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Amazon just raised its warehouse fees because it ran out of room last holiday season

If its warehouses are as full as they were during the 2015 holidays, Amazon's profit will suffer.

Tony Hsieh may sell Zappos' radical corporate culture as a service

No, it's definitely not a cult. Never mind the "people points."

A special casualty of the 2008 financial crash: Full-price fashion

Consumers want value more than ever, The RealReal's Julie Wainwright says.

What Target learned from its embarrassing Cyber Monday slowdown

Onward and upward!

Tony Hsieh wants us to forget the Zappos drama and behold the 'rainforest'

"The media focuses on holacracy; my focus is on self-management."

Tony Hsieh explains why he sold Zappos, how he reinvented its corporate culture and what he thinks of Amazon

"It’s a work in progress, like any startup."

How Target's digital chief plans to partner with startups and bring the big-box behemoth into the internet age

"We want to innovate the in-store experience."

Amazon launches restaurant delivery in Manhattan with more than 350 eateries

Free delivery, but the fee for restaurants to participate is steep.

MCX, the big retailer answer to Apple Pay, announces layoffs and yet another product delay

The job cuts affect 30 people.

Amazon is going to sell its own lines of food, detergent and diapers, and it's going to be a really big deal

As if Amazon needed more power.

Magic Johnson just resigned from Square's board less than a year after joining

The NBA legend said he has to focus his time on a new project.

Discounting is killing online retailers. Here's how one startup is trying to fix that.

JackThreads wants to bring the fitting room to your home.

Amazon rival Jet.com just started selling fresh groceries like milk and eggs

No delivery or subscription fees could be a differentiator.

BigCommerce lands $30 million to help small businesses compete in Amazon's world

The Shopify competitor wants to move upmarket.

Investors pour another $30 million into second-hand fashion site Tradesy

It's going to be a make-or-break year in this e-commerce niche.

Groupon just sold its restaurant software business to a startup

Upserve buys Breadcrumb.

Square Cash still isn't a business

The money-transfer service is likely still a money-loser.

Square misses Q1 expectations, swinging to a wider loss

Mixed results.

Supposed bitcoin founder says 'goodbye' after presenting fake evidence

Craig Steven Wright's claim was met with intense skepticism.

Gilt Groupe's CEO is becoming a venture capital investor

Michelle Peluso will focus on consumer companies at TCV.

This startup is racing to build the Amazon for alcohol before Amazon does

Drizly is adding next-day delivery to its on-demand service.

Pinterest confirms 'acqhire' of mobile advertising startup URX

About half of URX's 30-person staff is joining in the deal.

More than 21,000 small businesses can add same-day delivery through Postmates

Shopify, meet Postmates.

Uber enables global e-hailing through Alipay to fend against Lyft/Didi alliance

Now Chinese riders can use Alipay to hail and pay for an Uber all over the world.

Amazon finally brings its one-hour Prime Now delivery service to the web

No app? No problem.

Amazon didn't get the NFL deal, but it's getting more serious about sports

Amazon hires James DeLorenzo to head up its newly created sports group.

Oculus will sell its virtual reality headset in Best Buy stores beginning this week

It's the first time the Rift has been available for in-store purchase.

Craig Wright claims he is the enigmatic Bitcoin inventor

As suspected

Amazon looks unstoppable. Here are five things that could slow it down.

Two potential obstacles: Prime hitting a wall, and failure in India.

Airbnb just spent over $200,000 on San Francisco politics

Proposition F was hardly the end.

The FTC is investigating Venmo over 'deceptive or unfair practices'

PayPal, which owns the popular peer-to-peer payments service, says it is cooperating.

Amazon was profitable for four quarters in a row

Not just grow at all costs.