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Trump’s new executive order targets counterfeits on Amazon and other e-commerce sites

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday seeking to crack down on the import of counterfeit goods and contraband… Read More

Amazon and its big retail rivals power record e-commerce holiday spending

Amazon is claiming record shopping volumes this holiday season as the tech giant and its retail rivals brought e-commerce sales… Read More

Amazon is delivering half of its own packages, reducing reliance on third-parties, analysts find

Amazon is coming for couriers. The Seattle tech giant is now delivering 50 percent of packages itself, according to Morgan… Read More

Amazon experiencing shipping delays amid busy holiday season and shift to one-day delivery

Amazon is experiencing some shipping delays as the busy holiday season continues to heat up. As first reported by Recode,… Read More

Amazon doubles truck fleet to 20,000 to boost shipping capacity amid booming holiday sales

A record number of Amazon-branded trucks are driving up and down freeways across the U.S. this holiday season, the latest… Read More

Holiday e-commerce spending already hitting records as Amazon and others gear up for peak shopping season

In between parades, football games and huge meals, people turned to their phones in record numbers to shop holiday deals… Read More

We’ve been wearing Amazon’s Allbirds lookalikes: Here’s how they compare to the real thing

Amazon’s 206 Collective Men’s Galen Wool Blend Sneakers look like Allbirds Wool Runners, for less than half the price. Comparing… Read More

Amazon to double seasonal hiring to record 200k workers as business continues to boom

Amazon plans to hire 200,000 seasonal workers this year, twice as many as last year, suggesting that it expects a… Read More

Australian shipping company Sendle opens U.S. headquarters in Seattle to help small businesses

Sendle, an Australian shipping company that bills itself as the first carrier built specifically to help small e-commerce businesses, is… Read More

Walmart’s surging e-commerce division grows 41% in Q3, amid online retail battle with Amazon

Walmart’s e-commerce business grew 41 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, continuing the rapid rise of the division amid a… Read More

Nike to pull its products from Amazon’s e-commerce platform, ending 2-year pilot program

Athletic retail giant Nike will stop selling its products on Amazon, ending a two-year pilot program. Nike had long avoided… Read More

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Is one-day shipping really more eco-friendly? Fact-checking Jeff Bezos as Amazon speeds up delivery

Despite high costs and logistical challenges, Amazon is speeding ahead with one-day shipping, a benefit increasingly available to millions of… Read More

Small startup Geniuslink solves big e-commerce problems and grabs a bigger Kit to add to toolbox

Jesse Lakes was a whitewater “raft-guide bum” working in Colorado when he left for a job at Apple in Silicon… Read More

Amazon gaining on Google in search advertising market share

Google is still king of search ad revenue but Amazon is coming for the throne. That’s according to a new… Read More

As its revenue dips, Zulily unveils price comparison feature to compete with Amazon and Walmart

Brands such as Amazon and Walmart might come to mind for customers trying to find low prices online. Now Zulily… Read More

eBay CEO Devin Wenig steps down

Devin Wenig is stepping down as CEO of eBay, the company announced Wednesday. Wenig has led the company since 2015… Read More

Senators scrutinize Amazon Delivery Service Partners program after reports of accidents and labor law violations

Three U.S. Senators are demanding answers from Amazon about its Delivery Service Partners program, the network of independent delivery companies… Read More

‘Stripe for international shipping’: FlavorCloud helps e-commerce companies ship across borders

If you want to buy a shirt directly from a merchant in China, the customs hurdles will vary depending on… Read More

US lawmakers raise questions about ‘misleading’ Amazon’s Choice recommendations

Shopping on Amazon.com can be overwhelming. A search for an everyday item frequently yields tens of thousands of results. Inundated… Read More

Senators urge Amazon, Google, eBay to crack down on unauthorized sales of gun accessories

A handful of Senate Democrats sent letters to Amazon, Google, and eBay Friday urging the companies to better enforce their… Read More

FedEx cutting shipping ties with Amazon as delivery competition escalates

FedEx said it is ending a ground shipping deal with Amazon, the shipping giant’s latest move to distance itself from… Read More

eBay accuses Amazon of illegal scheme to poach e-commerce sellers in new lawsuit

E-commerce heavyweight eBay is suing rival Amazon, alleging that managers at the Seattle tech giant conspired to poach e-commerce sellers… Read More

Fashion advice from Amazon? New personal styling service will tell you what to wear — for a price

In many areas, Amazon is king. Selling books, diapers, and other stables? Yep. creating a revolutionary logistics and delivery business?… Read More

The next AWS? Amazon emerges as a logistics heavyweight as it owns more delivery infrastructure

Amazon is taking more and more control of how its packages are shipped to customers — and it could have… Read More

Amazon partners with retailers for new Counter package pickup service, starting with Rite-Aid

Amazon is teaming up with national drugstore Rite Aid as part of a new package pickup service that further expands… Read More

This Seattle startup helps direct-to-consumer brands ‘take a page from Amazon’s playbook’

Be like Amazon. That’s the mantra for SoundCommerce, a new Seattle startup which just raised $6.8 million to help online… Read More

Prime Day is back: Amazon’s 5th annual shopping extravaganza will start July 15 and last 48 hours

Amazon’s self-made holiday is returning for the fifth consecutive year. Prime Day is back and will last a record 48… Read More

FedEx ends U.S. air-shipping deal with Amazon as tech giant builds out its own delivery network

FedEx announced Friday that is ending its FedEx Express U.S. service contract with Amazon, a surprising decision made as Amazon… Read More

Seattle startup Spruce Up raises $3M for AI-powered home shopping platform

Spruce Up has some new spending money. The high-tech home shopping startup just closed a $3 million seed round, bringing… Read More