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Amazon is bringing Prime to China, where it has struggled for market share

by Jason Del Rey Oct 28, 2016, 2:38p

Don’t be confused: India is still Amazon’s No. 1 overseas market.

Amazon’s streak of record quarterly profits is over

by Jason Del Rey Oct 27, 2016, 4:25p

But it is still the sixth straight profitable quarter.

Full Video: Facebook head of commerce Mary Ku at Code Commerce 2016

by Recode Staff Oct 26, 2016, 11:35a

Facebook wants to provide customers with choices in how to shop.

Full Video: Forerunner founder Kirsten Green at Code Commerce 2016

by Recode Staff Oct 26, 2016, 11:05a

Her venture firm is known for picking winners in the e-commerce space.

Full Video: Stripe co-founder John Collison at Code Commerce 2016

by Recode Staff Oct 26, 2016, 10:35a

His payments startup is valued at $5 billion, but he’s in no hurry to IPO.

Code Commerce is coming to San Francisco with Jack Dorsey and Apple Pay’s Jennifer Bailey

by Jason Del Rey Oct 26, 2016, 6:00a

Plus Wish CEO Peter Szulczewski, too.

The big winners in e-commerce focus on the experience, says Forerunner’s Kirsten Green

by Jason Del Rey and Dan Frommer Oct 26, 2016, 12:07a

Consider the customer.

America’s biggest banks have announced their Venmo competitor, Zelle

by Jason Del Rey Oct 24, 2016, 12:18a

Better late than never?

Any business on Facebook can now sell goods right from its Page

by Jason Del Rey Oct 19, 2016, 1:33p

Facebook, an e-commerce company?

Facebook wants you to buy movie tickets and order pizza from its app

by Kurt Wagner Oct 19, 2016, 9:00a

Facebook is pushing harder into local shopping.

Amazon is putting veteran leaders in charge of its big grocery delivery plans

by Jason Del Rey Oct 17, 2016, 1:16p

The company is accelerating the growth of its retail and delivery options.

Full transcript: The Wirecutter’s Kevin Purdy talks mattress e-commerce on Too Embarrassed to Ask

by Eric Johnson Oct 12, 2016, 4:57p

“They are usually aiming at what they call a medium-firm mattress, which is like the medium-rare steak of the mattress world.”

Amazon finally just proved it’s very serious about grocery delivery

by Jason Del Rey Oct 7, 2016, 12:01p

How? The steep $299 up-front fee is gone.

Amazon has 143 billion reasons to keep adding more perks to Prime

by Jason Del Rey Oct 5, 2016, 2:59p

Forget AWS. Without Prime, Amazon is nothing.

Criteo is paying $250 million to buy e-commerce ad firm HookLogic

by Jason Del Rey Oct 4, 2016, 9:59a

Like Google product listing ads, but for e-commerce sites.

In the race for drone delivery, the U.K. is way ahead of the U.S.

by April Glaser Oct 3, 2016, 6:01p

But first it has to figure out a low-altitude air traffic control system.

Facebook is giving its new Craigslist competitor prime real estate inside its app

by Kurt Wagner Oct 3, 2016, 8:05a

But whatever happened to its live video tab?

Facebook is taking on Craigslist with its own used goods marketplace

by Jason Del Rey Oct 3, 2016, 8:00a

And it’s giving it prime placement in the Facebook app.

Blue Apron is on pace for more than $1 billion in sales as it preps for an IPO

by Jason Del Rey Oct 2, 2016, 8:00a

That’s a lot of meal kits.

Amazon’s Alexa group is on a massive hiring spree

by Jason Del Rey Oct 1, 2016, 7:13p

Alexa, we’re going to need some more recruiters.

Should you buy a mattress online?

by Eric Johnson Sep 30, 2016, 6:30a

Or is it no different from buying one in-store? The Wirecutter’s Kevin Purdy answers your questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

The future of mobile payments is here, it’s just not evenly distributed

by Ben Bajarin Sep 28, 2016, 1:12p

Consumers are ready for tap-to-pay, but retailers and banks need to catch up to demand.

55 percent of online shoppers start their product searches on Amazon

by Jason Del Rey Sep 27, 2016, 3:06p

Google who?

Amazon has scared Target into a management shake-up, just like it did to Walmart

by Jason Del Rey Sep 27, 2016, 10:52a

Target’s chief digital officer is out four months after his promotion.

FreshDirect dominates grocery delivery in New York. Now it has $189 million to compete elsewhere.

by Jason Del Rey Sep 26, 2016, 7:00a

One of the oldest online grocers gets a huge cash infusion.

UPS successfully delivered medical supplies by drone to an island off the Atlantic coast

by April Glaser Sep 23, 2016, 3:57p

The world’s largest shipping company is testing medical delivery drones.

Cash isn’t going away, but it will become digital

by Gadi Amit Sep 22, 2016, 12:30p

Startups and banks are racing to remove cash from our lives, with apps that help us pay quicker and watches that access money straight from our wrists. But is the end result quick, thoughtless spending?

Amazon’s stock price has soared past $800 for the first time

by Jason Del Rey Sep 22, 2016, 12:21p

And people thought Henry Blodget’s $400 call was crazy.

You’re not alone: 51 percent of Amazon Echo owners have it in the kitchen

by Jason Del Rey Sep 21, 2016, 2:23p

“Alexa, does penne alla vodka really use vodka?”

What I learned spending the summer with startups

by Brian Cornell Sep 21, 2016, 1:00p

One of the balancing acts of running an accelerator: Keeping Target’s big corporate machine from crushing seedling companies.

Amazon isn’t showing you the best prices unless you are a Prime member or placing a large order

by Jason Del Rey Sep 20, 2016, 3:48p

No matter the intention, it doesn’t look good.

Facebook is getting deeper into brick-and-mortar advertising to take on Google

by Kurt Wagner Sep 20, 2016, 11:00a

Yeah, but is it in stock?

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