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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. An Amazon-designed face shield is now for sale on, you guessed it, Amazon.com. The e-retailer said Tuesday it’s already donated 60,000 of these face shields, developed by the company’s Prime Air drone mechanical engineers and hardware teams. An …

The biggest things selling on eBay lately are multibillion-dollar chunks of eBay’s own business. The e-commerce platform said Tuesday it’s selling its classified ads business for $9.2 billion in cash and stock to Adevinta, a fellow online retailer based in Norway. The deal comes as eBay has significantly slimmed down its operations over the years, which started with the spinoff …

Amazon just reinvented the lowly shopping cart. The company on Tuesday unveiled the Amazon Dash Cart, which is infused with weight sensors and cameras that allow it to scan your items as you’re placing them in the cart so you can skip the checkout line.  The concept is kind of like a compact version of Amazon Go, a whole store …

Months into the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon continues to struggle with plenty of problems, such as out-of-stock sanitizing wipes, price gouging, shipping delays and disrupted supply chains. Expecting challenges to continue through this unprecedented year, the e-commerce giant revealed new plans Monday to prepare its huge logistics network for its first holiday-shopping season during a global health crisis. The retailer will …

A pair of major outdoor-goods retailers have joined a boycott of Facebook after six civil rights groups called on businesses to stop advertising on Facebook in July to push the social network to do more to combat hate speech and misinformation.  On Friday, outdoor-clothing brand The North Face announced on Twitter that it’s joining the #StopHateforProfit campaign. “We’re in. We’re Out @Facebook #StopHateForProfit,” …

We’re three months into the pandemic, but it’s still easy to find examples of price gouging on Amazon. Last Friday, within five minutes, CNET found Cottonelle toilet paper listed on Amazon for $57.42 (price for the same item on Target: $21.49), and a two-pack of 28-ounce jars of Rao’s marinara sauce for $29.04 (an adjacent listing of 24-ounce jars from …

Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday addressed a string of firings of activist employees at his company, following heavy criticism of the terminations, including by a group of US senators. “We didn’t fire anyone for speaking out about working conditions,” Bezos said during Amazon’s virtual shareholder meeting Wednesday as part of a Q&A portion. “We support every employee’s …

Walmart is bringing one of the biggest names in second-hand clothing sales to its site, marking the world’s largest retailer’s first entry into fashion resale. Starting Tuesday, ThredUp will be a seller on Walmart.com, providing a selection of nearly 750,000 pre-owned women’s and children’s clothing and accessories from brands including Nike, Carter’s, Michael Kors and Calvin Klein.  (ThredUp doesn’t sell …

Amazon this week reportedly picked a month for its annual Prime Day sale, moving it to September. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported on the expected timing, citing people familiar with the plans. An Amazon spokeswoman declined to comment for this story. Prime Day is typically held in July, but a later date was already expected. Reuters last month …

Walmart on Tuesday said it’s shutting down Jet.com, an e-commerce site that’s seen weakening online traffic for years. The announcement was part of the world’s biggest retailer’s latest quarterly earnings report, in which it said its online sales surged 74% during the coronavirus pandemic. Walmart said it’s discontinuing Jet “due to continued strength of the Walmart.com brand” and said Jet had …