Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 169 - September 25, 2001 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story | | Next Story

By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
September 25, 2001
Reading AuctionBytes: Amazon 'Targets' New Range of Products

Amazon and Target announced that Target will open a store on Amazon.com later this fall. This will expand product offerings available at Amazon.com to include thousands of apparel, home, electronics and jewelry products. The companies also announced that Target has chosen Amazon.com's complete solution of e-commerce technology services, order fulfillment, and customer care services for its current online properties, including target.com, MarshallFields.com, Mervyns.com and GiftCatalog.com, beginning in Summer 2002. All of these online properties will continue to be owned by Target Corporation. The release read, "Under the five-year strategic alliance, Amazon.com will receive per-unit fees and annual fixed fees, while Target will receive the benefits of the Amazon.com e-commerce platform and vast customer base to accelerate its already-rapid growth online." http://www.amazon.com