ICICI Bank and Amazon Pay said that the former has surpassed the milestone of issuing two million Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit cards. As a result, Amazon Pay ICICI Bank has become the fastest co-branded credit card to achieve the milestone in India, said ICICI Bank. The Indian private sector bank had joined forces with […]
E-commerce giant Amazon has revealed plans to establish a fulfillment center in Alcoa, Tennessee in 2022. The new Amazon fulfillment center, which is being developed by Hillwood Development Company, will generate 800 new full-time roles. Currently, Amazon has fulfillment and sortation centers in Charleston, Chattanooga, Memphis, Lebanon, Murfreesboro, and Nashville. Holly Sullivan – Amazon head […]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the previously announced INR 247.13 billion ($3.39 billion) acquisition of Big Bazaar and other businesses of Future Group by Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL), a subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. In its letter of approval, SEBI imposed various conditions in compliance with the Composite Scheme […]
Amazon India has expanded its fulfilment infrastructure in the South Indian state of Telangana with a couple of new fulfilment centres in Hyderabad. The e-commerce retailer said that the expansion will help sellers provide a broader selection and help in faster deliveries of customer orders within the region and neighbouring states prior to the upcoming […]
PURA D’OR Argan Oil, an organic argan oil product sold on the internet for healthy-looking skin and hair, has now been launched at select CVS stores across the US. The multi-purpose organic argan oil product from PURA D’OR till now could be purchased only from Amazon and the company site. David Horwitz, VP of Pura […]
Japanese fintech company Paidy said that its instant buy-now pay later payment service is now available on Amazon.co.jp as a payment option for customers. Paidy says that it is an instant post-pay credit service with a simple UI/UX using which consumers can make payments with just their email address and mobile phone number. The Japanese […]
Amazon has announced plans to open fulfillment centers in the US states of Illinois and Idaho, thereby creating more than 1,500 jobs. In Illinois, the e-commerce giant will be opening the fulfillment center in Channahon, where 500 plus new, full-time jobs will be created with starting wages of $15 an hour alongside company benefits. Employees […]
Taiwanese smart lock solutions provider Reagle Home has launched its first Homekit-enabled smart lock called Reagle Smart Deadbolt for the consumer market. Reagle Smart Deadbolt, which will be available on Amazon, priced at $189, comes in two colors – satin nickel and dark bronze. According to Reagle Home, the new smart lock has a minimalistic […]
Amazon acquisition of eero : E-commerce giant Amazon has agreed to acquire mesh WiFi system provider eero for an undisclosed price. Eero replaces the traditional router and blankets the whole home in fast, reliable WiFi by using the concept of mesh networking. Through this concept, an eero mesh wifi system eliminates coverage issues and dead […]
Retail industry news : E-commerce giant Amazon has revealed its plans to open its first fulfillment center in Mississippi at Marshall County. The Amazon fulfillment center in Marshall County is expected to generate 850 full-time jobs with the recruits to be engaged in picking, packing and shipping of household consumer goods. Commenting on the future […]