Amazon is closing its Amazon Fresh grocery and Go convenience stores

Amazon acknowledged it hasn't yet "created a truly distinctive customer experience" in announcing move to scale back its brick-and-mortar grocery business.

• Jan 27

How algorithms determine what we're buying for the holidays — and beyond

Retailers are turning to what's called "algorithmic commerce," which tracks your searches and preferences and uses them to recommend items for you.

• Nov 27, 2023

SF Tech Unicorn 'Bolt' Introduces 4-Day Workweek To Increase Productivity

As more and more workers rethink their work-life balance, San Francisco-based e-commerce checkout company and unicorn Bolt is the first major tech company to permanently introduce the four-day workweek.

• Jan 11, 2022

E-Commerce Delivery, Rideshare Vehicles Intensify San Francisco Traffic

E-commerce deliver trucks and ridesharing vehicles may be intensifying San Francisco's traffic woes.

• May 22, 2017

Ebay Sells Stake Back To Craigslist; Prepares For Split With PayPal

E-commerce company eBay has sold its 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist back to the online classified advertising site, ending years of legal wrangling between the two companies.

• Jun 19, 2015

Alibaba May Prefer Seattle Rather Than San Francisco For Its U.S. Headquarters

The e-commerce giant's biggest rival, Amazon, is already based out of Seattle.

• Apr 1, 2015

Alibaba Sets $68 Per Share Price Ahead Of Friday Debut On NYSE; May Be Largest IPO In History

The Chinese e-commerce powerhouse is expected to start trading Friday on the NYSE in an IPO that values it at $167.62 billion, bigger than the current market value of Amazon, Cisco, and eBay.

• Sep 18, 2014

Facebook Tests 'Buy' Button To Help Businesses Boost Sales

Facebook is testing a "Buy" button in its latest effort to help businesses boost their sales through the world's biggest online social network.

• Jul 17, 2014

Tech Report: Shopping Startup Fab Grows Quickly

E-commerce startup Fab is quickly growing. The company, which uses flash sales to sell products, is expected to reach 8 million users in the next week.

• Oct 12, 2012

Yahoo To Sell Half Its Alibaba Stake For $7.1 Billion

Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders.

• May 21, 2012

EBay Revenue Higher In 2nd Quarter; Profit Falls On Acquisition

EBay Inc.'s second-quarter results beat analyst expectations Tuesday with growth in its PayPal online payment service and marketplace business - although profit fell 31 percent on charges from its recent purchase of e-commerce retail site operator GSI Commerce.

• Jul 20, 2011