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Inside Amazon's first NYC bookstore

It was "day one" at Amazon Books, the tech giant's first brick-and-mortar store in New York City.

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Amazon in "advanced talks" with Aus postal company as local debut looms

AmericanonlineretailgiantAmazonisastepclosertomakingitslong-awaitedAustraliandebut,afterAustraliaPostrevealeditwasin"advancedtalks"tosecurethelucrativecontractt

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Wal-Mart pushing hard to catch Amazon in e-commerce

Wal-MartStores,the800-poundgorillaofretail,isrunninghardtocatchupinanincreasinglycrucialsegmentwhereitisneitherthebiggestnorthebest:e-commerce.Thecompany,founde

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Ivanka Trump's perfume is a big winner on Amazon

If you've lost sleep worrying that Ivanka Trump's brand is in jeopardy, take comfort -- her perfume is a now a best seller on Amazon.

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Amazon removes Indian flag doormat link after visa threat

Amazon.com removed doormats resembling the Indian tri-colour flag from its Canadian website, after an Indian government threat to rescind visas of the US company’s employees if they did not stop selling the product.

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Fury over India flag doormats for sale on Amazon

India's foreign minister has criticised online retail giant Amazon after its Canadian website was found to be selling doormats featuring the Indian flag.

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Alibaba-Amazon brawl looms on SE Asia

US major set to challenge Chinese behemoth's Lazada platform in regional online shopping

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Amazon opens line-free grocery store in challenge to supermarkets

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it has opened a brick-and-mortar grocery store in Seattle without lines or checkout counters, kicking off new competition with supermarket chains.

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Judge orders Amazon refunds for children's in-app purchases

A federal judge on Thursday directed Amazon.com Inc to set up a year-long process to reimburse parents whose children made in-app purchases without permission, but rejected a U.S. regulator's request for a $26.5 million lump-sum payout.

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Amazon forecast for holiday season disappoints as investment rises

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said high spending on warehouses and video production would drag on profits in the holiday quarter, disappointing investors who are weary of roller coaster results from the e-commerce giant and sending its shares down 6 percent.

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Amazon and Pandora set to launch new music streaming services

Amazon.com Inc and Pandora Media Inc are planning to launch new versions of their streaming music services in coming weeks, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing several anonymous people with knowledge of the matter.

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Amazon dabbling with 30-hour work weeks

US online retail titan Amazon, which has been accused of fostering a cutthroat workplace atmosphere, will try out teams that log 30-hour work weeks, the Washington Post reported on Friday (Aug 26).

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Amazon keeps expanding large distribution empire

Online shoppers want their packages — now. And Amazon is spending heavily to make sure that happens.

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Amazon's new kindle brings back accessibility for the blind

After years with no text-to-speech, the new entry-level e-reader’s Bluetooth may help

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Chinese hemorrhoid ointment wins rave reviews in US

An ointment for hemorrhoid has become a hit on Chinese social media after it received rave reviews on Amazon in the US.

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Kindle Oasis: Amazon's next big step towards its goal of digital paper

Company’s thinnest, lightest and most expensive e-reader yet has a new design with 9-week reading battery, ergonomic grip and page-turn buttons