Shoppers feeling the sting of higher gas prices are expected to snatch up deals on back-to-school clothes and household goods, pushing online spending to another record during Amazon.com Inc.’s 12th annual Prime Day sale that begins Tuesday.
Shoppers feeling the sting of higher gas prices are expected to snatch up deals on back-to-school clothes and household goods, pushing online spending to another record during Amazon.com Inc.’s 12th annual Prime Day sale that begins Tuesday.
A worker sorts packages in New York. Photographer: Klaus Galiano/Bloomberg
Online retailer hasn’t had success in the competitive dinner-delivery market
An Amazon truck on Amazon Prime Day in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sales fell almost 14% in the first four hours of the event compared with the start of last year’s sale, according to Momentum Commerce, which manages 50 brands in a variety of product categories. Photographer: Klaus Galiano/Bloomberg
EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen, describing the unsolicited bid as “neither credible nor attractive.”
EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen, describing the unsolicited bid as “neither credible nor attractive.”
The eBay logo on a laptop. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg
Bill Smead says he’s not sure where GameStop will find the money
A logo at the eBay Inc. booth at the IFA Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances trade fair in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. The technology show runs until Sept. 9. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
GameStop Corp. is trying to buy eBay Inc. for about $56 billion in cash and stock, a bold attempt by Ryan Cohen to take over a storied e-commerce name several times larger.
GameStop Corp. is trying to buy eBay Inc. for about $56 billion in cash and stock, a bold attempt by Ryan Cohen to take over a storied e-commerce name several times larger.
A GameStop store in Emeryville, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. GameStop Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on September 10. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
GameStop Corp. is trying to buy eBay Inc. for about $56 billion in cash and stock, a bold attempt by Ryan Cohen to take over a storied e-commerce name several times larger.
GameStop Corp. is trying to buy eBay Inc. for about $56 billion in cash and stock, a bold attempt by Ryan Cohen to take over a storied e-commerce name several times larger.
A GameStop store in Emeryville, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. GameStop Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on September 10. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
EBay Inc. jumped more than 15% in after-hours trading on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that video-game retailer GameStop Corp. is preparing a bid for the company.
EBay Inc. jumped more than 15% in after-hours trading on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that video-game retailer GameStop Corp. is preparing a bid for the company.
Amazon.com Inc. coerced Levi Strauss & Co. and other prominent brands into an alleged price-fixing scheme that influenced costs for a wide variety of goods on retail websites operated by Walmart Inc., Target Corp., Home Depot Inc., Chewy Inc. and others, according to court documents unsealed Monday.
Amazon.com Inc. coerced Levi Strauss & Co. and other prominent brands into an alleged price-fixing scheme that influenced costs for a wide variety of goods on retail websites operated by Walmart Inc., Target Corp., Home Depot Inc., Chewy Inc. and others, according to court documents unsealed Monday.
The logo for Amazon.com Inc. at the company's fulfillment center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, France, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2022. Amazon employees in the US, UK, India, Japan, Australia, South Africa and across Europe are demanding better wages and working conditions as the cost-of-living crisis deepens, in a campaign dubbed "Make Amazon Pay."
Pelgo says it can provide placement services quicker and cheaper using AI
Signage outside a Tesla Gigafactory hiring event at the EmployNV Career Hub in Sparks, Nevada, US, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. US employers added fewer jobs than expected in December, capping a yearlong slowdown in the labor market defined by cautious hiring and limited layoffs. Photographer: Emily Najera/Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc. has reached a new agreement with the US Postal Service, providing a lifeline to the beleaguered government agency and securing delivery for customers in rural America.
Amazon.com Inc. has reached a new agreement with the US Postal Service, providing a lifeline to the beleaguered government agency and securing delivery for customers in rural America.
A cart of mail and packages outside a United States Postal Service (USPS) distribution center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. FedEx, UPS, Amazon.com and the U.S. Postal Service are busy hiring temporary and part-time workers ahead of the peak season, which will start to ramp up in November. Competition will be fierce for labor in and out of the parcel industry.
Amazon.com Inc. will start charging sellers who use its shipping services a 3.5% “fuel and logistics” surcharge later this month, joining the ranks of shipping companies raising prices as the war in Iran pushes oil prices higher.
Amazon.com Inc. will start charging sellers who use its shipping services a 3.5% “fuel and logistics” surcharge later this month, joining the ranks of shipping companies raising prices as the war in Iran pushes oil prices higher.
An automated bar code reader scans packages prepared for shipping at an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. US consumers are heading into the official start of the holiday shopping season with a host of economic concerns, including a cooling job market, stagnant wages, persistent inflation and the looming fallout from tariffs.
Globalstar Inc. shares rose in pre-market trading after a Financial Times report that Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to acquire the satellite provider.
Globalstar Inc. signage is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 3, 2016. U.S. stocks fell with the dollar, while Treasuries and gold rallied after American employers added the fewest jobs in almost six years in May, bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to leave interests rates lower for longer. Photographer: Michael Nagle
Amazon.com Inc. is moving up its annual Prime Day sale to June from July, according to people familiar with the matter, shifting the schedule for an event that’s become a big part of the e-commerce economy.
Amazon.com Inc. is moving up its annual Prime Day sale to June from July, according to people familiar with the matter, shifting the schedule for an event that’s become a big part of the e-commerce economy.
A worker sorts packages on Amazon Prime Day in New York, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sales fell almost 14% in the first four hours of the event compared with the start of last year’s sale, according to Momentum Commerce, which manages 50 brands in a variety of product categories.
Perplexity AI Inc. must for now stop using its Comet web browser agent to make purchases on behalf of shoppers from Amazon.com Inc.’s online marketplace, a court ruled this week.
Perplexity AI Inc. must for now stop using its Comet web browser agent to make purchases on behalf of shoppers from Amazon.com Inc.’s online marketplace, a court ruled this week.
Amazon.com Inc. has officially dethroned Walmart Inc. as the biggest global company by revenue, a milestone attesting to the massive scale the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant has achieved since its humble beginnings in 1994 as an online bookseller in Jeff Bezos’ Seattle-area garage.
Amazon.com Inc. has officially dethroned Walmart Inc. as the biggest global company by revenue, a milestone attesting to the massive scale the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant has achieved since its humble beginnings in 1994 as an online bookseller in Jeff Bezos’ Seattle-area garage.
Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. US consumers are heading into the official start of the holiday shopping season with a host of economic concerns, including a cooling job market, stagnant wages, persistent inflation and the looming fallout from tariffs.
EBay Inc. agreed to buy Depop for about $1.2 billion in an effort to attract younger shoppers and stand out in an increasingly cluttered e-commerce market.
EBay Inc. agreed to buy Depop for about $1.2 billion in an effort to attract younger shoppers and stand out in an increasingly cluttered e-commerce market.
The eBay Inc. booth at the IFA Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances trade fair in Berlin. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc. shares dropped the most in six months after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment, worrying investors that its colossal bet on artificial intelligence may not pay off in the long run.
Amazon.com Inc. shares dropped the most in six months after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment, worrying investors that its colossal bet on artificial intelligence may not pay off in the long run.
An Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Photographer: Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg
CEO Jassy bets AI will accelerate internet shopping
A pedestrian looks at a sign informing customers that the location is temporarily closed at an Amazon Go store in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc. is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs in an effort to remove layers of bureaucracy and “increase ownership,” becoming the latest company to target managers for layoffs in recent years.
Amazon.com Inc. is cutting 16,000 corporate jobs in an effort to remove layers of bureaucracy and “increase ownership,” becoming the latest company to target managers for layoffs in recent years.
The Amazon headquarters in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Amazon.com Inc. plans to eliminate roughly 14,000 corporate jobs just months after CEO Andy Jassy warned that AI will shrink the company’s workforce. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
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