While Amazon Prime memberships continue to grow, an estimated 35 million consumers have quit Prime – and are looking to competitors for their shopping needs.
Amazon Prime Risk: Prosper Releases Guide to Understanding Amazon Prime Members
Worthington, OH – 3/1/2017 Prosper Insights & Analytics™, a leading provider of business intelligence solutions, has released a new report available for purchase titled, “Prime Risk: A Retailer’s Guide to Understanding Amazon Prime Members.” Over the past several years, as
Has Wal-Mart’s Revamped ShippingPass Subscription Ignited Shopper Interest?
From Forbes on June 28, 2016: Nearly a year after its test launch, Wal-Mart Stores recently revamped its ShippingPass delivery subscription program, rolling back the price of a yearly membership by $1 – to $49/year – and speeding up the
Here’s How The Jet.com Buying Experience Stacks Up Against Amazon
From Forbes on June 21, 2016: It’s been nearly a year since Jet.com, a direct challenger to the Amazon.com e-commerce empire, launched onto the retail scene. And over this relatively short time period, Jet.com has dropped its initial membership model, instead
Amazon Prime Reaches Peak Membership: Why Target Should Worry
From Forbes on June 2, 2016: At the recent Shoptalk commerce event, Jason Goldberger, Target’s Chief Digital Officer and President of Target.com, spoke about his customers’ point of view regarding on-demand delivery, insisting that instead of an immediate gratification shipment, Target guests
The Digital Shopper Showdown: Amazon Versus Jet.com
From Forbes on April 14, 2016: When we first addressed Jet.com, the start-up had just launched with many speculating that this site, with its complex pricing algorithms, vast assortment, and low-threshold free shipping, could give Jeff Bezos & Co. over at
Are Shoppers Buying The Jet.com Hype?
From Forbes on September 17, 2015: Recently, retail industry analysts and pundits were abuzz with the launch of Jet.com. A combination of membership-only exclusivity, low-threshold free shipping, and an intricate pricing algorithm, this new shopping site was seemingly positioned to
Why Walmart’s Shipping Pass May Win With Shoppers
From Forbes on June 22, 2015: In the battle of every retailer versus Amazon.com, Walmart is preparing to take direct aim at the latter’s popular Prime membership program this summer with the introduction of Shipping Pass. For $50 a year –
Amazon Fire Phone: Love It Or Leave It?
Is the Fire Phone the next great mobile device? With the first smartphone from Amazon.com set to launch on July 25, we took this question to one of the most important components of the buying equation, consumers. At first blush, reaction to the new
How Can Amazon Raise Prime Membership Rates Without Alienating Shoppers?
Amazon.com may be finally facing a worthy adversary in the retail arena: itself. The online giant recently announced its intent to increase the $79 annual fee on its popular Prime membership by $20 to $40, but our consumer insights suggest