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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 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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Online shoppers can't escape all the holiday crowds

by Andy Uhler
Nov 23, 2017
According to the latest holiday shopping survey from Deloitte, 91 percent of the people who said they’d be shopping this holiday weekend are going to do at least some of it online. These online shoppers skip the crowds at the brick-mortar stores, but they still experience delays and frustration when the online retail sites can’t […]
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Holiday jobs changing to keep up with online demand

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 21, 2017
As brick-and-mortar retail shrinks, some of the employment slack is taken up by online commerce.
Amazon's 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Kent, Washington.
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The villain in James Patterson’s new book seems strangely familiar…

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 14, 2017
In "The Store," a couple takes on an online all-in-one-retailer that has taken over many aspects of life.
Author James Patterson in New York City in 2016.
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People are "begging" for plus-size fashion

by Kai Ryssdal , Emily Henderson and Sean McHenry
Aug 9, 2017
The change in the market has been driven by the community, writer Ashley C. Ford says.
A view of the crowd during the Glamour x Lane Bryant Collection Launch at Lane Bryant in New York City in 2016.
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Glamour
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Every product at this new online grocery store is $3

by Ben Johnson and Kristin Schwab
Jul 13, 2017
"Brandless is about limiting the choice. It's about curating the just what matters," says co-founder Tina Sharkey.
Brandless co-founders Tina Sharkey and Ido Leffler
Courtesy of Brandless
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Nearly 13 years of Amazon Prime and we still have no idea how many members it has

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jul 11, 2017
Let’s do the numbers on the online giant’s subscription service.
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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With lagging sales and consumer demand for discounts, Michael Kors to close up to 125 of its full-price stores

by Aaron Schrank
May 31, 2017
In yet another blow to the brick-and-mortar retail business, luxury retailer Michael Kors announced it will close up to 125 of its full-price stores. The company and its competitors have been facing slowing sales as more customers shop online and spend less on apparel.  Michael Kors CEO John Idol announced the store closures in today’s […]
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Google tries to connect the dots between online ads and offline buys

by Reema Khrais
May 24, 2017
Online shopping is sometimes just that — shopping. The actual buying happens later — in an actual store. Until now, retailers haven’t been able to connect those dots. Google says it has a tool that will let them connect online clicks to in-store buys. Good for Google, which may be able to sell more search […]
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