Thrilling news, Brooklynites: Amazon is planning to open its first distribution center in the borough. The Real Deal’s Ariel Stulberg reported late last week that the online retail behemoth signed a seven-year… Read more »

Amazon UK has launched a one-hour delivery service in London. Using the Prime Now service, Amazon Prime members will now be able to order an item from the website and… Read more »

The FAA has a lot on their plate. Every day they coordinate an impossible worldwide ballet of airborne hurtling rocket machines that are filled with precious cargo, like packages or… Read more »

Last week, we brought news of a major leap into the future from those brave, bold innovators at Amazon: the creation of New York’s first-ever pop-up shop/storage facility/product takeout space/kitchenware… Read more »

A lawsuit filed against Amazon in February alleges that the company encourages third-party vendors to charge more for products that are eligible for free shipping in order to recoup shipping… Read more »

According to accounts filed by Amazon in the US, Amazon UK’s sales growth slowed in 2013. Although UK sales grew by 12.6% to £4.5bn last year, this marked a major… Read more »

In a move that should surprise nobody in its impracticality, its ambition, or its hilariously sinister overtones, Amazon has announced plans to begin package delivery by drone. Jeff Bezos, 2002-2013… Read more »

It’s often noted — but seems in another way to be generally disregarded, by Wall Street and media alike — that the terrific sales often touted by Amazon are, well,… Read more »

A “2.0 edition” of Edward Jay Epstein’s The Hollywood Economist releases on January 24th. Below Epstein discusses why Hollywood is so intent on passing something like SOPA legislation. * * *… 2 / Read more »

The above chart shows the growing impact of Amazon Prime (discussed here, here, and here on MobyLives) on Amazon’s bottom line. In a commentary accompanying the chart, which was posted… Read more »