Amazon.com
March 28, 2017 at 10:40 am
Amazon.com announced it will begin collecting sales taxes from all states with a sales tax as of April 1, 2017. After years of fighting the imposition of sales tax on a state-by-state basis — from court battles to corporate exemptions — Amazon has been pursuing a different tack of late. The online retailer has been adding, not fighting,…
March 20, 2017 at 12:40 pm
In an interview yesterday afternoon during the opening day of Shoptalk in Las Vegas, Stephenie Landry, vice president of Amazon Prime Now, the online retailer's service that offers household items and essentials consumers need with free two-hour delivery, discussed the growth of the business and what her focus will be to continue that upward trajectory.…
March 14, 2017 at 11:16 am
Amazon.com has started to roll out the first new language on its website since the original site's creation over 20 years ago. A spokeswoman for the Seattle-based online retailer told CNET last week that the website has begun adding Spanish. The change will let the United States’ more than 40 million native Spanish speakers and over 10 million bilingual…
February 28, 2017 at 6:47 pm
The recent news about Amazon.com and PayPal discussing a partnership makes sense on several levels. Both companies possess valuable assets, and their alliance would likely benefit both companies here and abroad. However, the potential deal terms could also raise concerns, particularly but not exclusively among third-party sellers. Offering Amazon customers a PayPal option at checkout…
February 27, 2017 at 10:00 pm
At one time, location trumped nearly everything else in retail. Success lay in creating loyal customers who lived close enough to regularly patronize your store, often with heavy local advertising to generate regular foot traffic. Maybe you visited a favorite in the local mall because you liked its clothes or prices or salespeople. Maybe you…
January 31, 2017 at 12:24 pm
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com's CEO and founder, said his company is going into action to counter President Trump's controversial immigration order, which temporarily blocked refugees and citizens of seven countries from entering the U.S. In an email to employees Monday, Bezos said Amazon is working on a number of efforts, including exploring legislative measures and drafting a…
January 31, 2017 at 11:44 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced today that it's ending its ShippingPass delivery subscription pilot and offering free two-day shipping on more than 2 million items without a membership program. The retailer is also lowering the minimum purchase required for free shipping to $35 from $50. Items shipped to stores have no minimum price threshold. Wal-Mart also offers same-day store…
January 17, 2017 at 12:08 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it plans to create about 10,000 U.S. jobs this year, a sign that even the country’s largest private employer feels the need to tout American job growth ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The jobs will come from previously planned store openings, store expansions and new e-commerce services, the company said…
January 6, 2017 at 10:43 am
Jet.com, the Amazon.com rival owned by retailing giant Wal-Mart, bought online footwear retailer ShoeBuy for $70 million, the company said Thursday. The move underscores Wal-Mart's continued push against Amazon, owner of online shoe store Zappos. The biggest retailer in the world, Wal-Mart made online expansion its priority last year, acquiring Jet.com for $3.3 billion and setting…
January 3, 2017 at 11:17 am
Members of the rap group Run-DMC are suing Amazon.com and Wal-Mart for $50 million for trademark infringement. The suit, filed last Thursday in federal court in New York, accuses the retailers of manufacturing, marketing and selling products with the group's trademarked name, including glasses, hats, T-shirts and wallets. Run-DMC says in the suit that it…
