Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in a half-hour or less for an extra fee. The company, which revolutionized online shopping in 2005 with two-day deliveries for Prime members, is rapidly opening … Read more

Josh D’Amaro and the one app to rule them all

Josh D’Amaro and the one app to rule them all

Last week, Josh D’Amaro faced investors for the first time as Walt Disney Co.’s chief executive during the company’s fiscal second-quarter earnings call. The call gave D’Amaro a chance to lay out his long-term plan for the Mouse House — one that focuses heavily on building an ecosystem around the Burbank media and entertainment giant’s … Read more