Amazon Will Soon Ship Packages from China to the U.S. by Sea

Amazon has just obtained a shipping license in China which is part of expanding Amazon’s reach to do business all over the world. With this license, Amazon will be able to ship items via sea which will benefit the large scale sellers. According to Ryan Petersen, chief executive of Flexport “This could allow them to[…]

Amazon Prime now in 38% of U.S. Households

Amazon Prime In 38% of U.S. Households: Analyst Amazon’s premium shopping program, Prime can now be found in almost 40% of the US households. This amounts to about 41 million members according to a Cowen survey of 2500 U.S. shoppers, released on Wednesday. Amazon’s Prime membership which provides an extremely efficient distribution program is one[…]

Amazon will Compete with the Shipping Industry Giants

Amazon is expected to complete the acquisition of a French package-delivery company, Colis Privé, in the first quarter of this year.  This will be the biggest step the E commerce giant has taken in delivering their packages.  Although the company is not based in the US and is relatively small compared to the industry leaders[…]

Google and Amazon Talk About Managing Drone Traffic

The future of using drones commercially to deliver goods and services to the masses is now fast becoming a reality.  Rules and regulations are being reviewed and created by the government together with the business sectors.   Earlier this week, Amazon’s VP of Global Public Policy Paul Misener and Dave Vos, Google’s lead of Project Wing,[…]