Skip to main content

Timex Taps Amazon for E-Commerce

Well known watch brand Timex today said they’d chosen Amazon.com to develop and manage their retail Web site. Specific financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Under the multi-year agreement, said the two companies, the e-commerce giant’s Amazon Services subsidiary will host the Timex Web site and use their technology to give the watch maker control over their brand, customer experience and online business. Amazon shopping technologies such as one-step checkout, search and navigation, personalization, wish lists and recommendations will be available to Timex shoppers.

“We are pleased that Timex chose Amazon Services to develop and manage a new online offering for their customers,” said Amazon Services Enterprise Solutions Vice President Wes Herman, in a statement. “We look forward to building a Web experience for Timex and its customers that is unsurpassed in the watch business.”

“Partnering with Amazon Services for Timex.com is a great decision for our business and will enable us to deliver a world-class experience to our Web site visitors,” added Timex Chief Executive Officer Joe Santana.

Editors' Recommendations

Digital Trends Staff
Digital Trends has a simple mission: to help readers easily understand how tech affects the way they live. We are your…
How to set a timer on Amazon Smart Plugs
Amazon Smart Plug.

When it comes to smart plugs, few are as versatile and affordable as the Amazon Smart Plug. These useful gadgets offer a bit of “smart” functionality to a wide assortment of electronics, making it easy to automate their performance. One of the greatest features of the Amazon Smart Plug is that it can be powered on and off at specific times of day. If you’re curious to know how it works, here’s a closer look at how to set a timer on Amazon Smart Plugs.

Read more
What is the Amazon Echo Hub?
A person using the Amazon Echo Hub.

Amazon already has a robust lineup of smart displays, but the new Echo Hub is something entirely different. While it looks a bit like an Echo Show, the Echo Hub isn't a smart display -- it's a smart home hub designed to be mounted directly on your wall.

Unlike the Echo and Echo Show products, the Echo Hub isn’t a tabletop device. In fact, you'll need to pay extra for an optional stand just so you can place it on your table or countertop. That's because the Echo Hub is a smart control panel, not a smart speaker or smart display. Amazon bills the Echo Hub as "an Alexa-enabled control panel for your smart home devices." After getting it mounted to your wall, it'll sync up with the rest of your smart home and make it easy to control your various gadgets via its touchscreen.

Read more
How to use Amazon Echo as a doorbell chime
The Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 installed near a door.

Did you know you can use your Amazon Echo smart speaker or your Echo Show smart display as a doorbell chime? As long as you have a compatible doorbell product that Alexa can handshake with, you’ll be able to receive doorbell notifications in the form of audible chimes, as well as video live-feeds (if you’re using an Echo Show). 

Read more