals 2026

Amazon's Big Spring Sale offers significant discounts on laptops, with many models still available at reduced prices.

Best Amazon Spring Sale deals under $25: Last chance to save

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is scheduled for March 25-31, 2026, with deals available to all shoppers.

fromWIRED

2 weeks ago

Deals From the Amazon Spring Sale That Passed Our BS Test

Amazon Spring Sale offers thousands of deals until March 31, with notable discounts on quality products like the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones.

Best Amazon Spring Sale laptop deals 2026

Amazon's Big Spring Sale offers significant discounts on laptops, with many models still available at reduced prices.

Best Amazon Spring Sale deals under $25: Last chance to save

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is scheduled for March 25-31, 2026, with deals available to all shoppers.

fromWIRED

2 weeks ago

Deals From the Amazon Spring Sale That Passed Our BS Test

Amazon Spring Sale offers thousands of deals until March 31, with notable discounts on quality products like the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones.

more#amazon-spring-sale

Better Stock To Buy In 2026: Costco or Walmart

Walmart and Costco both reported strong growth, but their business models differ significantly in digital acceleration and membership loyalty strategies.

Tech industry

Millions of lost orders, website errors, and 'sharp edges': Amazon cracks down on code changes

Amazon implements stricter code controls and approval processes after recent e-commerce outages, including one linked to its AI coding assistant Q.

fromwww.emarketer.com

amazon - Reports, Statistics & Marketing Trends

Fire TV integrates ads across screens using CTV reach and retail data, while AI emerges as a defining force in retail tech, with stablecoins moving into mainstream payments infrastructure and chatbots driving conversion rate increases.

The Amazon Ads Spigot; Has Claude Earned Its Newfound Consumer Trust? | AdExchanger

Amazon Ads expands Fire TV advertising through new impression opportunities during content browsing and screensaver modes, while Claude gains significant market share from ChatGPT following OpenAI's Pentagon deal.

Is Amazon down? Why customers can't check out or add to cart - and Amazon's response

Amazon experienced a partial outage affecting over 150,000 users across major US cities, causing checkout, product page, and mobile app issues on Thursday.

Amazon.com is up and down, with login errors and prices not loading

Amazon is experiencing widespread service disruptions affecting checkout, search, product pages, and account access across web and mobile platforms.

Tech industry

4 weeks ago

Is Amazon down? Why customers can't check out or add to cart - and Amazon's response

Amazon experienced a partial outage affecting over 150,000 users across major US cities, causing checkout, product page, and mobile app issues on Thursday.

Amazon.com is up and down, with login errors and prices not loading

Amazon is experiencing widespread service disruptions affecting checkout, search, product pages, and account access across web and mobile platforms.

Amazon expands a program that lets customers shop from other retailers' sites | TechCrunch

Amazon expands Shop Direct program to direct customers to third-party merchant websites through search results and AI assistant when products aren't available on Amazon's platform.

Look! Up In the Sky! It's Amazon's Flywheel in Action

Amazon's drone delivery service Prime Air exemplifies how the company's e-commerce, AWS cloud, and AI divisions create a self-reinforcing flywheel that generates data, optimizes operations, and drives competitive advantage.

#amazon-layoffs

fromAxios

US news

Amazon cutting another 16,000 jobs

fromBoston.com

US news

Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in its latest round of layoffs

fromABC7 Los Angeles

Business

Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in the latest round of layoffs

Business

Amazon expected to cut thousands more corporate jobs soon

Business

Amazon layoffs: What we know so far from internal messages

fromwww.aljazeera.com

E-Commerce

Amazon cuts thousands of jobs amid AI push

fromAxios

US news

Amazon cutting another 16,000 jobs

fromBoston.com

US news

Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in its latest round of layoffs

fromABC7 Los Angeles

Business

Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in the latest round of layoffs

Business

Amazon expected to cut thousands more corporate jobs soon

Business

Amazon layoffs: What we know so far from internal messages

fromwww.aljazeera.com

E-Commerce

Amazon cuts thousands of jobs amid AI push

Pardon Our Interruption

Enable cookies and JavaScript and disable script-blocking plugins or overly fast automated navigation to avoid being flagged as a bot.

Artificial intelligence

fromTechCrunch

Amazon may launch a marketplace where media sites can sell their content to AI companies | TechCrunch

Amazon is reportedly planning a marketplace to let publishers license content directly to AI companies to provide legally safe training data.

Gadgets

fromFast Company

Amazon wants Alexa+ to be the reason you keep Prime

Amazon offers Alexa+ free to all Prime members, a revamped, context-aware assistant that boosts engagement but draws mixed user reviews.

#model-context-protocol

Marketing tech

Ad Tech Briefing: Amazon launches MCP server for agent-driven advertising

Marketing tech

Amazon Ads Opens A Beta Test For Its New MCP Server | AdExchanger

Marketing tech

Ad Tech Briefing: Amazon launches MCP server for agent-driven advertising

more#model-context-protocol

Marketing tech

Amazon Ads Opens A Beta Test For Its New MCP Server | AdExchanger

Amazon surpasses Walmart in annual revenue for the first time

Amazon surpassing Walmart in annual revenue sharpens an already intense rivalry between the two retail giants. It also marks a symbolic shift in the balance of power between the two companies, underscoring how a business once defined by e-commerce has evolved into a sprawling tech and services giant. The milestone reflects not only Amazon's retail scale, but also the growing weight of its cloud computing, advertising and third-party seller ecosystem - businesses that have helped fuel faster growth than its brick-and-mortar rival.

Business

Amazon Has A Pitch To Pay Pubs; How Lax US Laws Enable Targeted Gambling Ads | AdExchanger

Amazon plans a content marketplace enabling publishers to sell material to AI companies, moving toward paid, potentially usage-based compensation instead of unpaid scraping.

I've been selling on Amazon for a year. After storage fees bled me dry, I'm pivoting my e-comm strategy away from it.

Aged-inventory surcharges on Amazon can rapidly deplete a small business's cash, turning a $10,000 launch into near insolvency without mastering Amazon selling and inventory management.

fromThe Drum

Why Amazon's dominance over e-commerce may not be as complete as it seems

Brands can compete with Amazon by focusing on superior product discovery using proven martech, carving market share despite Amazon's scale.

fromVariety

Amazon Powers Up Record Q4 Sales, Forecasts $200 Billion in 2026 Capex

Amazon reported record Q4 2025 revenue of $213.4 billion, 14% sales growth, $21.2 billion net income, and plans $200 billion capital spending in 2026.

fromTechRepublic

Amazon's New Retail Strategy Takes Aim at Walmart

Amazon plans a 229,000-square-foot retail complex near Chicago to compete directly with Walmart using physical stores, warehouses, and digital in-store tools.

Amazon Quality Champion

The American Customer Satisfaction Survey rates hundreds of companies in dozens of categories. In its latest study, the Retail and Consumer Shipping Study 2026, Amazon.com Inc. ( NASDAQ: AMZN) topped the Online Retailer category. In all the studies, regardless of category, companies receive ratings of zero to 100. This latest study is based on 31,293 completed surveys. Customers were chosen at random and contacted via email between January and December 2025.

E-Commerce

fromEntrepreneur