Amazon is testing a program where consumer product brands like Maybelline and Folgers pay to send free samples to Amazon customers based on data indicating what they may buy, according to a report ...

Why it matters: The Seattle-based e-commerce giant is betting that free samples will better convince shoppers to purchase products than ads on a website (and they're probably right). Amazon is ...

Makena Kelly is a reporter who covers the politics and power influencing the tech industry. Before joining The Verge in 2018, she covered Congress and breaking news. Amazon is sending out free samples ...

If you aren’t already totally and ridiculously obsessed enough with Amazon, I will give you another reason to take that obsession up a notch: You can get a lot of stuff for free on Amazon. And the ...