AP Exclusive: Toy co. CEO leads effort to salvage Toys R Us
Toy company executive Isaac Larian says he and other investors have pledged a total of $200 million in financing and hope to raise four times that amount in crowdfunding in order to bid for up to 400 of the Toys R Us stores being liquidated in bankruptcy.
Amazon could buy Toys “R” Us stores: report
Amazon has shown an increased interest in brick-and-mortar locations in recent months on the heels of its acquisition of the Whole Foods Market grocery chain.
FedEx making 500 Walmart stores the locations for its outlets
After a successful pilot program, FedEx Corp. will place 500 FedEx Office locations in select U.S. Walmart stores.
Amazon tracks repeat shoppers for line-free Seattle store - and there are many
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Amazon's HQ2 search tied to Pentagon?
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Whistleblower says Walmart cheated in Amazon race
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Amazon most ‘ferocious’ company in US: Peter Thiel
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Without Toys R Us, 30,000 jobs, a black hole for toy makers
The demise of Toys R Us will have a ripple effect on everything from toy makers to landlords.
Toys R Us is planning to liquidate its US operations
Toys R Us's management has told its employees that it will sell or close all of its U.S. stores.
Walmart chasing ‘Amazon magic’ in expanding online delivery
Walmart’s expansion of its same-day, online grocery to serve more than 100 cities across the U.S. by the end of the year is an attempt to capture the magic of the e-commerce giant Amazon, according to Walmart’s former CEO.
Buffett, Dimon, Bezos will bring innovation to healthcare industry: Dr. Cosgrove
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Amazon could become third-biggest US bank
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Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno says cryptocurrency is the future
Apolo Ohno says educating the public on cryptocurrency is the key to the world’s economic future.
Amazon-branded checking account reportedly in the works
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is tough to bet against: Investor Joel Greenblatt
Amazon reportedly raked in more than $5.6 billion in U.S. profits in 2017 and recorded 11 straight profitable quarters under the company’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
Amazon run by a special guy, tough to bet against him: Joel Greenblatt
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Voice shopping sales to reach $40B by 2022: study
The company’s “Echo,” which is enabled with “Alexa” voice recognition technology, is in 10% of U.S. homes, according to OC&C Strategy Consultants.
Fourth-quarter sales strong at Best Buy, Kohl's and others
Best Buy is reporting surging sales at stores and it's topped Wall Street's profit and revenue expectations for the fourth quarter.
Online retail stifling pharmaceutical industry, Bayer CEO says
The agricultural giant is ramping up innovation to keep up with online trends.
British arm of retailer Toys R Us goes into administration
The British arm of Toys R Us has gone into insolvency administration, putting 3,200 jobs at risk.


















