The Web Industry Amazon's new budget storefront to compete with Temu and Shein, offering $20 sofas and low-cost goods Will the quality be as questionable as the Chinese brands? By Rob Thubron, October 23, 2024, 6:56 AM 9 comments
AI Car Tech Vayu Robotics introduces Lidar-free delivery drone powered by an AI foundation model Will AI algorithms turn robotic delivery drones into a common sight on urban streets? By Alfonso Maruccia, July 24, 2024, 1:12 PM
The Web Industry Amazon responds to Shein and Temu threat with new low-price storefront Chinese sellers will ship directly to the US By Rob Thubron, June 27, 2024, 5:20 AM 9 comments
The Web Industry Amazon denies reports it started a business just to spy on rivals Amazon's shell company sold products on multiple platforms By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2024, 6:15 AM 28 comments
The Web Mobile Mobile purchases dominate as Black Friday online sales surge to $9.8 billion, up 7.5% compared to last year More signs that brick-and-mortar stores are losing relevance By Rob Thubron, November 27, 2023, 6:52 AM
The Web Industry Amazon is expanding Buy with Prime to all US retailers Will it tarnish Prime's reputation? By Shawn Knight, January 10, 2023, 3:48 PM
The Web Tech Culture Adobe: Online holiday spending reached record $211.7 billion in 2022 Nearly half of all online sales came through smartphones By Shawn Knight, January 5, 2023, 12:46 PM
Gaming The Web Nintendo launches a new shopping center full of games, hardware, and merchandise My Nintendo Store is now open in the US and Canada By Joao Silva, February 17, 2022, 2:27 PM
Gaming Industry Consumer spending on gaming hardware is down because there's no inventory to buy Nintendo's Switch has been the top-selling console in the US for 35 of the last 36 months By Shawn Knight, December 13, 2021, 5:02 PM 10 comments
Industry The Web Amazon is adding Venmo as a payment option in 2022 Amazon will accept more payment options next year By Shawn Knight, November 9, 2021, 9:48 AM
Industry Cardboard shortages put additional stress on the supply chain heading into the holidays Shipping supplies are in short demand this holiday season By Shawn Knight, October 22, 2021, 2:46 PM 19 comments
Industry AI Customers can keep certain products under new retailer return policies It's often more affordable for retailers to issue refunds and let shoppers keep the item By Shawn Knight, January 11, 2021, 12:53 PM 8 comments
Industry Amazon delivered billions of items during record-breaking holiday season Amazon has reason to celebrate By Shawn Knight, December 29, 2020, 12:23 PM
Industry The Web Online shopping was a huge success during Cyber Week Online spending ramps up during the pandemic By Shawn Knight, December 2, 2020, 10:28 AM
Industry Tech Culture Amazon said third-party sellers surpassed $3.5 billion in sales during Prime Day Prime Day 2020 is officially in the books By Shawn Knight, October 15, 2020, 3:47 PM
Tech Culture DoorDash launches DashMart, a virtual convenience store chain that could challenge traditional e-commerce Can DoorDash disrupt traditional e-commerce? By Shawn Knight, August 5, 2020, 3:56 PM
The Web Shopify joins forces with Walmart to capitalize on surge in online shopping Walmart plans to add 1,200 Shopify sellers to its marketplace by year's end By Shawn Knight, June 15, 2020, 12:34 PM
The Web Industry US e-commerce sales up 49 percent in April, led by boom in grocery category Black Friday in April By Shawn Knight, May 13, 2020, 10:28 AM
Industry Tech Culture US and China sign trade deal that'll help cut down on counterfeit and pirated goods Keeping fake listings off e-commerce platforms By Shawn Knight, January 15, 2020, 3:54 PM 7 comments
Industry Amazon expands free return policy through the holidays A multi-faceted online shopping experience By Shawn Knight, December 18, 2019, 3:21 PM
The Web Industry The EU antitrust probe into Amazon is now official, could lead to a $23 billion fine This could be the biggest fine yet By Adrian Potoroaca, July 17, 2019, 11:10 AM
The Web Prime Day 2019 sales surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined A massive summer shopping event By Shawn Knight, July 17, 2019, 10:39 AM 13 comments
Industry Salesforce says companies that sell semi-automatic weapons can't use its software Gun advocates aren't happy By Rob Thubron, May 31, 2019, 9:20 AM 55 comments
Industry Kohl's will process your Amazon returns for free beginning in July Kohl's can package and ship your returns for you By Cohen Coberly, April 23, 2019, 2:35 PM 7 comments
Industry Amazon quietly ends controversial price parity agreement with sellers By Dean Pennington, March 12, 2019, 12:38 PM