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Luxury

Should Amazon Challenge Hudson’s Bay for Macy’s?

Hudson’s Bay Company is reported to be in early talks to acquire Macy’s, but an Amazon merger could be a better fit.  

Luxury

Should Amazon Challenge Hudson’s Bay for Macy’s?

Hudson’s Bay Company is reported to be in early talks to acquire Macy’s, but an Amazon merger could be a better fit.  


News & Analysis

Snap Committed to Spend $1 Billion on Web Services With Amazon

Snap outsources the heavy-lifting of data storage to outside companies rather than building its own server warehouses.

News & Analysis

Snap Committed to Spend $1 Billion on Web Services With Amazon

Snap outsources the heavy-lifting of data storage to outside companies rather than building its own server warehouses.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Snapchat's Multi-Billion Dollar IPO, Leather Grown in a Lab

This week, Snapchat files for IPO, seeking a $25 billion valuation amidst scepticism, while biotechnology companies grow sustainable leather in labs.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Snapchat's Multi-Billion Dollar IPO, Leather Grown in a Lab

This week, Snapchat files for IPO, seeking a $25 billion valuation amidst scepticism, while biotechnology companies grow sustainable leather in labs.


Financial Markets

Amazon to Start Collecting State Sales Tax in Oklahoma

The e-commerce giant has been slow in collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn't have any distribution centers or corporate offices.

Financial Markets

Amazon to Start Collecting State Sales Tax in Oklahoma

The e-commerce giant has been slow in collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn't have any distribution centers or corporate offices.


Financial Markets

Amazon Revenue Misses Estimates as Holiday Sales Fall Short

Amazon Web Services revenue was $3.5 billion in the fourth quarter, up 47 percent from a year earlier.

Financial Markets

Amazon Revenue Misses Estimates as Holiday Sales Fall Short

Amazon Web Services revenue was $3.5 billion in the fourth quarter, up 47 percent from a year earlier.


News & Analysis

Amazon Plans $1.5 Billion Air Hub For Faster Orders

Amazon will employ 2,000 workers at the new facility when it opens at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

News & Analysis

Amazon Plans $1.5 Billion Air Hub For Faster Orders

Amazon will employ 2,000 workers at the new facility when it opens at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.


News & Analysis

Wal-Mart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping in Latest Attempt to Compete With Amazon

Free shipping will replace 'Shipping Pass', Wal-Mart's existing two-day shipping program that charges shoppers an annual membership fee of $49.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping in Latest Attempt to Compete With Amazon

Free shipping will replace 'Shipping Pass', Wal-Mart's existing two-day shipping program that charges shoppers an annual membership fee of $49.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Inside Instagram's Reinvention, the Automation Revolution

This week, Kevin Systrom on evolving Instagram by looking at its past, while concerns about the rise of automation continue to grow.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Inside Instagram's Reinvention, the Automation Revolution

This week, Kevin Systrom on evolving Instagram by looking at its past, while concerns about the rise of automation continue to grow.


News & Analysis

Amazon Said to Walk Away From $1 Billion Souq.com Takeover Talks

The e-commerce business is now seeking other potential investors and is negotiating with mall-operator Majid Al Futtaim.

News & Analysis

Amazon Said to Walk Away From $1 Billion Souq.com Takeover Talks

The e-commerce business is now seeking other potential investors and is negotiating with mall-operator Majid Al Futtaim.


News & Analysis

Germany's Zalando Readies for Battle With Amazon

Zalando must keep investing to stay ahead of its muscular American rival.

News & Analysis

Germany's Zalando Readies for Battle With Amazon

Zalando must keep investing to stay ahead of its muscular American rival.