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Bits & Bytes | Amazon Launches in Australia, Swarovski's AR App

This week, Amazon began retail operations in Australia, while Swarovski introduced an AR holiday experience.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Amazon Launches in Australia, Swarovski's AR App

This week, Amazon began retail operations in Australia, while Swarovski introduced an AR holiday experience.


News & Analysis

Amazon Targets Etsy With Last-Minute Delivery of Craft Gifts

The retailer will offer Amazon Handmade products through its two-hour delivery service Prime Now — the latest example of the e-commerce giant flexing its delivery clout around the holidays to win procrastinating shoppers.

News & Analysis

Amazon Targets Etsy With Last-Minute Delivery of Craft Gifts

The retailer will offer Amazon Handmade products through its two-hour delivery service Prime Now — the latest example of the e-commerce giant flexing its delivery clout around the holidays to win procrastinating shoppers.


Global Markets

Amazon Seeks to Conquer New Continent With Push Into Australia

Australia presents a new challenge for Amazon as a sparsely populated, but large, continent that already has a few local web retailers up and running.

Global Markets

Amazon Seeks to Conquer New Continent With Push Into Australia

Australia presents a new challenge for Amazon as a sparsely populated, but large, continent that already has a few local web retailers up and running.


News & Analysis

Why Amazon Orders in Mexico Need Cash and the Corner Store

While China and India have faced similar challenges, their workaround—allowing delivery people to accept cash payments—isn’t an option in Mexico because of the nation’s sky-high rates of assaults and robberies.

News & Analysis

Why Amazon Orders in Mexico Need Cash and the Corner Store

While China and India have faced similar challenges, their workaround—allowing delivery people to accept cash payments—isn’t an option in Mexico because of the nation’s sky-high rates of assaults and robberies.


News & Analysis

Social Goods | Ivanka Trump in India, Stella McCartney Speaks Out Against Waste

This week, Ivanka Trump's trip to India sparks questions about garment workers rights, while Stella McCartney calls for overhaul of wasteful fashion industry.

News & Analysis

Social Goods | Ivanka Trump in India, Stella McCartney Speaks Out Against Waste

This week, Ivanka Trump's trip to India sparks questions about garment workers rights, while Stella McCartney calls for overhaul of wasteful fashion industry.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Facial Recognition in Malls, Walmart vs Amazon

This week, retailers use facial recognition to collect customer data, while Walmart narrows price gap with Amazon.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Facial Recognition in Malls, Walmart vs Amazon

This week, retailers use facial recognition to collect customer data, while Walmart narrows price gap with Amazon.


News & Analysis

Retail Stocks Climb After Strong Start to Holiday Sales

Cyber Monday is expected to drive $6.6 billion in internet sales this year as the biggest US online shopping day on record.

News & Analysis

Retail Stocks Climb After Strong Start to Holiday Sales

Cyber Monday is expected to drive $6.6 billion in internet sales this year as the biggest US online shopping day on record.


Financial Markets

Jeff Bezos Fortune Hits $100 Billion on Black Friday Stock Surge

The $100 billion milestone makes Bezos, 53, the first billionaire to build a 12-figure net worth since 1999, when Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates hit the mark.

Financial Markets

Jeff Bezos Fortune Hits $100 Billion on Black Friday Stock Surge

The $100 billion milestone makes Bezos, 53, the first billionaire to build a 12-figure net worth since 1999, when Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates hit the mark.


News & Analysis

Amazon Workers on Black Friday Strike

Staff from Amazon's main distribution hub in Italy and six warehouses in Germany threaten to disrupt one of the year's busiest shopping days.

News & Analysis

Amazon Workers on Black Friday Strike

Staff from Amazon's main distribution hub in Italy and six warehouses in Germany threaten to disrupt one of the year's busiest shopping days.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Spotify to Launch Beauty, Amazon Could Be Worth $1 Trillion in 2018

This week, Spotify collaborates with Pat McGrath to expand merchandise into beauty, while Amazon's newer lines of business could raise its value to $1 trillion.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Spotify to Launch Beauty, Amazon Could Be Worth $1 Trillion in 2018

This week, Spotify collaborates with Pat McGrath to expand merchandise into beauty, while Amazon's newer lines of business could raise its value to $1 trillion.