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How (and Why) Amazon is Sharing its Tech with Retailers Around the World

Amazon is well known for being one of the largest retailers in the world. What’s less well-known is that thousands of other…

Blue Nile Beefs Up Leadership Team with Former AWS, Timex Execs

Digital diamond and fine jewelry retailer Blue Nile has made two new additions to its executive team: Jason Moss has joined in…

Amazon Veteran will Return to Lead AWS when Jassy Moves into CEO Role

Former Amazon exec Adam Selipsky will return to lead the company’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, when current AWS chief Andy…

Keeping up with the Customers: How Retailers are Adapting to New Shopping Behaviors

Retail success is dependent on understanding and meeting the needs of shoppers. But what happens when your customers unexpectedly shift their behaviors…

Amazon Experts: What Does Bezos Move Mean for the Retail Giant?

Jeff Bezos has, for good or ill, long been synonymous with Amazon (that’s what happens when you lead a boundary-breaking company for…

NRF Forecasts 25,000 Attendees for Virtual Big Show Kicking Off Jan. 12

Despite the biggest change to the Big Show — that it will, by necessity, be virtual rather than a physical event at…

Amazon Boosts Q1 Sales 25.4%; Bezos Plans $4B In Q2 COVID-19 Expenditures

To virtually no one’s surprise, Amazon saw a dramatic increase in its net retail sales during the first weeks of the coronavirus…

Microsoft Layoffs Signal Shift To Cloud Services Focus

Microsoft will lay off approximately 3,000 workers, mostly in its sales division, as the tech giant focuses more intensely on its Azure…

Amazon Posts 55% Q4 Profit Rise Off Holiday 2016

Amazon had yet another lucrative holiday season, capping off 2016 with a 55% year-over year profit increase to $749 million in Q4….

Elastic Path Releases Commerce Cloud For AWS

Elastic Path has released its own Commerce Cloud for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help retailers centralize infrastructure for their commerce platforms…