A grand jury in the Western District of Washington has indicted six people in a multi-million dollar scheme to bribe Amazon employees and contractors to gain an unfair advantage on… Read More
Online sales are skyrocketing as people stay home amid the pandemic. E-commerce as a share of total U.S. retail sales increased by more than 4% sequentially in the second quarter.… Read More
Dutchie, the Bend, Ore.-based creators of an e-commerce platform that helps cannabis dispensaries facilitate online orders, has raised $35 million in new funding, with backing from the likes of former… Read More
Amazon is implementing new restrictions on third-party sellers that stock items in the tech giant’s warehouses ahead of the holiday shopping season. The limits come after months of disruptions to… Read More
Amazon told third-party sellers in its marketplace they have 48 hours to remove Washington Redskins merchandise amid widespread calls for the football team to change its name from a racial… Read More
Amazon announced a new policy Wednesday requiring third-party sellers in its marketplace to publicly display their names and addresses starting Sept. 1. The disclosure is already required in Europe, Japan,… Read More
The battle between Walmart and Amazon is ramping up this month as Walmart prepares to launch a new membership service that rivals Amazon Prime. Recode reported on the details of… Read More
Amazon is once again postponing Prime Day, the company’s annual sales event, due to the coronavirus. Amazon informed sellers of the delay this week, according to reports from Business Insider… Read More
Amazon will pay $500 million in bonuses to frontline workers and delivery partners confronting risks and high demand during the pandemic. Dave Clark, head of Amazon’s worldwide operations business, announced… Read More
Amazon has formed an internal “Counterfeit Crimes Unit” to bolster its fight against knock-off products on Amazon.com, as the company seeks to show customers, legislators and legitimate retailers that it’s… Read More
Amazon plans to move its annual Prime Day sales event from summer to fall due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Day is typically held in July, offering… Read More
Online retailer Zulily saw revenue fall by 20% in the most recent quarter due to fewer new customers and supply chain issues caused by COVID-19. QVC parent Qurate, which acquired… Read More
Companies that offer digital services or sell goods online are seeing a huge surge in demand from customers under widespread shutdown orders, while other businesses are being pummeled by the… Read More
Amazon has grown to more than 935,000 employees worldwide, including 95,000 new hires in just the past few weeks, quickly rendering the number in its first-quarter earnings report out of… Read More
A growing coalition of workers and government officials is putting pressure on Amazon to reform its COVID-19 policies ahead of the biggest labor organizing day of the year. The latest:… Read More
President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he wouldn’t authorize coronavirus relief funds to the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises prices for Amazon and other online merchants. Trump said… Read More
Amazon has long said that it doesn’t use its advantage as the operator of a massive marketplace to compete with third-party sellers on that platform. But a new investigation by… Read More
Amid an annual letter dominated by the coronavirus crisis, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a bold claim about sustainable shopping habits. Bezos has long said that e-commerce is more environmentally… Read More
Amazon will begin screening employee temperatures at warehouses in New York and Seattle this week amid growing unrest about workers’ exposure to COVID-19. Those concerns reached a boiling point Monday… Read More
Amazon told third-party sellers Tuesday that it will temporarily bar shipments of non-essential items to warehouses so that the company can prioritize medical supplies and household goods. The moratorium will… Read More
Amazon is planning to hire an additional 100,000 warehouse workers to keep up with the volume of orders placed by customers amid a global COVID-19 outbreak. Amazon said Monday it… Read More
With thousands of Americans telecommuting and self-isolating to slow the spread of COVID-19, Amazon’s Prime and Fresh delivery services are grappling with high demand and inventory issues, as warehouse workers… Read More
Amazon is removing products for sale in its marketplace that claim to treat or protect against coronavirus, according to an email obtained by CNBC. The company told merchants who sell… Read More
Spokane, Wash. e-commerce company etailz, which helps brands sell on huge platforms run by companies such as Amazon, Walmart and eBay, just raised $25 million. The cash infusion comes in… Read More
Despite rapid e-commerce growth, Walmart posted subpar numbers for the busy holiday shopping season, joining a group of retailers that struggled in the shadow of Amazon and its stellar quarter.… Read More
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday seeking to crack down on the import of counterfeit goods and contraband that U.S. customers purchase on e-commerce sites like Amazon. The… Read More
Amazon is claiming record shopping volumes this holiday season as the tech giant and its retail rivals brought e-commerce sales to new heights. A report from Mastercard noted that e-commerce… Read More
Amazon is coming for couriers. The Seattle tech giant is now delivering 50 percent of packages itself, according to Morgan Stanley estimates spotted by CNBC. Analysts estimate Amazon Logistics will… Read More
Amazon is experiencing some shipping delays as the busy holiday season continues to heat up. As first reported by Recode, Amazon cited winter storms as well as increased demand as… Read More
A record number of Amazon-branded trucks are driving up and down freeways across the U.S. this holiday season, the latest sign of the major expansion of the tech giant’s delivery… Read More