by - April 30, 2019 3:02 pm
Amazon recently announced the launch of a truck brokerage segment, and the move is expected to put pressure on margins of existing freight brokers as the online retailer shifts to…
by - April 11, 2018 8:04 pm
Retail is not a zero sum game, but there are winners and losers to share in the $3.6 trillion retail sector. Walmart gets the nod over Amazon in terms of…
by - March 25, 2018 3:38 pm
New research suggests Amazon shoppers are a savvy group of consumers and most who pay more than $100 annually to be Prime members which they say gives them a reason…
by - December 12, 2017 2:16 pm
Technology has given today’s shopper more power and retailers aggressively tailor their business models to win the consumer’s spending, an amount being reduced by subscription commitments, said Paul Cantrell, global…
by - October 30, 2017 1:42 pm
The notion that Amazon’s prices are higher than competitors like Walmart U.S. isn’t true, at least for 52,000 non-food items recently checked by e-commerce marketing and analytics firm Profitero. Keith…
by - September 7, 2017 5:34 pm
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday (Sept. 7) the retail giant has plans for a second headquarters that will employ about 50,000 workers. He dubbed the project “HQ2” and said…
by - August 25, 2017 11:23 am
A day after Amazon obtained federal approval to move forward with the acquisition of Whole Foods the tech giant announced a few plans that will begin Monday (Aug. 28) for…
by - August 24, 2017 9:29 pm
The Federal Trade Commission approved Amazon’s bid Wednesday, and Whole Foods shareholders also green-lighted the deal which is expected to close by the end of this year. The blockbuster news…
by - July 17, 2017 1:12 pm
The $13.7 billion deal that Amazon made to acquire Whole Foods Market is not likely to sail through without some regulatory scrutiny and shareholder litigation. U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, a…
by - June 19, 2017 3:00 pm
Before Amazon pulled the trigger on the blockbuster $13.7 billion bid to buy Whole Foods, the online retail titan was already strategizing ways to try grow market share share in…
by - June 16, 2017 9:30 am
Two U.S. retail titans on Friday (June 16) made big moves into each others business, with Wal-Mart Stores buying exclusive apparel seller Bonobos for $310 million and Amazon entering the…
by - June 7, 2017 12:32 pm
Consumers doled out about $412 billion last year on prescription drugs primarily divided among 16 major players in the U.S. market, according to Drug Channels Institute. But online retail titan…
by - May 10, 2017 1:08 pm
Amazon and Wal-Mart are watching each other, responding to consumer input and strategically planning their next move, much like two skilled chess players where each is vying to take home…
by - April 3, 2017 5:04 pm
Lawmakers on Monday closed out the 2017 session by rejecting the so-called Amazon tax bill, which would have allowed remote retailers to collect and remit sales and use taxes from…
by - March 28, 2017 7:14 pm
The third time was not a charm for controversial legislation that would allow Amazon.com and other remote online retailers to collect and remit possibly hundreds of millions of dollars to…
by - February 10, 2017 4:08 pm
State revenue collections will soon get a boost after online retail giant Amazon Inc. committed Friday (Feb. 10) to collecting sales tax on Arkansas online purchases in March, just as…
by - February 7, 2017 6:48 pm
Out-of-state sellers such as Amazon would be required to send notices to Arkansas consumers that they owe sales taxes under a bill passed by the Arkansas House of Representatives Tuesday….
by - January 26, 2017 1:14 pm
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news. ––––––––––––––– AMAZON OPENS NEW 1,000-EMPLOYEE FULFILLMENT CENTER IN COLORADO Online retail…
by - January 16, 2017 11:13 am
Amazon, tuition exemption, and tax reform were topics of discussion at the inaugural Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce 2017 Legislative Forum on Jan. 13, but it was an upcoming…
by - December 21, 2016 11:20 am
A recent survey from Prosper Insight & Analytics of nearly 7,000 U.S. adults shows that 26.2% of holiday shoppers bought gifts from Amazon this year, increasing from 10% of respondents…
