Commerce

Is it possible to outsmart Amazon this holiday season?

by Eric Johnson@HeyHeyESJ Dec 2, 2016, 6:30am EST

The Verge’s Lauren Goode discusses with Recode’s Jason Del Rey and Kara Swisher on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

A house-flipping startup raised $210 million

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 30, 2016, 8:46pm EST

Opendoor has sold 3,750 homes so far. It wants (a lot) more.

Cyber Monday set a U.S. e-commerce record with $3.45 billion in sales

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 29, 2016, 10:06am EST

Just barely beating Black Friday.

E-commerce won Black Friday weekend. Now Walmart really has to compete on Amazon’s turf.

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 28, 2016, 10:27am EST

All roads lead to Seattle.

Recode’s future of commerce event is next week. What we want to learn from Jack Dorsey, Kate Hudson, Apple and Wish.

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 28, 2016, 3:30am EST

You can still be there if you register today.

This is your holiday season reminder that Amazon doesn’t always have the lowest prices

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 27, 2016, 7:00am EST

A few extra minutes can save you a few bucks.

Black Friday set a record as the first $1 billion mobile shopping day in U.S. history

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 26, 2016, 1:20pm EST

A 33 percent increase in mobile sales over 2015.

Thanksgiving online shoppers bought twice as much through phones as through tablets

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 25, 2016, 12:47pm EST

Another reminder that if your mobile website stinks, you are handing sales to the competition.

Stripe has raised $150 million more at a $9 billion valuation

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 25, 2016, 9:56am EST

IPO next?

Amazon avoided a holiday headache when a judge ordered striking cargo pilots back to work

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 23, 2016, 10:16pm EST

The pilots still aren’t happy.

A credit card hack at MSG gives Knicks fans another reason to despise owner Jim Dolan

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 22, 2016, 11:52pm EST

First he let Jeremy Lin go. Now this.

Black Friday isn’t dead. It’s just irrelevant.

by Bayard Winthrop Nov 22, 2016, 10:00am EST

We’re not buying it anymore.

Amazon has big plans to expand its online tickets business

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 22, 2016, 6:00am EST

A program called Prime Tickets is coming, too.

Amazon is giving out discounts if you order through Alexa this weekend

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 18, 2016, 12:00am EST

"Alexa, give me one good reason to shop by voice."

Airbnb just launched a second potential growth engine ahead of its inevitable IPO

by Dan Frommer@fromedome Nov 17, 2016, 9:13pm EST

It’s not just an apartment-booking service anymore. It’s a “trip platform.”

Philz Coffee can’t pay baristas $25 an hour, but it can help make their lives better

by April Glaser and Jason Del Rey Nov 15, 2016, 2:14pm EST

The coffee company raised $45 million in new venture capital.

Two years ago, Nordstrom bought Trunk Club for $350 million. Now it says it’s worth $150 million.

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 10, 2016, 5:41pm EST

“Current expectations for future growth and profitability are lower than initial estimates.”

Nasty Gal is expected to file for bankruptcy

by Kara Swisher and Jason Del Rey Nov 9, 2016, 6:32pm EST

Founder Sophia Amoruso will also resign as executive chairwoman of the online clothing retailer.

Here’s the memo eBay’s CEO just sent to staff in the wake of Donald Trump’s surprise victory

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 9, 2016, 3:15pm EST

“[D]iversity is one of the most valuable assets we have.”

Another big retailer is investing in same-day delivery. This time it’s PetSmart.

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 7, 2016, 10:45am EST

The startup Deliv is helping make it happen.

Popular shopping app Wish is raising around $500 million in a new investment

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 3, 2016, 7:47pm EDT

The fast-growing startup also raised $500 million last year.

Chicago Cubs fans can buy championship gear on the Uber app and have it delivered in minutes

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 3, 2016, 6:00am EDT

After a really long wait, a short wait.

Postmates investors changed their preferred stock to common stock so employees wouldn’t flee

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 2, 2016, 11:43am EDT

One downside to the new fundraise.

Square tells investors that 2016 is going better than expected

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 1, 2016, 6:22pm EDT

More business from bigger merchants has helped.

Instagram is finally going to make it easier to shop for the products you see in your feed

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Nov 1, 2016, 11:00am EDT

It’s been a looooong time coming.

Stitch Fix has hired top Salesforce engineering exec Cathy Polinsky as CTO

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Oct 31, 2016, 11:51am EDT

The startup’s executive team is now three-quarters women. Yes, that’s a rarity.

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

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Oct 28, 2016, 2:38pm EDT

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@DelRey Oct 27, 2016, 4:25pm EDT

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, 11:35am EDT

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, 11:05am EDT

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, 10:35am EDT

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@DelRey Oct 26, 2016, 6:00am EDT

Plus Wish CEO Peter Szulczewski, too.

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