eCommerce Minute

Amazon is developing a voice-activated device worn on the wrist, that can recognize human emotions, described as a health and wellness product. 

According to Bloomberg, the Alexa voice software team and Amazon’s Lab126 hardware division are collaborating on the new device. 

Coupang is the largest online retailer in South Korea, with more than $3.8 billion in annual sales. 

The startup is celebrating its 9th birthday this year, and half of South Korea’s 51 million people have downloaded its mobile app.  

Coupang is the fastest-growing and best-financed e-commerce site in South Korea. 

The games allow employees to compete against each other, which also sneakily pushes workers to up the ante among themselves to pack more boxes, and in turn, raises overall productivity levels. 

On May 15, 2019, Binji, a financial tech company launched the most fully realized personal finance platform to pay and receive payments in today's digital age. It's the only platform offering the ability to consolidate credit and debit cards into a single card to use as funding sources for your Binji Account

Crazy Cazboy’s  is changing the way pricing and sales dynamics work; it’s a store where prices decrease steadily throughout the week. 

On Friday, the discounter brings out new merchandise all priced at $6. On Saturday, prices drop to $5. Continuing the day-to-day decline, on Wednesday the price on all products reaches a low of 25 cents. 

The store then closes on Thursday to restock, and the prices go back to $6. 

Amazon has officially begun rolling out machines that do an important job that is held by thousands of people; boxing customer’s orders. 

Amazon’s plan is to reduce labor and boost profits using automation to do common warehouse tasks, and not just solely for speed reasons as some may speculate. 

Dunkin’ has recently introduced a limited edition line of nail polishes throughout the United States in a partnership with vegan nail polish company, Lauren B. Beauty. 

The featured shades are inspired by Dunkin's Signature Lattes, Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Flavored Coffees, and their iconic orange and pink logo colors. Dunkin’s coffee inspired shade range features colors such as: Cocoa Mocha (a chocolate brown) and Caramel Craze (a candy-colored brown), and one of Baskin Robins’ inspired shades is Pistachio Almond Fudge (a turquoise). 

Amazon has just released an update for your Echo that will listen for signs that someone is breaking into your home.

Walmart Brazil has struggled with its e-commerce presence and has decided instead to focus on bricks and mortar retail.

For the first time, shoppers will be able to use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program online for groceries.