Ecommerce

It's Primetime for Amazon

The online retailer started celebrating the holiday shopping season long before the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend. It's a prime year for the company's shareholders as the stock could have more room to run  higher.

Priceline CEO Quits over Relationship With Employee

Priceline Group said Chief Executive Darren Huston had resigned, effective immediately, following an investigation related to a personal relationship that he had with an employee under his direct supervision.

Wal-Mart Expands Online Grocery Pickup to Eight More Cities

Wal-Mart Stores is expanding free curbside pickup of groceries into eight new cities this month including Kansas City and Austin as the retailer gains confidence it can make the strategy work on a larger scale, a senior executive told Reuters.

True Ventures Closes $290 Million Fund

True Ventures, an early-stage  venture firm, has closed a $290 million fund. This is the fourth fund for the firm, having raised almost $900 million since 2005.