Commerce


The pandemic was a huge boost for Amazon’s grocery business. Can it do the same for this new offering?


The EU’s competition commission says the tech giant uses non-public data from its own merchants to compete against them unfairly.


In the wake of a $100 million Amazon bribery scandal, sellers say the tech giant deserves more scrutiny for suspending merchants with no warning and little explanation.


The new tool will allow shoppers to virtually reserve their place in line.


The new tool would also track other non-union threats to the company, like crime and weather.


The CEO of Topicals tells Jason Del Rey how building a community before launching products is the secret to her skin care line’s overnight success.


Nancy Green, the head of Old Navy for Gap Inc., explains to Recode’s Jason Del Rey how her company rethought its business in response to the coronavirus pandemic.


The brick-and-mortar retailer is trying to invent a digital future where it’s a leader of Amazon rather than a follower.


Walmart+ will cost $98 a year and include same-day delivery of groceries, fuel discounts, and other perks.


Jeff Bezos was calm and polite in his first congressional appearance. But he did nothing to quiet a huge concern.


Bezos will join the CEOs of Apple, Facebook, and Google at a congressional antitrust hearing on Wednesday.


Devin Wenig says he had “no knowledge, no private understanding, no tacit approval” of the harassment campaign.


A damaged Target in Minneapolis has shined a light on the company’s cozy programs with cops.


Mark Zuckerberg wants to give small retailers a way to sell online that doesn’t involve Amazon.


The $2 hourly pay hikes and increased overtime wages will be extended two weeks.


In the time of coronavirus, essential workers can hold effective protests even without huge attendance.


The company plans to spend at least $4 billion on Covid-19-related expenses between April and June.


New data shows that Amazon Prime membership sales rose significantly as the coronavirus pandemic spread.


In a new survey, the company asked sellers about their satisfaction with current health insurance plans.


The company says they violated company policies. The workers believe they were targeted for shining a light.

The global health crisis has forced 250,000 US stores closed, clearing the way to Amazon’s dominance.


Leaked internal emails show employee dismay over how their company is handling escalating labor disputes during the coronavirus pandemic.


More people than ever are shopping online — and to meet their needs, postal workers are taking big risks.


The company is working on a fix after Recode alerted it to the issue.


The e-commerce giant is prioritizing household staples and other high-demand items during the coronavirus pandemic.


Amazon “temporarily closed the Queens delivery station for additional sanitation” Wednesday, but it was back open on Thursday.


One small seller’s whiplash Amazon experience is a snapshot of the highs and lows of doing business on the e-commerce platform.


Millions of cashier jobs could be at risk.


The ecommerce giant is focusing its efforts on small businesses surrounding its offices.


As shoppers stock up, Amazon is scrambling to block scammers and schemes.


Amazon Prime has devastated traditional retail. Walmart is about to fight back.


The new Amazon Go store concept debuts on Tuesday in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.


In a response to 15 US senators, Amazon defended its warehouse working conditions.


One of Amazon’s biggest advantages over Walmart is Walmart’s own success.

The company’s new one-tap star rating feature seeks to get more customer feedback ... from actual customers.


“On one hand I’m proud of what it became,” Shel Kaphan says. “But it also scares me.”


The FTC will sue to block the sale of razor startup Harry’s to Edgewell, the parent company of the Schick razor brand.


Fifteen senators want Amazon to publish worker injury reports. Amazon wants them to come take a warehouse tour.


Less growth at all costs. More focus on actually making money.


Can government investigations and activist protests slow the Prime machine?