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Wal-Mart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping in Latest Attempt to Compete With Amazon

Free shipping will replace 'Shipping Pass', Wal-Mart's existing two-day shipping program that charges shoppers an annual membership fee of $49.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart Offers Free Two-Day Shipping in Latest Attempt to Compete With Amazon

Free shipping will replace 'Shipping Pass', Wal-Mart's existing two-day shipping program that charges shoppers an annual membership fee of $49.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Inside Instagram's Reinvention, the Automation Revolution

This week, Kevin Systrom on evolving Instagram by looking at its past, while concerns about the rise of automation continue to grow.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Inside Instagram's Reinvention, the Automation Revolution

This week, Kevin Systrom on evolving Instagram by looking at its past, while concerns about the rise of automation continue to grow.


News & Analysis

Amazon Said to Walk Away From $1 Billion Souq.com Takeover Talks

The e-commerce business is now seeking other potential investors and is negotiating with mall-operator Majid Al Futtaim.

News & Analysis

Amazon Said to Walk Away From $1 Billion Souq.com Takeover Talks

The e-commerce business is now seeking other potential investors and is negotiating with mall-operator Majid Al Futtaim.


News & Analysis

Germany's Zalando Readies for Battle With Amazon

Zalando must keep investing to stay ahead of its muscular American rival.

News & Analysis

Germany's Zalando Readies for Battle With Amazon

Zalando must keep investing to stay ahead of its muscular American rival.


News & Analysis

Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team and Cut Prices in Amazon Battle

The company is streamlining its web team so that it can serve customers whether they shop online, via smartphones or in stores.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team and Cut Prices in Amazon Battle

The company is streamlining its web team so that it can serve customers whether they shop online, via smartphones or in stores.


Technology

Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in US in Next 18 Months

The hiring could appease Trump, who has prioritised job creation and tangled with Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos during the election campaign.

Technology

Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in US in Next 18 Months

The hiring could appease Trump, who has prioritised job creation and tangled with Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos during the election campaign.


News & Analysis

Foreign Minister Threatens Amazon Over Indian Flag Doormats

The minister’s intervention with Amazon comes as Indian e-commerce firms fight a fierce battle against well-funded foreign rivals, such as Amazon and Uber Technologies Inc, and have begun calling for protectionist regulation.

News & Analysis

Foreign Minister Threatens Amazon Over Indian Flag Doormats

The minister’s intervention with Amazon comes as Indian e-commerce firms fight a fierce battle against well-funded foreign rivals, such as Amazon and Uber Technologies Inc, and have begun calling for protectionist regulation.


Financial Markets

Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Taxes in South Dakota

The news follows recent moves by Amazon in Utah, Iowa and Nebraska as more states push to collect taxes on Internet purchases.

Financial Markets

Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Taxes in South Dakota

The news follows recent moves by Amazon in Utah, Iowa and Nebraska as more states push to collect taxes on Internet purchases.


Retail

Amazon-American Apparel Deal Would Please Fashionistas and Trump

American Apparel owns a clothing factory in Los Angeles, an added benefit to buying the retailer, that would position Amazon to respond to apparel trends more quickly than competitors that make clothes overseas.

Retail

Amazon-American Apparel Deal Would Please Fashionistas and Trump

American Apparel owns a clothing factory in Los Angeles, an added benefit to buying the retailer, that would position Amazon to respond to apparel trends more quickly than competitors that make clothes overseas.


Retail

Report: Amazon, Forever 21 Vying for Bankrupt American Apparel

Any successful offer would have to top a $66 million stalking horse bid by Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc, which American Apparel agreed to when it filed for bankruptcy in November.

Retail

Report: Amazon, Forever 21 Vying for Bankrupt American Apparel

Any successful offer would have to top a $66 million stalking horse bid by Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc, which American Apparel agreed to when it filed for bankruptcy in November.