Ecommerce

It was a prime holiday season for Amazon: The online retailing giant posted its biggest quarterly profit yet Thursday as it sold more voice-activated Echo devices and added more Prime members.

Amazon's quarterly profit topped $1 billion for the first time, reflecting the company's push to exhibit stronger fiscal discipline and broaden its ambitions.

EBay posted a loss for the key holiday quarter on Wednesday as it booked a $3.1 billion charge from the recent changes in U.S. tax laws.

The online shopping giant opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.

Amazon.com Inc. will open its checkout-free grocery store to the public on Monday.

Dallas and Pittsburgh mayors, two of the 20 finalist cities vying for the lucrative Amazon headquarters, make the case as to why the e-commerce giant should choose their respective cities.

Based on the cities that made the cut, and what the company told some of the cities that didn't, the company will likely scrutinize six key criteria when making its final call. It plans to announce its decision later this year.

Amazon increases monthly membership fee, leaves annual rate unchanged

Despite a somewhat controversial year for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which faced widespread backlash for the confirmation of a long-time rumor that it intentionally slows down old iPhones, the tech giant nabbed for the 11th year in a row the top spot on Forbes Magazine’s list of 2018’s most admired companies.

U.S. e-commerce sales reached new heights during the 2017 holiday season, as mobile transactions through smartphones and tablets drove a record haul for online vendors.

Digital and business strategy consultant Brittain Ladd on Amazon’s rising grocery sales.

For some Walmart employees, the day brought news of a pay raise.

Walmart is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time $1,000 cash bonus to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits.