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Amazon Expands Delivery Trial That Could Hurt FedEx and UPS
Amazon will oversee pickup of packages from warehouses of third-party merchants selling goods on the site and the delivery to customers’ homes, work that is now often handled by UPS and FedEx.

Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon Go, Start-Up Finery's $5 Million Funding
This week, Amazon opens a convenience store of the future, while wardrobe start-up Finery generates $5 million seed funding from Farfetch and C Ventures.

5 Technologies Transforming Retail in 2018
From artificial intelligence to blockchain, five important innovations can help fashion businesses make their processes more efficient, enhance user experience and offer an improved overall customer value proposition.

Amazon's Ad Business to Challenge Google
Executives are shifting spending from traditional advertising channels to cement their place with Amazon.

First Amazon Alexa-Enabled Digital Glasses to Debut at CES
Amazon program allows third-party hardware manufacturers to put the digital assistant into their products.

Best Christmas in a Decade Still Leaves Some Stores Behind
Holiday sales are expected grow about 5 percent, but preliminary results reveal a few major retailers will reap an oversized share of the gains.

Amazon Says Over 5 Billion Items Shipped in 2017 via Prime
The e-commerce giant also claimed that its Fire TV Stick and Echo Dot were the best-selling products among US Prime members from any manufacturer in any category across all of its product offerings.

Fashion in 2018 | 05. Platforms First
In 2018, platforms will continue to grow in scale and reach, compelling fashion brands to find ways of engaging more with these powerful sales channels.

Is Your ‘Faux Fur’ Really Fake?
Cheaply available animal fur and opaque supply chains have contributed to the rise of genuine fur advertised and sold as faux.

France Files Complaint Against Amazon for Abuse of Dominant Position
The Economy Ministry is seeking a fine of €10 million against Amazon for imposing unbalanced relations to its vendors.