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Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team and Cut Prices in Amazon Battle

The company is streamlining its web team so that it can serve customers whether they shop online, via smartphones or in stores.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team and Cut Prices in Amazon Battle

The company is streamlining its web team so that it can serve customers whether they shop online, via smartphones or in stores.


Technology

Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in US in Next 18 Months

The hiring could appease Trump, who has prioritised job creation and tangled with Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos during the election campaign.

Technology

Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in US in Next 18 Months

The hiring could appease Trump, who has prioritised job creation and tangled with Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos during the election campaign.


News & Analysis

Foreign Minister Threatens Amazon Over Indian Flag Doormats

The minister’s intervention with Amazon comes as Indian e-commerce firms fight a fierce battle against well-funded foreign rivals, such as Amazon and Uber Technologies Inc, and have begun calling for protectionist regulation.

News & Analysis

Foreign Minister Threatens Amazon Over Indian Flag Doormats

The minister’s intervention with Amazon comes as Indian e-commerce firms fight a fierce battle against well-funded foreign rivals, such as Amazon and Uber Technologies Inc, and have begun calling for protectionist regulation.


Financial Markets

Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Taxes in South Dakota

The news follows recent moves by Amazon in Utah, Iowa and Nebraska as more states push to collect taxes on Internet purchases.

Financial Markets

Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Taxes in South Dakota

The news follows recent moves by Amazon in Utah, Iowa and Nebraska as more states push to collect taxes on Internet purchases.


Retail

Amazon-American Apparel Deal Would Please Fashionistas and Trump

American Apparel owns a clothing factory in Los Angeles, an added benefit to buying the retailer, that would position Amazon to respond to apparel trends more quickly than competitors that make clothes overseas.

Retail

Amazon-American Apparel Deal Would Please Fashionistas and Trump

American Apparel owns a clothing factory in Los Angeles, an added benefit to buying the retailer, that would position Amazon to respond to apparel trends more quickly than competitors that make clothes overseas.


Retail

Report: Amazon, Forever 21 Vying for Bankrupt American Apparel

Any successful offer would have to top a $66 million stalking horse bid by Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc, which American Apparel agreed to when it filed for bankruptcy in November.

Retail

Report: Amazon, Forever 21 Vying for Bankrupt American Apparel

Any successful offer would have to top a $66 million stalking horse bid by Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc, which American Apparel agreed to when it filed for bankruptcy in November.


News & Analysis

Amazon Doubles Deliveries in 2016 for Third-Party Sellers

Amazon.com Inc shipped 50 percent more items this holiday season than last for third-party vendors and doubled the amount for 2016 overall.

News & Analysis

Amazon Doubles Deliveries in 2016 for Third-Party Sellers

Amazon.com Inc shipped 50 percent more items this holiday season than last for third-party vendors and doubled the amount for 2016 overall.


Technology

Five Technologies Shaping the Retail Landscape

Everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors; tomorrow's retail stores are taking page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology.

Technology

Five Technologies Shaping the Retail Landscape

Everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors; tomorrow's retail stores are taking page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology.


News & Analysis

The Human Cost of Next Day Delivery

Today’s consumers are demanding faster fulfilment, but next-day and same-day delivery can cost companies dearly and some workers are paying the price.

News & Analysis

The Human Cost of Next Day Delivery

Today’s consumers are demanding faster fulfilment, but next-day and same-day delivery can cost companies dearly and some workers are paying the price.


Technology

Alibaba’s Lazada Braces for a Southeast Asian Brawl With Amazon

Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce site is rolling out a series of initiatives in anticipation of the US giant’s entry next year.

Technology

Alibaba’s Lazada Braces for a Southeast Asian Brawl With Amazon

Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce site is rolling out a series of initiatives in anticipation of the US giant’s entry next year.