Ecommerce

Walmart on Tuesday touted major growth projections for its online sales division in the upcoming fiscal year, as the Arkansas-based retailer battles with ecommerce giant Amazon for market share in the competitive sector.

Walmart on Tuesday touted major growth projections for its online sales division in the upcoming fiscal year, as the Arkansas-based retailer battles with ecommerce giant Amazon for market share in the competitive sector.

Ikea will start selling furniture through third-party websites to find new ways to reach customers in the digital age, though "no decisions are made regarding what platforms/markets will be in the pilot."

Walmart Stores Inc on Tuesday unveiled a $20 billion share buyback plan and forecast U.S. online sales to increase by about 40% in the fiscal year ending January 2019.

HOLIDAY OUTLOOK The predictions for this year's holiday shopping season are upbeat, with several forecasts for an industrywide sales increase between 3.5 percent and 4.5 percent.

Walmart is making new moves to speed up the return process for online purchases.

Connecticut's bid for Amazon’s highly-coveted second headquarters includes proposed sites in the Stamford and Hartford areas, according to a report.

Connecticut's bid for Amazon’s highly-coveted second headquarters includes proposed sites in the Stamford and Hartford areas, according to a report.

Costco Wholesale Corp. is expanding its home delivery services as food becomes an increasingly competitive front in the e-commerce battle.

FedEx and UPS shares declined in early trading on Thursday amid a report that ecommerce giant Amazon is testing its own delivery service.

The nation's largest retail trade group is forecasting holiday sales for the November and December period to rise between 3.6 percent and 4 percent to $678.75 billion to $682 billion.

The United States’ largest retail trade group said Tuesday it expects holiday sales to increase compared to last year, even as some of the nation’s most prominent retailers cope with decreased store traffic and declining sales.

Amazon set a pace to enter correction territory on Monday, as shares traded lower amid a broader retreat for tech stocks.

Amazon set a pace to enter correction territory on Monday, as shares traded lower amid a broader retreat for tech stocks.

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Walmart Stores Inc said on Friday it was testing a service in the Silicon Valley to deliver groceries straight to customers' refrigerators as it looks to gain an edge over Amazon.com.