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New Amazon Competitor Is Like an 'Online Costco'

Boxed was built by 10 people in 90 days with just $1M

(Newser) - Amazon.com has a new competitor to deal with this holiday shopping season—a company built in 90 days with just over $1 million in initial funding. Now six months old, Boxed "is the online Costco," Quartz reports, delivering bulk goods straight to your door within two days...

USPS Now Delivering on Sunday—for Amazon

New deal starts immediately in LA, NY

(Newser) - A historic change: The United States Postal Service will be making Sunday deliveries. But you won't be getting letters and bills that day; just Amazon packages. The USPS-Amazon deal, announced yesterday, starts immediately, and the struggling Postal Service is planning similar Sunday-delivery deals with other retailers. Unlike first-class mail...

Perk for Top Amazon Reviewers: Major Freebies

No. 1 reviewer has gotten thousands in free merchandise

(Newser) - That Amazon.com review that's influencing your buy? It may not have been written by someone who actually paid for the product. That's because Amazon has an invitation-only program, Vine, for top reviewers—and at least once a month, they get to choose two free products from a...

Amazon's First CFO Killed in Bike Accident

Joy Covey oversaw company's IPO

(Newser) - Amazon.com's first CFO was killed Wednesday afternoon in a bicycle accident, authorities confirmed yesterday. Joy Covey, 50, was riding on a rural road in Woodside, California, when she collided with a minivan as it turned onto another street. "She was wearing a helmet, but the injuries were...

Why Amazon CEO&#39;s Washington Post Buy Matters So Much
Why Bezos' Washington Post
Buy Matters So Much
OPINION
Aug 6, 2013 7:56 AM CDT

Why Bezos' Washington Post Buy Matters So Much

'The iceberg just rescued the Titanic'

(Newser) - After picking their jaws up off the floor, some pundits are reacting to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' purchase of the Washington Post with cautious optimism.
  • The $250 million deal—which follows a long period of decline at the Post—is "a genuine earthquake" for the world of journalism, writes
...

You Think Walmart&#39;s Bad? Amazon Is Worse
You Think Walmart's Bad?
Amazon Is Worse
OPINION
Jul 30, 2013 1:12 PM CDT

You Think Walmart's Bad? Amazon Is Worse

And the government is backing this 'monopoly': Daniel D'Addario

(Newser) - If you're one of those people indignantly boycotting Walmart, you may want to step away from the free shipping and low, low prices and boycott Amazon, too. It's even worse than Walmart when it comes to companies that employ "many deplorable practices," writes Daniel D'Addario...

Amazon Might Doom Itself With Own Success

Evan Hughes: Killing traditional bookstores will harm company in long run

(Newser) - Amazon seems unstoppable right about now, thanks in part to court decisions like this one . On top of that, Barnes & Noble is reeling , as are brick-and-mortar bookstores in general. But Amazon better hold the celebration, because if it puts traditional bookstores out of business, it's only going to...

The Next Amazon: Edmunds.com?

Site offers 'Price Promise' to demystify car-buying experience

(Newser) - Add Edmunds.com to the list of companies dreaming of emulating Amazon's success. With last year's quiet launch of a service called Price Promise, the car shopping website is trying to "be as close as possible to Amazon.com for the automotive experience," president Seth Berkowitz...

Now Amazon Has Its Own Political 'TV' Series

Greenlights Garry Trudeau's 'Alpha House' for online series

(Newser) - Amazon is ramping up its competition with Netflix: The latter has House of Cards , and now Amazon has its own original series set in DC ... with "House" in the title. Alpha House was created by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who also writes the series about four Republican senators living...

Amazon Building Huge, Tree-Filled Biodome in Seattle

Plans 3 intersecting spheres where employees can work

(Newser) - Amazon has big plans for its new campus. Big, sphere-shaped plans. The company revealed earlier this month that it will build a biosphere in Seattle, a 65,000-square-foot structure made up of three domes, where the temperature will always be a perfect 68 to 72 degrees, Fast Company reports. The...

Inside the Wacky World of Amazon.com Reviews

Wait til you read what people think of 'How to Avoid Huge Ships'

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal takes a delightful look at the thousands of "amateur comedians" parading around Amazon.com's review pages, but beware: Clicking on any of the product pages below could seriously inhibit your productivity for the rest of the day. Our favorite reviewer quips of quirky products...

Publishers Howl as Amazon Seeks .Book Domain

Firm wants to snap up dozens of new names

(Newser) - A big expansion of Internet domain name suffixes is on the way and publishing industry groups are alarmed by Amazon.com's plans to get in on the action, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company is seeking to snap up names including ".book," ".author" and "...

Amazon Yanks SimCity Over Server Woes

Players locked out, and getting angry

(Newser) - The new SimCity racked up some nice reviews from critics, but it's getting abysmal ones from players thanks to the horrific server issues the game is experiencing. Amazon briefly stopped selling the game last night over the problems, the BBC reports. It's back now, but it carries a...

Amazon Rebooting Zombieland as TV Series

Will be company's push into original programming

(Newser) - Amazon's first foray into original programming: A series based on Zombieland, the popular movie starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Emma Stone. The Verge brings the news, citing Broadcast Now , but notes that the series probably won't debut anytime soon: io9 got a peek at the casting sheets...

Target: OK, We'll Match Amazon Prices

Will also match prices of Walmart.com, BestBuy.com

(Newser) - Target is sick and tired of you walking out of its stores without buying anything—because you looked on your smartphone and found Amazon was cheaper. So its CEO today announced a new price-matching policy to combat the practice (known as " showrooming "), MarketWatch reports. Now, customers who...

Amazon Reigns Again Among Online Stores
 Amazon Reigns Again  
 Among Online Stores 
SURVEY SAYS
Dec 27, 2012 9:26 AM CST

Amazon Reigns Again Among Online Stores

JCPenney, Apple, and Dell all see drops in satisfaction

(Newser) - There's no question who's king of the online retail jungle. Amazon came out on top once again in ForeSee's annual Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction index, which measures how happy customers were with their shopping experience. It's the eight straight year Amazon has come out on top, CNET...

Amazon Deletes Thousands of 'Fake' Reviews

Online purge sparks debate among authors and fans

(Newser) - Those glowing reviews on Amazon.com that seem a little made-up? The online mega-retailer is finally cracking down, deleting thousands of reviews that strike a phony chord for one reason or another, the New York Times reports. Amazon isn't divulging its deletion policy, but reviews by friends and family...

Testing the Limits of Amazon Prime

Free shipping for a massive safe? Check

(Newser) - Subscribers to Amazon Prime shell out $79 to enroll and then enjoy the perk of free shipping. Eating the shipping costs isn't a big deal for the company if someone's buying a book or a pair of slippers, but what about a 1,600-pound safe? MarketWatch tracks down...

Now on Amazon: Wine
 Now on Amazon: Wine 
Nov 9, 2012 10:04 AM CST

Now on Amazon: Wine

But only residents of 12 states can buy it

(Newser) - This wine has subtle earth tones and a hint of online shopping. Amazon launched its wine market yesterday, featuring bottles from more than 1,000 domestic brands, ready to ship to a dozen states and Washington, DC, reports the Los Angeles Times . It breaks down the "unusual addition" to...

Now Walmart Testing Same-Day Delivery

Retailer intensifies competition with Amazon

(Newser) - Walmart is going head-to-head with Amazon in yet another area: same-day delivery. The retailer has started testing it in several US cities, soon after Amazon started doing the same . Walmart has become increasingly concerned with the threat from Amazon, as its low prices and free two-day shipping for Prime members...

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