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Amazon buys On the Spectrum

Posted on June 21, 2020

Amazon Studios has bought the format to Israeli-made “On the Spectrum,” a half-hour comedy-drama series about three roommates with varying levels of autism. The Israeli show won nine Ophir Awards, Israel’s top honor for TV and movies, in March 2019. … Continue reading →

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Amazon launches in Hebrew

Posted on November 17, 2019

On-line giant sales company Amazon has launched a new Hebrew-language interface. It comes with a limited time offer of free shipping to Israel for some 50 million “eligible items”. https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-free-shipping-offer-amazon-launches-8th-language-option-hebrew/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3773469,00.html

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Amazon’s Israeli website is live

Posted on October 1, 2019

Amazon has officially launched its Israeli website. Available only in English, it offers prices in shekels and a “ships locally” option. The Israeli retailers that already joined include cosmetics brand GA-DE, fashion retailers Crazy Line and Adika, Nintendo Israel, and … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s 12th Sep Israel launch date

Posted on September 8, 2019

Amazon has given Israeli retailers a 12th Sep date for the launch of its service in Israel. It has urged registered retailers to ready their stock and product list, advising them to prioritize products that could be popular ahead of … Continue reading →

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Amazon buys Israeli storage startup

Posted on August 20, 2019

US retail tech giant Amazon is acquiring Israeli storage technology startup E8 Storage for an estimated $50-60 million. E8 Storage develops flash storage installations based on software, which E8 Storage say are cheaper than current hardware solutions, but ten times … Continue reading →

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Amazon to launch in September

Posted on July 28, 2019

Amazon anticipate a September launch in Israel, as by then at least 100 Israeli retailers will have opened an Amazon store.  A sales campaign is to begin in August. Delivery to local customers will be provided through an Orian / … Continue reading →

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Renewing Amazon’s planes

Posted on June 10, 2019

Retail giant Amazon has its own airline called Prime Air, comprising 40 second-hand Boeing 767s. Israel Aerospace Industries has converted 80% of the fleet from passenger planes to cargo planes and the refurbished aircraft are now good for another 20 … Continue reading →

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Israeli nano-satellites link to Amazon

Posted on June 2, 2019

Israeli startup NSLComm is developing nano-satellite technology for high-volume communications. It is working with Cloud computing giant Amazon, which provides the ground station to store and process the data produced and transferred from the satellites. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-satellite-co-nslcomm-teams-with-amazon-1001287322 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQoKf4XRyY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwwv0rH3w4Q https://www.nslcomm.com/news

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Every company can get “the Amazon effect”

Posted on May 13, 2019

I reported previously (Jul 2017) on Israel’s Bringg when it began dispatching and tracking orders for US caterer Panera Bread. Bringg now helps Panera process over a million orders a month. It has just raised $25 million of funds to … Continue reading →

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Twiggle to challenge Amazon

Posted on March 10, 2019

More business and sales have been conducted online than ever before, but buyers have been missing the human element. Dr. Amir Konigsberg, CEO & Founder of Israel’s Twiggle, has created a platform to serve customers more accurately and allow smaller … Continue reading →

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