Chances are you haven’t shopped at Jet.com lately. Jet, an online store that Walmart bought for $3.3 billion in 2016, is hoping to change that with a brand relaunch that debuted on Thursday. The store’s website got an overhaul, its grocery service was revamped and the company plans to double down on urban customers, its …
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Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale will be back in two weeks and include more deals, come to more countries and last longer than in past years. Plus, the company is giving away a new Lexus. The sale will kick off on Monday, July 16, at noon Pacific and go on for 36 hours, up from 30 hours last year. Australia, Singapore, Netherlands …
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Amazon is keeping up its push to build its own delivery capabilities. The online retailer said Thursday that it’s going to support entrepreneurs who form companies to deliver its packages with its new Delivery Service Partners program. Amazon will offer discounted vehicle leases and insurance, training and access to logistics tech, saying that its partners can earn profits up to …
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Venmo, PayPal’s emoji-fueled payments app, on Monday introduced a new debit card for US customers. The card will let people pay using their Venmo accounts anywhere Mastercard is accepted in the country. Venmo started a beta program for the new cards last year, and they are now available in limited release. The cards arrive as PayPal works to bring its …
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Ever bought a backpack or TV on Amazon and didn’t have to pay the taxes on it? Unfortunately, that benefit is ending. But don’t worry, your love affair with online shopping is strong enough to survive the threat of higher prices and more taxes. Following a major Supreme Court decision Thursday, states can now require online and out-of-state retailers to …
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Google is venturing into Asian e-commerce with the help of a local powerhouse. The company said Monday it will invest $550 million in JD.com, a leading Chinese e-commerce company also known as Jing Dong, to provide consumers easier options to shop online and tap into the Southeast Asian market. “The Asia-Pacific region is one of the largest and fastest growing …
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If you log onto the Wish app, you can buy dress shoes for $15, a watch for $3 or a 2-terabyte flash drive for $10. Peter Szulczewski, CEO and co-founder of Wish, is hoping to turn those dirt-cheap prices into a sales empire to rival Walmart. And he has the numbers to suggest that’s not such a crazy idea. In …
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Snapchat users can buy tickets to games and concerts after the social media platform teamed up with SeatGeek. Fans can buy tickets directly from the teams and artists by swiping up, selecting their tickets and checking out within the Snapchat app. Snapchat started working on e-commerce features in February and Los Angeles Football Club was the first to sell tickets …
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Rich Hanna stands amid a seemingly unending series of long gray metal shelves loaded with a random assortment of items, including trash barrels, stacks of Kibbles ‘n Bits dog food, a stuffed-animal chipmunk sealed in a plastic bag, an LED-glowing underwater stool for a pool and a 35-pound tube of Safe Paw Ice Melter. That’s just the start. “You wanna …
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Amazon is creating another app store, but it’s not for consumers. Instead, the online retail giant will for the first time put its seal of approval on a bunch of third-party apps intended for professional sellers with its new Marketplace Appstore. It launches to sellers starting Monday, the company said. CNET reported on plans for the app store earlier this …
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