How Amazon targeting unprofitable items is helping competitor Boxed
Boxed CEO on competition with Amazon
China’s potential impact on the travel industry
Outlook for travel
California commission won't pursue tax on text messaging
California's Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced it would no longer be pursuing the measure that would've added a surcharge to phone bills.
German union calls strike at Amazon warehouses
Workers in Germany and Spain staged strikes last month on Black Friday.
Amazon Prime offers early 'Aquaman' screenings for subscribers
Prime members can buy up to 10 tickets to see “Aquaman” at more than 1,100 movie theaters around the country on Saturday, six days ahead of the film’s full Dec. 21 release.
Amazon, New Jersey police cracking down on holiday package thieves
The company and local police have placed fake Amazon packages with GPS devices and doorbell cameras around Jersey City.
Did Amazon help kill Toys 'R' Us?
State of retail
Brands born on the internet embrace physical stores
A growing number of brands born on the internet from Casper to Indochino are now opening physical stores and moving into the suburban malls once considered doomed as more Americans shopped online.
Lululemon offering Amazon-esque subscription to customers
The subscription reportedly costs $96 and comes with some perks, like free yoga pants and classes.
Brands born on the internet embrace physical stores
Online retailers are getting physical.
Mattel, Hasbro fall as Amazon teases private-label toy launch
Amazon recently posted product pages for several toys for toddlers and young children through its “AmazonBasics” line.
Amazon fires employees amid crackdown on seller scams: Report
The company has reportedly fired several workers suspected of having helped supply independent merchants with inside information.
Amazon bear repellent accident this week wasn’t its first
An accident involving bear repellent at an Amazon warehouse on Wednesday that left more than two dozen hospitalized.
Amazon eyes expansion of check-out free stores at airports
The e-commerce giant is reportedly looking at “top U.S. airports” for new Amazon Go locations
US holiday online shopping on pace for sales record
Consumers spent an estimated $80.3 billion on e-commerce platforms from Nov. 1 to Dec. 6.
Apple, Michael Kors among world's most counterfeited brands
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 34,000 counterfeit products worth $1.2 billion in fiscal 2017 alone.
Counterfeit Nike sneakers worth $1.7M seized in New York
The seized shipment contained more than 9,000 sneakers that were en route from Dongguan City, China to Chino, California.
Amazon HQ2: New Yorkers support new campus, poll finds
Some NY politicians have criticized the tax incentives used to lure the e-commerce giant to the Big Apple.
This Amazon strategy should worry UPS, FedEx: Morgan Stanley
The firm estimates that Amazon’s new capabilities will hurt UPS and FedEx’s revenue by 2 percent in 2018 and 10 percent by the year 2025.
Amazon drone delivery? Jeff Bezos' timeline is past due
The Amazon CEO vowed in 2013 that the company would use drones to deliver packages within "four, five years."


















