e-commerce

Industries

UPS Wins by Winding Down Amazon Partnership

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Shares jumped as much as 4% through Tuesday’s trading session, before evening out near the end of the day.

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Consumer

Online Shoppers, Say Goodbye to Free Returns

In the US, 72% of merchants charge for at least some return options, up from 66% last year, according to a recent report.

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Autos

Hertz Chooses New Route for Fleet Management With Amazon Autos Hookup

Shares in rival used car retailers went into reverse gear following the announcement of Hertz’s Amazon partnership.

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Big Tech

Amazon Cuts in Line at Online Grocery Checkout

Amazon has struggled to take a bite out of the $875 billion US grocery market since launching an online grocery storefront in 2006.

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Consumer

Walmart Gate-Crashes Amazon’s Annual Sales Bash

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History suggests that a little competition will be good for not just Walmart and Amazon, but the retail sector as a whole.

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Consumer

Walmart Ups its Guidance for the Year

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Walmart announced that it’s raising its outlook for the year, thanks in part to a rocking start to the holiday shopping season.

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Consumer

Google TikTokifies Its Shopping Service

Google is revamping its shopping service into a more Instagram-slash-TikTok-esque feed, showing users an infinite scroll of products.

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Consumer

Temu Faces a Supplier Revolt

Suppliers are upset Temu is swapping to a more Amazon-esque supplier model and trying to drive prices ever-downward.

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Patent Drop

Walmart AI Patent Signals Continued Pressure to Compete with Amazon

A patent from Walmart for an in-house machine learning development framework highlights that the company’s strategy to compete with Amazon extends to its tech.

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Big Tech

Who has Liability in the Shifting World of e-commerce?

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Amazon has largely dodged liability for the products sold on their virtual shelves. But could the legal tides be shifting?

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