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Amazon scraps Scout home delivery robot

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The world’s largest marketplace continues to axe its more experimental programs amid slowing sales growth.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced this week that it halted testing of its Scout home delivery robot and is offering new positions to 400 people who worked on the project. Amazon began testing Scout in 2019, but customer feedback revealed that it fell short of expectations.

“During our Scout limited field test, we worked to create a unique delivery experience, but learned through feedback that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-scraps-scout-home-delivery-robot

Amazon’s Prime Day returns in July — here are the logistics

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Prime Day is back. Amazon on Thursday finally revealed that the e-commerce pseudo-holiday will return on July 12 and 13, with member-only deals beginning as early asTuesday.

For Prime Day 2022, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) emphasized that customers will be able to shop from more third-party sellers than last year. It touted the number of small and midsized businesses that would be available, and Amazon is rewarding customers who buy from small businesses with some big prizes — including tickets to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazons-prime-day-returns-in-july-here-are-the-logistics

Early Prime Day data reveals consumer trends — Great Quarter, Guys

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People look forward to Prime Day for deals on things from electronics to cookware to clothing. Last year, Amazon pushed Prime Day to October as a result of low supplies from the pandemic, kick-starting a 75-day preholiday shopping...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/early-prime-day-data-reveals-consumer-trends-great-quarter-guys

On Prime Day, sellers rejoice – and worry

Amazon Prime Day puts e-commerce sellers in a bind

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) took its time, but earlier this month it officially announced Prime Day would return to the summer. For sellers, shippers, warehouse operators and third-party logistics (3PL) providers, it wasn’t much notice but something they needed to deal with.

Prime Days are Monday and Tuesday and are among Amazon’s biggest single selling days of the year with special deals.

David Glick, CTO of warehouse technology provider Flexe, spoke with Modern Shipper about the challenges Prime Day...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/on-prime-day-sellers-rejoice-and-worry

An early Prime Day hurts competitors more than it helps Amazon

This is an excerpt from Monday’s (5/3) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

The what. Amazon confirmed last week that its annual Prime Day sales bonanza will occur earlier than normal this year. Prior to last year, Prime Day always landed in July and acted as a jump-start to Q3 and a segway into the back-to-school season. During its Q1 earnings call, CFO Brian Olsavsky said Amazon intended to hold Prime Day earlier in the year in 2020, but those plans were thwarted...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/an-early-prime-day-hurts-competitors-more-than-it-helps-amazon

Amazon Prime Day returns Oct. 13-14

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) said on Monday its annual Prime Day shopping event will be Oct. 13 and 14.

The e-commerce giant rescheduled Prime Day from July, when the company’s supply chain was strained from the coronavirus pandemic. 

The discount event is partially designed to secure new Prime subscribers, to promote Amazon’s products and services and to provide a sales boost in the middle of the year. The timing of this year’s Prime Day means the holiday shopping season will start earlier...

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