Dean Siefert

Fast-growing Cincinnati company launches product to help small businesses manage eCommerce

A fast-growing Cincinnati company has launched a new product to help companies handle e-commerce with plans to continue expanding through people and capital. Hinge Global, which manages e-commerce for companies looking to do business on Amazon and other large online platforms, rolled out its second version of Hinge Axis this month. The new software-as-a-service product, originally launched in February, enables small companies as well as large ones to benefit from Hinge’s expertise and data to effectively sell their products online. The key is the new product’s capability of storing data and analytics in one place and allowing users to publish it to the marketplace. It’s also more cost-effective, particularly for smaller companies, at $49 a month. It’s targeted at any…

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Pharmaceuticals

Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy

Amazon just launched its newest addition to Prime, Amazon Pharmacy , and the timing couldn’t be better.  With Prime membership, Amazon is offering customers steep discounts off of retail prices for non-insurance purchases – up to 80% off of generics and 40% off brand-name medications.  Amazon is also accepting most insurances, while allowing you to compare prices and copays before making your decision.  This move is sure to shake up retail competitors like Walgreens and CVS, proving once again that doorstep delivery is the wave of the future. HOW DOES IT WORK? Prime members will set up a personal profile on Amazon and answer some health questions prior to their initial shipment, due to pharmacy regulations.  Their doctors will be…

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