Urban Mobility
It might soon overtake most of its brick-and-mortar rivals in fashion sales, as well. For the past decade, fashion brands had viewed Amazon as the enemy. Brands swore off selling goods on Amazon, bemoaning its cluttered website and the risk of counterfeit goods. Many reluctantly started their own websites, but continued to rely on department stores for the bulk of
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Amazon said it would start delivering meals from restaurants direct to customers in some parts of London, the newest entrant to an increasingly competitive market which includes Just Eat, UberEats and Deliveroo. Amazon said in a statement on Wednesday that its “Amazon Restaurants” service would be available to subscribers of its Prime delivery scheme and that delivery would be free
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“Uber Plus” upfront payment can be as low as $20 for a package of 20 to 40 trips at reduced flat fare prices. Starting this week, Uber has opened availability for its new beta program currently called “Uber Plus” in six cities: San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Miami, Boston, and Washington D.C. The program’s cost varies by city, but the upfront payment can be as
Read moreAmazon’s revenue jumped 31% including a 58% gain at its Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit. The company also more than doubled its operating margin, which historically has been razor thin, and issued a cheery outlook for the coming quarter. The results show Amazon moving toward investors’ long-held hope of consistent profitability after a lengthy period of heavy investments and
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