Amazon.com’s (AMZN) ability to provide an abundance of delivery choices to consumers will help the world’s largest online retailer in the battle to win local shoppers, says an analyst in a research report Tuesday. Jefferies analyst Brian Pitz says Amazon’s fulfillment strategy that includes two-day shipping, same delivery and locker storage services for customers is giving the company an edge over other rivals such as Google (GOOGL), which also
Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL) apps are dominant on smartphones in the U.S., with several Facebook- and Google-owned apps on the top 15, according to comScore. Among U.S. smartphone users age 18 and up, 71.2% had the Facebook app as of February, up form 69.7% in January. Google apps hold the next three spots — YouTube (56.4%), Google Search (52.2%) and Google Play (51.4%), according to the comScore smartphone app rankings. Facebook Messenger was
While Apple (AAP) continues to see strong demand for its iPhone 6 series smartphones, rival Samsung is out Friday with its next-generation handset, the Galaxy S6. With the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung hopes to regain some market share it lost to Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which debuted last September. The new Samsung smartphones, which use Google’s (GOOGL) Android operating system, went on sale Friday in 20 countries. Samsung has reported limited supply of the curved-screen S6 Edge because the screens are difficult to make. The S6 phones sport metal cases, ditching the plastic of earlier models. They have a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display and an eight-core 64-bit processor. They also feature a 5 megapixel front-facing camera and 16 megapixel rear camera. Plus, the S6 boasts fast charging and built-in wireless charging. Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley sees continued momentum for the iPhone 6 series…