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Will 2018 be the year of less tech, not more?

by Amy Scott , Molly Wood and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 1, 2018
In 2017, tech companies experienced a series of bad headlines. Could that mean less tech enthusiasm in 2018?
A picture taken on Nov. 20, 2017 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. 
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Amazon has another holiday for you

by Renata Sago
Dec 28, 2017
Amazon hopes for more spending and subscribers on “Digital Day.” Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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The rise of the independent toy store

by Sean McHenry
Dec 22, 2017
Big chains like Toys R Us are having a harder time competing with Amazon than mom-and-pop shops that do their own thing.
“This is a classic toy store — the kind of toys and games you remember from your childhood,” says Christine Johnson, owner of the Miracle Mile Toy Hall in Los Angeles.
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Holiday season fills campgrounds with Amazon workers

by Amy Scott
Dec 21, 2017
The retailer's CamperForce program recruits RV travelers for seasonal work.
The Sweazeas' camper, decked out for Christmas.
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Amazon’s Alexa wants to be your office assistant, too

by Reema Khrais
Nov 30, 2017
Amazon announced plans to bring its Echo devices into conference rooms and cubicles through a platform called Alexa for Business. The new feature comes through Amazon’s cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services, not its retail side, and it’s the company’s latest move in the competitive voice assistant space. To start, Alexa for Business will let […]
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The U.K. imported Black Friday in its full glory — fights included

by Jana Kasperkevic
Nov 24, 2017
British shoppers enjoy Black Friday deals … without Thanksgiving.
A sign for Black Friday deals is displayed in a shop window on Oxford Street on November 22, 2016 in London, England.
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Is the Amazon Key a sign of our lock-less future?

by Amy Scott and Kristin Schwab
Nov 8, 2017
Maybe those metal keys will stay in your junk drawer forever.
Amazon's Cloud Cam works with the Key.
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Is Amazon finally poised for a complete retail takeover?

by Adriene Hill and Sean McHenry
Oct 27, 2017
Spencer Soper of Bloomberg thinks the online store's future lies in the business marketplace.
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CVS-Aetna merger would help the drugstore take on Amazon

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 27, 2017
The massive e-tailer may be getting into the pharmaceutical industry.
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Amazon might go Canadian for its second headquarters

by David Brancaccio
Oct 27, 2017
Applicants weren't limited to the U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might be embracing Amazon next year.
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