February 25, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Amazon Go, Amazon Go checkout-free store concept
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
SEATTLE — Amazon upsized its Amazon Go checkout-free store concept on Tuesday with the opening of its first Amazon Go Grocery store, which measures 10,400 square feet and carries about 5,000 products, including perishables like fresh meat and produce, and household items like paper towels. The new store is more than four times the size
January 30, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Jeff Bezos
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
SEATTLE — Amazon shares rose in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported fourth quarter results that topped analysts’ expectations. The company reported earnings per share of $6.47 for the quarter, easily beating forecasts of $4.04 per share. Net sales increased 21% to $87.4 billion in the fourth quarter. Net income grew to $3.3 billion
December 30, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Jeff Bezos
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
SEATTLE – Amazon announced that this holiday season was record-breaking one thanks to its customers all around the world. The company said the billions of items were ordered worldwide and tens of millions of Amazon Devices were purchased worldwide. Throughout the season, Amazon said it offered customers incredible deals every day and deeper discounts and
December 9, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, PillPack
December 9, 2019, News
SEATTLE — According to published reports from CNBC, PillPack has updated its logo and other paperwork to include a new “Amazon Pharmacy” brand, and its chief executive officer, TJ Parker, has been promoted to vice president within Amazon. Specifically, the group’s branding has changed from “PillPack, an Amazon company” to “PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy.” It’s
December 3, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND), Mike Barkley, Profitero, Stephanie Csaszar
Supplier News
NEW YORK — Amazon’s Prime Day 2019 marked a milestone for KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND). Over the two-day shopping period, KIND garnered the highest sales of Amazon’s food category within 48 hours, according to leading eCommerce performance analytics platform Profitero. “Amazon is, and has always been, an integral part of our selling strategy,” says Mike
November 18, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Health Navigator
News, November 18, 2019
SEATTLE — Amazon has acquired health care startup Health Navigator LLC to help bolster its recently launched primary care program for employees, called Amazon Care, which combines telemedicine checkups, at-home or in-office doctor’s visits and prescription deliveries. Chicago-based Health Navigator operates a platform that helps health care providers serve patients remotely with telemedicine services. The
November 4, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Counter, Health Mart
News, November 4, 2019
SEATTLE — Amazon has announced the expansion of Counter, a network of staffed pickup points that gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location. With this expansion, customers now have access to thousands more Amazon Hub Counter locations with Amazon’s new store partners Health Mart, GNC and Stage
October 29, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Amazon Prime, grocery delivery, Whole Foods Market
Leading Headlines, Retail News
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. will offer free two-hour grocery delivery to its Prime members, the company said on Tuesday. The move eliminates an additional $14.99 per month fee that Prime members previously had to pay to access the company’s Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service.“I think this offering is truly a game changer and that this
October 23, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Counter, Health Mart, McKesson
Leading Headlines, News, Retail News, Supplier News
SEATTLE — Amazon has announced the expansion of Counter, a network of staffed pickup points that gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location. With this expansion, customers now have access to thousands more Amazon Hub Counter locations with Amazon’s new store partners GNC, Health Mart and Stage
August 26, 2019 by Carol Cruickshank and Eric Gervet
Alibaba Group, Amazon, Uber
August 26, 2019, Opinion
The legacy business model in consumer and retail is the pipe through which value is generated upstream and delivered to consumers downstream. As everyone is aware, a powerful alternative has emerged. Today “platform” enterprises such as Alibaba, Amazon, Tencent and Uber are dominant business titans. Platforms exist not merely to deliver goods and services, but
August 23, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Amazon Fresh, Stephenie Landry
Leading Headlines, Retail News
SEATTLE – Amazon has expanded its AmazonFresh service to three new cities: Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix. Prime members in those cities can now shop online for meat, seafood, produce and everyday essentials, and have their orders delivered in two hours or less. “Prime members tell us they want their stuff even faster,” Amazon Fresh and
June 27, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Amazon Hub family, Counter, Jocelyn Konrad, Locker, Patrick Supanc, Rite Aid
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
SEATTLE — Amazon announced on Thursday the U.S. launch of Counter, a new network of staffed pickup points that gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location. Starting today, customers will have access to more than a hundred Counter locations across the U.S., with thousands of additional locations
March 20, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Beleil, Kara Trousdale, skin care
Supplier News
SEATTLE — Amazon Wednesday announced the roll out of Beleil, a line of high-quality skin care products that offer solutions for various skin types and feature ingredients with proven effectiveness. The collection has 12 different items, including everything from retinol moisturizer to vitamin C serums, to help customers address common skincare concerns like acne, the appearance
February 28, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Amazon, Nader Kabban, PillPack
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
SEATTLE – According to published reports from CNBC and other sources, Amazon has named 14-year company veteran Nader Kabbani to run its new pharmacy business, including the team that came in through last year’s acquisition of PillPack. Kabbani, who helped build Amazon’s Kindle self-publishing platform and has served as vice president in the logistics and Flex