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Amazon Introduces Marketing Solutions to Help Sellers Using Buy with Prime Attract Amazon Shoppers and Grow Sales

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Amazon is piloting the solutions as part of Buy with Prime, a new program that enables sellers to offer Prime shopping benefits to shoppers off Amazon.

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Amazon is piloting the solutions as part of Buy with Prime, a new program that enables sellers to offer Prime shopping benefits to shoppers off Amazon.
Now, were taking the next step by piloting marketing solutions to help Buy with Prime sellers attract more engaged shoppers to their sites.
Together, Sponsored Brands ads and the new Buy with Prime stores pages help Buy with Prime sellers reach relevant shoppers on Amazon and direct them to their own DTC sites.
The Buy with Prime Marketing Toolkit is a free resource available to all sellers with active Buy with Prime product listings.

Amazon Launches Free Email Marketing Capabilities for Sellers to Reach Their Repeat, Recent, and High-Spend Amazon Customers

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

For the first time, sellers can now expand beyond brand followers when sending free marketing emails to reach their most loyal customers, such as repeat customers, recent customers, and high-spend customers.

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For the first time, sellers can now expand beyond brand followers when sending free marketing emails to reach their most loyal customers, such as repeat customers, recent customers, and high-spend customers.
Through this tool, sellers select the customer audience types and Amazon sends the marketing email directly to those customers.
These email marketing capabilities are exactly what were looking for to keep our customers coming back.
These free, self-service branding and marketing solutions help sellers better understand and engage customers, differentiate and build their brand, and optimize sales.

Amazon deepens commitment to Delivery Service Partners and drivers through a $450 million investment in a new education program, 401(k) plan, and rate increases

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new value-added services to empower Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) to offer best-in-class benefits for their drivers.

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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new value-added services to empower Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) to offer best-in-class benefits for their drivers.
Amazon continues its commitment to providing access to the tools and resources small businesses need to build thriving teams, while helping drivers reach their career aspirations.
These new benefits from leading providers and additional rate increases for DSPs to offer competitive pay to their drivers total a more than $450 million investment over the next year.
DSPs and drivers will have access to skill-based programs, GEDs, or degree programs at educational institutions across the United States.

Introducing the All-New Kindle and Kindle Kids: Now with 300 ppi High-Resolution Display, USB-C Charging, and 2X Storage

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

And since we launched Kindle Kids three years ago, kids have logged nearly 3 billion minutes reading on Kindle devices.

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And since we launched Kindle Kids three years ago, kids have logged nearly 3 billion minutes reading on Kindle devices.
The new Kindle Kids provides an even better reading experience to help kids become lifelong readers.
Kindle and Kindle Kids feature an all-new 6-inch, glare-free, 300 ppi high-resolution display with three-times more pixels for laser-quality text and sharp images that read like paper.
Kindle and Kindle Kids are the lightest and most compact Kindle models availablecarry them in your pocket and comfortably read one-handed for even longer.

Pick n Pay Selects AWS as Its Strategic Cloud Provider

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Pick n Pay worked with Lemongrass Consultingan AWS Premier Consulting Partner with Migration and SAP Consulting Competenciesto migrate its on-premises SAP environment to AWS and implement a modern SAP HANA platform.

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Pick n Pay worked with Lemongrass Consultingan AWS Premier Consulting Partner with Migration and SAP Consulting Competenciesto migrate its on-premises SAP environment to AWS and implement a modern SAP HANA platform.
With AWS, Pick n Pay can dynamically scale its infrastructure resources in line with business demand and peak retail seasons.
Modernizing its SAP workloads with AWS provides Pick n Pay the capability to connect operations, sales, and customer survey and loyalty data across its organization.
In addition, Pick n Pay used AWS Application Migration Service (CloudEndure Migration) to simplify and expedite moving 185 non-SAP workloads to the cloud.

Amazon Canada employees volunteer with food banks, gather donations to support vulnerable Canadians as part of Amazon's Global Month of Volunteering

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

In Canada, Amazon employees have rallied to support food banks and help meet the critical needs of families as Canada's food banks experience spiking demand.

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In Canada, Amazon employees have rallied to support food banks and help meet the critical needs of families as Canada's food banks experience spiking demand.
In Ma y , food banks reported about 160,000 monthly visits; before the pandemic, the average monthly number was about 60,000.
She said: "We felt that rallying hundreds of Canadian employees during Global Month of Volunteering could greatly assist this cause.
"Leading Global Volunteering Month in Canada allows me to make an impact and enable my amazing colleagues with a platform to volunteer.

Amazon and iRobot Sign an Agreement for Amazon to Acquire iRobot

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Friday, August 5, 2022

Today Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire iRobot.

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Today Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire iRobot.
Customers love iRobot productsand Im excited to work with the iRobot team to invent in ways that make customers lives easier and more enjoyable.
Amazon will acquire iRobot for $61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion, including iRobots net debt.
In connection with the proposed transaction between iRobot and Amazon, iRobot will file with the SEC a Proxy Statement, the definitive version of which will be sent or provided to iRobot stockholders.

Amazon and iRobot sign an agreement for Amazon to acquire iRobot

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Friday, August 5, 2022

SEATTLE and BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire iRobot. iRobot has a history of making customers' lives easier with innovative cleaning products for the home. iRobot has continued to innovate with every product generation, solving hard problems to help give customers valuable time back in their day.

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Customers love iRobot productsand I'm excited to work with the iRobot team to invent in ways that make customers' lives easier and more enjoyable."
I'm hugely excited to be a part of Amazon and to see what we can build together for customers in the years ahead."
Amazon will acquire iRobot for $61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion, including iRobot's net debt.
In connection with the proposed transaction between iRobot and Amazon, iRobot will file with the SEC a Proxy Statement, the definitive version of which will be sent or provided to iRobot stockholders.

Amazon Canada collaborates with Quebec artists to release Fièr.e.s, a colouring book featuring LGBTQ2S+ employees to raise awareness of the realities they face in and out of the workforce

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Five Canadian Amazon employees share their stories in this 50-page colouring book.

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Five Canadian Amazon employees share their stories in this 50-page colouring book.
"At Amazon, our teams are made up of people from all sorts of backgrounds with unique life experiences," says Zoya Zayler, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Canada.
Fir.e.s is the perfect example of this, and the impact projects like this can have on the lives of employees is immense."
Amazon Canada collaborated with local artists to bring Fir.e.s to life and promote the uniqueness of Quebec culture.

Amazon’s Custom Electric Delivery Vehicles from Rivian Start Rolling Out Across the U.S.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazons custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this yearand 100,000 across the U.S. by 2030.

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This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazons custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this yearand 100,000 across the U.S. by 2030.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220721005211/en/
Amazon's custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian (Photo: Business Wire)
The vehicles are designed from the ground-up with safety, sustainability, and comfort in mind, and have been thoroughly tested by drivers across the country.
With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year.
Rivian has been an excellent partner in that mission, and were excited to see our first custom electric delivery vehicles on the road, said Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.