Big Changes at Whole Foods

Amazon Is Making Big Changes at Whole Foods

New round of price cuts takes effect Wednesday

By Rob Quinn

A Whole Foods Market in Upper Saint Clair, Pa.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Whole Foods is taking steps to change its "Whole Paycheck" image with another round of price cuts.

Amazon's New Business

Amazon is launching Belei, its first skin care line, as it pushes further into private-label products

• Amazon is launching its first dedicated skin care line, called Belei.
• It will sell items including moisturizers, eye cream and spot treatments, ranging in price from $9 to $40.
• Amazon has increasingly been rolling out its own private labels, for clothes, shoes and mattresses, threatening the other brands on its platform.

Lauren Thomas

Indranil Bhoumik | Mint | Getty Images
A shopper browsing Amazon.

Amazon is getting into another category in retail: skin care.

The company on Wednesday said it's launching its first dedicated skin care line, called Belei. It will sell items including moisturizers, eye cream and spot treatments, ranging in price from $9 to $40.

Whole New Chain Launching

Amazon Is Launching a Whole New Chain

Welcome to Amazon grocery stores

By Neal Colgrass

Stock image.   (Getty Images)

Amazon may be opening a grocery store near you that's smaller than most supermarkets and priced for everyday shoppers.

Amazon Day

Amazon will now let Prime members pick which day to get their items delivered, and it's a stealthy way for the company to cut down on its fastest-rising cost

Dennis Green 
Amazon will now let Prime members pick their own delivery day. AP/Gene J. Puskar

• Amazon has announced "Amazon Day," an initiative that lets customers pick the day of the week they want their Amazon orders to be delivered.
• All orders designated for the Amazon Day made that week will be delivered on that day grouped in one shipment.
• It can be convenient for customers to control which day an order will be delivered.
• It also helps Amazon lower its ballooning shipment costs by processing and fulfilling fewer orders with fewer of them needing to get to the customer in two days or less.

Now, Amazon day can be whenever you want it to be.

Amazon Going Green

Amazon says it wants half of shipments to be carbon neutral by 2030

BY IRINA IVANOVA

Amazon, which ships millions of packages a year to shopper's doorsteps, says it wants to be greener. The online retailing giant announced plans Monday to make half of all its shipments carbon neutral by 2030.

Amazon Prime Membership

Amazon Prime membership exceeds 100 million

By Tonya Garcia

Amazon.com Inc.'s AMZN, +0.75% Prime has reached 101 million members, according to estimates by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners Inc.

Amazon's Ring Security Cameras

FOR OWNERS OF AMAZON’S RING SECURITY CAMERAS, STRANGERS MAY HAVE BEEN WATCHING TOO

Sam Biddle

THE “SMART HOME” of the 21st century isn’t just supposed to be a monument to convenience, we’re told, but also to protection, a Tony Stark-like bubble of vigilant algorithms and internet-connected sensors working ceaselessly to watch over us. But for some who’ve welcomed in Amazon’s Ring security cameras, there have been more than just algorithms watching through the lens, according to sources alarmed by Ring’s dismal privacy practices.

Amazon's Free Samples

Amazon's new ad strategy: Free samples based on what it knows about you

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/Axios

Amazon is quietly piloting a program to let brands like Maybelline and Folgers pay to send free samples to consumers — all based on what the retail giant already knows they're likely to buy.

Lose Your Life Savings

How to Lose Your Life Savings on Amazon

Matt Behdjou and Mike Gazzola insist their methods are sound

By Neal Colgrass

This May 3, 2018, photo shows boxes on a conveyor belt during a tour of the Amazon fulfillment center in Aurora, Colo. The explosion in online shopping has led to porch pirates and stoop surfers swiping holiday packages from unsuspecting residents. The cops in one New Jersey city are trying to catch...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Ever buy a plastic wine aerator on Amazon? If so, you may have done business with a couple who lost their life savings and are mad as hell—at marketers who told them Amazon-selling was a good idea, Alana Semuels writes for the Atlantic.

Amazon's World Domination Tour

Amazon's Next Stop on Its World Domination Tour Might Be Your Local Airport

Getty Images

ANDREA ROMANO

Now that Amazon has announced its new HQ2 in New York City and Crystal City, Virginia, the company is setting its sights on a new venture: airports.

Amazon Whole Foods Expansion

Amazon is planning a Whole Foods expansion to benefit Prime Now

By Sarah Perez

A
mazon is planning a Whole Foods expansion in the U.S., according to a report by The Wall Street Journal published this weekend. The goal is to put more customers within the range of Amazon’s two-hour Prime Now delivery service, including those in suburban areas outside cities, as well as those in regions where the grocer has yet to establish a presence.

Compact Cashier-less Stores

Amazon aims at office workers with compact cashier-less food store

Lindsey Wasson

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday opened a compact version of its cashier-less Amazon Go food stores, broadening its footprint in the bricks-and-mortar world in a move to add shops in places such as office lobbies and hospitals.

Cashierless Stores

Amazon's Experiment in Getting Rid of Cashiers Said to Expand to Larger Test Stores

By Tom McKay

Robots at an Amazon warehouse in Baltimore.
Photo: Patrick Semansky (AP)

E-commerce titan Amazon—not exactly known as a place that appreciates having to deal with human employees, and that in fact would seem to rather replace many of them with nightmarish robotic jellyfish—is reportedly expanding its tests of cashier-less stores to include larger retail environments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Amazon's 12 Days of Deals

Amazon's 12 Days of Deals — Here's What You Can Save on Each Day

Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images

By STACEY LEASCA 

Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.
If you missed both Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s OK, you’re still in luck. That’s because Amazon still has your back with even more deals as part of its 12 Days of Deals event.

Starting today, Sunday, Dec. 2, Amazon is rolling out extra savings on popular holiday products and gift items your friends and family are sure to love. Just make sure to buy everything in your cart by Dec. 13, when the sale officially ends.

Just like last year, Amazon will put all of its deals live each night at midnight PT. Each day the sale will come with a different theme. For example, day three marks the big toy sale, where you’ll likely be able to scoop up serious savings on all the hot toys this year and a few games the entire family can enjoy. On day six, expect to see plenty of savings on your favorite brands as it’s fashion day at Amazon. And, on the last day of savings, my true love (Amazon) will give to me: deals on sports and outdoors.

Here are all the dates and themes so you can mark your calendars accordingly:

12/2: Home improvement
12/3: Video games
12/4: Toys
12/5: PC
12/6: Home (bedding, bath, décor)
12/7: Fashion
12/8: Baby, pets, camera
12/9: Beauty and personal care
12/10: Electronics
12/11: Kitchen
12/12: Furniture lawn and garden
12/13: Sports and outdoors

Of course, this isn’t the only way to save on Amazon. You can also save by signing up to become a regular on its Today’s Deals page, where you’ll get reminders on what exactly is on sale at all times on Amazon. The online retail giant also suggests customers follow them on Facebook to receive minute-by-minute updates on the 12 Days of Deals as well as exclusive Amazon content. Lastly, you can download the Amazon app to stay up to date on deals and save on your purchases no matter where you are.

Amazon’s Cyber Monday

Amazon’s Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day in the company’s history

Sarah Perez@sarahintampa 


Amazon  said on Tuesday it just had its biggest shopping day in the company’s history on Cyber Monday (Monday, November 26), based on the number of products sold worldwide. That means the shopping event topped Black Friday and even Amazon’s own sales event known as Prime Day, which this July had become the biggest sales day in Amazon’s history with more than 100 million products sold.

HQ2 will Affect Prices

How Amazon's New Headquarters Will Affect Home Prices, Rents

By Chloe Aiello

Amazon's planned HQ2s in New York and Virginia will be a boon for homeowners near the complexes ー but for renters and potential home-buyers, it's a bit of a different story.

Best Black Friday Deals (So Far)

Amazon's Best Black Friday Deals (So Far)

Here are all the best Amazon deals in home, outdoors, electronics, tools, and kitchen for Black Friday 2018. Start your engines!

By Maude Campbell
GETTY IMAGES/T3 MAGAZINE

You can always trust Amazon to bring you the best deals year-round, but when it comes to Black Friday it gets even better. Markdowns are available in every department, on items you didn't think could get any cheaper.

'Outrage' over Amazon

Amazon's HQ2 decision met with 'outrage' by concerned residents

“If you’re going to drop 25,000 people making more than $100,000 a year in a hot housing market, pressure for housing affordability is inevitable,” said one analyst.

A view of the waterfront of Long Island City in the Queens borough of New York, along the East River, on Nov. 7, 2018.Don Emmert / AFP - Getty Images

By Alyssa Newcomb

The backlash has already begun against Amazon after the e-commerce giant announced Tuesday it will split its second headquarters between New York City and a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Amazon's 1st Toy Catalog

Amazon sends out toy catalog with no prices ahead of the holidays

You'll need to go online to find out how much each product costs.

By Kris Holt, @krisholt

Amazon

Amazon's holiday shopping marketing push is well underway. On Monday, it scrapped the minimum purchase amount for non-Prime customers to qualify for free shipping over the season. In another effort to get consumers to purchase their gifts from Amazon, the company is mailing out millions of copies of its first toy catalog.

Amazon's Black Friday Sale

Amazon's Black Friday Sale Has Already Started — Here's What You Need to Know

NurPhoto/Getty Images

KIM DUONG 

Black Friday 2018 may still be weeks away, but the discounted deals are already starting on Amazon.com. The online retail giant — home of the ever-popular Amazon Echo devices, Kindle e-readers, Fire Stick, and Prime membership — is doing us thrifty shoppers a favor by offering early Black Friday deals as the days count down until the actual event on Friday, Nov. 23. Many of these sales may be a part of the actual 2018 Amazon Black Friday sales event happening later this month — it’s just that we get to shop them now. (Thanks, Jeff Bezos!)