Twitter is pushing forward with its e-commerce ambitions. All I Do Is Cook, a food delivery service, is one of the businesses testing out Twitter Shops. Twitter The social media platform said Wednesday it’s started testing a new feature called Twitter Shops that allows businesses to display up to 50 products in an online catalog. …
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A few years ago, I volunteered at a local Saint Vincent de Paul day center, whose clients included many people living on the streets nearby. My job was to sort through a mountain of donated clothes, looking for vibrant blouses, tailored coats and other gems that would help struggling people served by the charity. Not every item, however, was worth offering …
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Record online shopping this holiday season has fueled another record for e-commerce companies: returned goods. Prompted by a clogged supply chain, millions of shoppers got an early start on searching Amazon, Walmart and other online retailers for deals even before Black Friday, when holiday discounts traditionally start. Cooped up at home because of the pandemic, people didn’t stop clicking. Online …
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The family of a delivery driver is suing Amazon for wrongful death. The man, Austin McEwen, died in an Illinois warehouse struck by a tornado in December. The lawsuit claims the e-commerce giant was negligent, in part because the company told people to keep working despite warnings of extreme weather. The lawsuit also makes claims of negligence against contractors involved …
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A new election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will start on Feb. 4, the National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday. Just as with last year’s election, the voting will take place by mail over the course of several weeks. Votes will be counted on March 28. The first election, which rejected the union, was thrown out by an …
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Amazon‘s COVID-19 health and safety measures at a Staten Island warehouse drew criticism on Tuesday from New York’s attorney general, who asked a New York court to require improved contract tracing, cleaning, and disinfection and social distancing protocols. James also asked the court to require Amazon to reinstate a former warehouse worker who complained about COVID protocols early in the …
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Wing, the drone delivery division of Google parent company Alphabet, said Wednesday that it’s expanded operations to parts of the Dallas-Forth Worth area. This is a significant expansion into a more complex urban area, though operations so far are limited to carrying packages from a Walgreens parking lot to residents of Frisco and Little Elm on the northern edge of …
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Texas real estate agent Jenna Ryan can’t accept donations on PayPal anymore, the payment processing giant said Thursday. PayPal closed her account after she made a plea online for funds to help pay for her legal costs and other losses stemming from charges filed against her for participating in the US Capitol riots on Jan. 6. Raising legal defense funds …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Corie Barry had quite a first year as Best Buy’s chief executive officer. The newly minted CEO steered the electronics retailer through the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and all the changes it brought to what customers bought and how they …
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Online commerce and payment services have stopped the flow of money to Trump-related accounts in light of Wednesday’s insurrection at the US Capitol. Software maker Shopify removed stores affiliated with President Donald Trump from its platform, and payment processor PayPal shut down an account raising funds for Trump supporters who traveled to Washington, DC. The moves come the day after …
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