Wal-Mart steps up online efforts in China as a key to future
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and PAUL WISEMAN Wal-Mart’s tiny warehouse in eastern Shanghai doesn’t look like much. But it’s a key part of the company’s strategy to win over grocery customers…
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Online auction halted for gun used to kill Trayvon Martin
By FREIDA FRISARO An online auction was halted without explanation Thursday for the pistol that former Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.…
Retail group: Black Friday weekend loses allure
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Black Friday fatigue is setting in.Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, according to a survey of shoppers…
ONLINE SHOPPING GROWS, WITH SOME GROWING PAINS
By MAE ANDERSON and SCOTT MAYEROWITZ FILE – In this Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, file photo, an Amazon.com employee stocks a shelf at an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center on “Cyber Monday”.…
AMERICANS CLICK FOR DEALS ON CYBER MONDAY
By MAE ANDERSON FILE – In this Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, file photo. packages are ready to ship move along a conveyor belt at the Amazon.com 1.2 million square foot…