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Amazon launches first daily live show: ‘Style Code Live’ debuts today

Amazon is launching its first daily live show, a fashion and beauty program called “Style Code Live,” combining its e-commerce… Read More

Nordstrom

Nordstrom ‘refining’ online offerings to focus on profitability as Amazon threat grows

Not only was Nordstrom the second major retailer on Thursday to report disappointing earnings, but the 115-year-old company was also… Read More

Amazon Box

Want to buy one of everything on Amazon? This guy figured out what it would cost

If you already spend a lot of money shopping on Amazon for everything you need and, perhaps, plenty that you don’t, stop… Read More

Startup Spotlight: MarketingZoom launches platform for buying and selling local marketing

After spending nearly a decade running a motorsports marketing agency, Tony Scott saw a major hole in the marketing field:… Read More

Groupon inks lease in downtown Seattle with room for 400 workers

Groupon is gobbling up more office space in Seattle, part of a plan by the daily deals juggernaut to hire… Read More

This company says it’ll beat Amazon to $1 trillion in yearly sales, by selling through Facebook

Last year, analysts estimate Amazon did about $180 billion in gross merchandise volume. But a startup selling cheap smartwatches and knockoff… Read More

For online diamond seller Blue Nile, brick and mortar stores may be key to millennials’ wallets

Blue Nile’s foray into brick and mortar stores has officially graduated from “experiment” to “initiative,” according to Harvey Kanter, CEO… Read More

Target’s website sputters on Cyber Monday

Target’s website buckled under the pressure of holiday shoppers on Monday morning, crashing just as the company tried lure in… Read More

Riding the Jetstream: Can e-tailing upstart Jet take on Amazon?

In the world of big tent e-commerce, few can compete with Amazon. Actually, that’s not true. No one can compete… Read More

Look out, Amazon: QVC to launch Apple TV app with on-screen “speed buy” button

Television shopping king QVC announced a new Apple TV app on Thursday that will let viewers quickly order products they… Read More

Exclusive: Amazon brings e-commerce to Fire TV and prepares to launch its own shopping channel

Last night, with just a few clicks of an Amazon Fire TV Stick remote, I bought a Hershey’s Halloween Snack… Read More

Biggest holiday ever? Amazon to hire record 100,000 seasonal workers in U.S.

Amazon says it’s preparing to bring aboard as many as 100,000 seasonal workers at its U.S. fulfillment and sorting centers this… Read More

After undercover sting, Amazon files suit against 1,000 Fiverr users over fake product reviews

Amazon continued its war against fake product reviews on Friday, filing a lawsuit against more than 1,000 people it says… Read More

Amazon gets crafty: ‘Handmade’ artisan marketplace challenges Etsy

Amazon this morning launched a new online marketplace featuring handmade items from artisans around the world, beginning a long-awaited challenge to the popular… Read More

Jet.com kills $50 membership fee, searching for a business model to dethrone Amazon

Jet.com, the closely watched e-commerce startup trying to perfect a business model that it hopes will upend Amazon, announced on Wednesday it will… Read More

Amazon’s dominance of online shopping starts with product searches, study shows

Amazon is king when it comes to online shopping — and that dominance starts from the very moment people start searching… Read More

Groupon cuts 1,100 jobs, ceases operations in seven countries

Groupon is eliminating 1,100 jobs across the company and exiting business operations in seven countries, part of an “ambitious process… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Ritani diamond brand seeks e-commerce analyst for ‘clicks and bricks’ operation

The diamond industry faces unique challenges as consumers increasingly turn to e-commerce. Millennials, in particular, prefer the convenience of online shopping… Read More

Amazon expands Dash button to all Prime members, adds new brands, refunds price of button

Amazon is aiming to get its Dash buttons into more kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms with an expansion of the one-click product purchasing… Read More

The power of Amazon: A single Facebook post was all this startup needed to take off

To Amazon, it was just another Facebook post. It went up at 2:01 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon: “The Petzi Treat… Read More

Nordstrom

Nordstrom on pace to count 20 percent of net sales online in 2015 as it sharpens focus on e-commerce

There was plenty to be happy about in Nordstrom’s Q2 earnings report on Thursday, but its online stores continue to be… Read More

Going analog: Online diamond seller Blue Nile sees unexpected success at first physical location

Blue Nile has long been in the business of selling diamond rings online, but now the company says it’s well… Read More

Alibaba and others back Amazon rival Snapdeal to enter India’s growing e-commerce market

Snapdeal reportedly has raised $500 million to take on one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The company, which… Read More

Geek on the Street: We went to the mall and asked, ‘Why aren’t you shopping online?’

Amazon celebrated its 20th anniversary last week with a massive sale called Prime Day, and new online retail models like Jet.com… Read More

Amazon appeals ruling in product search dispute, fearing a ‘flood of lawsuits’

Amazon is gearing up to fight a legal precedent that could keep online retailers from suggesting searches for products they don’t… Read More

It’s payday for PayPal: PayPal’s now worth $50 billion and eBay only $35 billion

eBay’s smaller payments unit isn’t so small anymore. PayPal, which enables peer-to-peer transactions and digital payments, is now worth $50 billion… Read More

Facebook jumps further into e-commerce with test of online storefronts

You may soon be able to buy those shoes your friend is wearing in her profile picture without leaving Facebook. The… Read More

This killer new feature on Jet.com could pose a real threat to Amazon

There are so many companies trying to compete with Amazon in the U.S., but here’s one that may have a shot. Next… Read More

Everything you need to know about eBay and PayPal’s split — and how it impacts Amazon

In just a couple of weeks, eBay and PayPal will no longer be bound together at the hip, ending a 13-year… Read More

Alibaba gives up on Amazon rival after a year, sells 11 Main to New York’s OpenSky

Alibaba has made it clear how it wants to enter the U.S., and it’s not doing it by going head-to-head… Read More

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