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Is Amazon about to do to TVs what it did to bookstores?
Queena Kim Apr 25, 2013
Amazon is coming out with its own media box for TVs, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The device would compete with Apple TV, Roku, and possibly cable and satellite companies.
The consequences of an online sales tax
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 22, 2013
Online sales taxes are up for debate again and big guys like eBay are crying foul. What are the real consequences of an online sales tax for retailers?
Amazon nabs bigger share of music downloads (poll)
Amy Scott Apr 17, 2013
iTunes still dominates the music download arena, but Amazon is coming on, and other competitors are in the wings.
Does Amazon favor customers at the expense of shareholders?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 12, 2013
Some Amazon critics say the company’s razor-thin quarterly profits -- if there are any at all -- are evidence that CEO Jeff Bezos is running the company like a “charity” for the benefit of customers at the expense of shareholders.
Big Data creates big industry for storing data
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 4, 2013
Every purchase, online web search and even cellphone call generates data that companies hope to use to boost sales. But storing all that data is becoming a big expense, and it has spawned a multibillion-dollar industry.
Welcome to Walmart, would you deliver a package for us?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 29, 2013
Walmart is reportedly considering using customers at its brick-and-mortar stores to deliver packages to online customers.
Retail, Tech, Shipping: Amazon is all in
Gigi Douban Mar 21, 2013
The CIA has reportedly recruited Amazon to develop a private cloud for American intelligence gathering. So is there any sector Amazon isn't involved in these days?
Shopping Enhancer: Online shopping made equal
David Brancaccio Mar 20, 2013
A new web service called Shopping Enhancer aims to restore parity to online shopping by getting around Google's pay-to-sell system.
Amazon to launch virtual currency
Jim Burress Feb 7, 2013
This week, the retailing giant said it will soon offer its own currency, called the Amazon Coin.
Netflix, Amazon typify corporate 'coopetition'
Dan Bobkoff Dec 26, 2012
Whether it’s Netflix and Amazon, or Apple and Google, companies that start off cooperating can turn into fierce competitors.
