For the first time, Amazon’s own online sales make up less than half of its entire business For the first time in Amazon’s history, the company’s first-party online retail sales represented less than half of its overall… Read More
Washington state greenlights delivery robots on sidewalks Autonomous delivery robots will soon be allowed on Washington state’s sidewalks. On Tuesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill… Read More
Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration… Read More
Breaking up Amazon: Is it even possible? Imagining the tech giant under a U.S. antitrust crackdown Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bold proposal to break up big tech companies —including Amazon, Google and Facebook — has ignited a… Read More
As Amazon becomes world’s most valuable company, analyst sees ‘mostly unconstrained’ opportunities As the closing bell rang Monday, Amazon had surpassed fellow Seattle-area tech giant Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company.… Read More
Geek of the Week: Walker Lockhart’s e-commerce journey — early Amazon days, up to Sugar Mountain Walker Lockhart got his start in e-commerce working for a certain Seattle company known for its obsessive focus on the… Read More
Amazon India faces new e-commerce regulations designed to ‘maintain level playing field’ India is shoring up its e-commerce regulations, announcing expanded rules Wednesday that are likely to hit Amazon in one of… Read More
How this ex-Amazon manager turned $300 into a fast-growing startup without outside investment Michael Lagoni’s startup journey began five years ago with just $300 inside a tiny 400 square-foot Capitol Hill apartment. The… Read More
Trump admin’s proposed USPS package hike could push Amazon to bolster private shipping business President Donald Trump’s mission to get the United States Postal Service to extract better deals from retailers like Amazon got a… Read More
Walmart employees can now complete online orders for in-store customers seeking sold out items Few things are as frustrating as trucking down to the store to find a particular item, only for it to… Read More
Germany launches investigation after Amazon sellers complain of unfair treatment German regulatory officials have launched an investigation to find out whether Amazon’s business practices toward sellers in its marketplace are… Read More
Cyber Monday sales on track to hit $7.8 billion, marks biggest online shopping day in U.S. history Update: Adobe reported a record $7.9 billion spent on Cyber Monday, with $2.2 billion coming from smartphones. “Buy Online Pick… Read More
Two years after $500M acquisition, online jeweler Blue Nile eyes eventual return to public markets In the two years since Blue Nile sold to Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street LLC for $500 million… Read More
Hundreds of international booksellers go ‘on vacation’ to protest move by Amazon’s AbeBooks Book lovers trying to find rare volumes on Amazon-owned AbeBooks may see fewer choices, as hundreds of international booksellers have… Read More
Virtual interior designer Stylyze raises cash to transform how shoppers find home decor, apparel Do you ever get that feeling when you walk into a beautiful home, and wish you had the magic touch… Read More
USPS wants to raise rates for Amazon last-mile delivery 9-12% amid pressure from Trump to increase revenue The United States Postal Service plans to raise rates for the Parcel Select service used by Amazon, FedEx, and UPS… Read More
eBay CEO: ‘I want to get as far away from Amazon as I can’ and stand for something different Amazon and eBay have been battling it out in e-commerce for years — for both buyers and sellers — though… Read More
TLDR: Microsoft & Green Bay Packers win fight over domain name Today’s featured stories Green Bay Packers and Microsoft win domain name fight after family sought cash, tickets and tablets Amazon… Read More
EU opens antitrust probe into Amazon over how the retailer uses data from smaller sellers The European Union is looking into how Amazon handles data from smaller sellers in its marketplace. Regulators want to find out… Read More
Zulily co-founder Darrell Cavens departing as Seattle e-commerce company embarks on new era Zulily co-founder and former CEO Darrell Cavens is stepping away from the e-commerce company that he jokingly refers to as… Read More
Amazon bump? Target reports record online sales during its Prime Day rival event Target had its best non-holiday digital sales day ever in July, and the retailer might have its rival Amazon to… Read More
Spocket raises $1.2M for platform that allows anyone to become an e-commerce retailer This week, Spocket closed a $1.2 million fundraising round to double the Vancouver, B.C., startup’s team and push further into social… Read More
Amazon removes racist items from e-commerce marketplace after backlash Amazon has pulled items with Nazi and racist symbolism from its website after advocacy groups raised concerns about the content,… Read More
Amazon creates USPS lobby with other retailers to influence postal service policy For months, President Donald Trump has been accusing Amazon of ripping off the U.S. Postal Service. The e-commerce giant has… Read More
Starbucks and Alibaba to integrate apps and partner on delivery as coffee culture takes hold in China Starbucks will integrate its online store and customer rewards program with Alibaba’s popular apps and online services, used by more than… Read More
Prime Day tops 100M products sold — ‘biggest shopping event in Amazon history’ despite glitches Apparently this Amazon Prime Day didn’t go to the dogs after all. Amazon Prime members purchased more than 100 million… Read More
Researchers find white supremacist propaganda for sale across Amazon marketplace Sellers across Amazon’s marketplace are peddling goods that promote bigotry and violence, according to a new report from two progressive… Read More
Supreme Court rules states can collect sales tax from internet retailers in historic e-commerce case States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state,… Read More
Google to invest $550M in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, which just opened a fully automated warehouse Google announced today that it will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com. The deal gives Google a path… Read More
Amazon’s impact on e-commerce, smart speakers and streaming quantified in Mary Meeker’s massive tech report Amazon showed up all over tech expert Mary Meeker’s massive annual Internet Trends report this year, demonstrating how much the… Read More
