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Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery Via Helicopter Drones

Amazon.com (AMZN), a company that’s diving into everything from tablets and cloud computing to assembling a fleet of trucks to ferry fresh groceries door to door, raised eyebrows Sunday by disclosing that it’s developing its own drone air force to deliver customer orders. Where same-day delivery has been a longtime goal that Amazon, eBay (EBAY) and other online sellers have been working toward, Amazon is envisioning 30-minute to-the-door delivery

Amazon Impact Seen As E-Commerce Outpaces Retail

E-commerce accounted for 5.9% of all retail sales in Q3, up from 5.2% a year ago and 1.8% a decade earlier, as companies like Amazon.com (AMZN) continue to draw consumers’ dollars at a faster pace than traditional stores can. Total retail sales in Q3 increased 4.7% from the prior year to $1.14 trillion, while e-commerce sales jumped 17.5% annually to $67 billion, according to the Commerce Department. Growth in e-commerce sales have advanced by

Sony PlayStation 4 seen outselling Microsoft Xbox One

Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console will take the media spotlight on Friday when it launches in retail stores. But a new poll shows it trailing Sony’s (SNE) week-old PlayStation 4 among likely buyers this holiday shopping season. A survey of U.S. consumers by Parks Associates found that 36% of likely game console buyers plan to purchase Sony’s PS4, compared with 27% for Microsoft ‘s (MSFT) Xbox One. The next-generation game consoles will compete for consumer spending with new tablets from Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and others, Parks Associates said Tuesday . However, roughly 15% of all U.S. broadband Internet households plan to buy both a tablet and a game console this holiday season, the research firm said. Parks Associates surveyed 2,500 U.S. consumers nationwide for its report on holiday consumer electronics purchase intentions. Its findings on game console purchase intent match other recent surveys. A Reuters/Ipsos survey in September …