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Online retail
How a Seattle retailer hopes to navigate an uncertain holiday season
Dec 3, 2020
Sales estimates are all over the place. Small business owners are hoping to ride out the uncertainty.
U.S. was top seller to China during Singles Day
by
Jennifer Pak
Nov 12, 2020
But overall retail sales in China for the year are still down significantly due to the pandemic.
With stores closed, local bookstores lean on online sales
by
Alli Fam
and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 31, 2020
At Bookshop.org, a platform for independent bookstores, sales are way up.
How Bath & Body Works is still going strong
Feb 24, 2020
The company is about to be the last retailer left at L Brands, which is selling Victoria's Secret.
Resellers find treasure in online returns
Aug 8, 2019
Ever wondered where your online returns go? They may be fueling new resale businesses.
What happens when a consumer giant like Edgewell buys a niche retailer like Harry's?
Jun 14, 2019
With deals like this, customers sometimes worry that the smaller brand will abandon its roots.
What Blackstone's purchase of $18 billion worth of warehouse space tells us about e-commerce.
by
Amy Scott
Jun 3, 2019
For online retailers, urban warehouses are the key to same-day delivery.
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Cash-back shopping savings, but at what price?
May 24, 2019
Between the tendency to spend what’s recouped and the surrender of personal data, it’s worth thinking about the quid pro quo.
Has Amazon reached a Prime plateau?
by
Ben Bradford
Apr 25, 2019
The rate of membership growth in the U.S. has proven difficult to maintain.
Kohl's banks on Amazon returns to improve store traffic
by
Ben Bradford
Apr 24, 2019
Kohl's is expanding a deal with Amazon that allows online shoppers to return their merchandise at Kohl's stores.