Technology - Amazon

Amazon Plans $1.5 Billion Air Hub Near Cincinnati For Fleet

Amazon.com Inc. is building a new air hub near Cincinnati to support a growing fleet of planes that can move inventory around the US so online shoppers get...

Amazon Said To Walk Away From $1 Billion Souq.com Takeover Talks

Amazon.com, Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt have walked away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com after disagreeing over price, a...

Gandhi Flip-Flops And Flag Doormats Dent Amazon’s India Goodwill

Amazon.com Inc. is having a hard time showing it understands the Indian market. The US retail giant has found itself at the centre of a social media fir...

Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team, Cut Prices In Amazon Fight

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is overhauling its e-commerce team and elevating executives from its recently acquired Jet.com business, aiming to better challenge Am...

Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Bookstore Is Coming To Manhattan

Amazon.com Inc. is taking its brick-and-mortar bookstores to New York, with plans to open a location in a prime Manhattan shopping center. The store wil...

Buffett’s Shrinking Wal-Mart Stake Signals Amazon Holiday Threat

When Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Vice Chairman Charles Munger lamented the mistakes made in the company’s first 50 years under Warren Buffett, he cited t...

Retailers Should Fear Amazon's Grocery Ambitions: Gadfly

As if traditional retailers didn't already live in constant fear of rival Amazon.com Inc., now the e-commerce giant is invading their home turf. Amazon...

Amazon Opening Store That Will Eliminate Checkout-and Lines

Amazon.com Inc. unveiled technology that will let shoppers grab groceries without having to scan and pay for them -- in one stroke eliminating the checkout...