01 August 2008
Amazon launch ecommerce platform
Amazon is extending further into the service space, launching two new services in the US that let smaller retailers use its ecommerce systems and payments technology on their own sites.
Amazon Simple Pay is a set of payment-only products that allow customers to use payment information stored in their Amazon.com account as a payment method on other retailers' websites, allowing the consumer to get through the checkout more quickly.
Checkout By Amazon is a more complete shopping cart solution, featuring 1-Click ordering, order management, shipping and sales tax calculations — all in a highly familiar to the customer format....
Is this a case of the big boys claiming to be helping the little people, or on a conspriacy basis, is this just another chance to reach deeper into retailers pockets at the same time having a good look at trading patterns and dare i say it..steal the odd customer???
