Ecommerce

For Whole Foods workers, fears of robots, drones and culture clash

The merger that shook food and retail stocks on Friday - Amazon.com Inc.'s proposed deal to buy Whole Foods Market Inc. - rattled some employees of the upscale grocery chain who expressed fears ranging from layoffs to the loss of their laid-back corporate culture.

For Whole Foods workers, fears of robots, drones and culture clash

The merger that shook food and retail stocks on Friday - Amazon.com Inc.'s proposed deal to buy Whole Foods Market Inc. - rattled some employees of the upscale grocery chain who expressed fears ranging from layoffs to the loss of their laid-back corporate culture.

Google faces record European antitrust fine

The European Union's antitrust watchdog in the coming weeks is set to hit Alphabet's Google with a record fine for manipulating its search results to favor its own comparison-shopping service.

Gymboree files for bankruptcy, CFO to depart

Children’s apparel retailer Gymboree filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as, like many traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers, it attempts to turn more focus to online shopping channels amid a sea change in consumer spending behaviors.