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May 21st, 2020, 4:40 pm
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September 4th, 2018, 6:39 am
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September 4th, 2018, 6:39 am
FTC reportedly considering antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
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Brian Lutz »
September 6th, 2023, 10:54 am
Several sources are reporting that an antitrust suit against Amazon by the FTC could be coming as soon as next month, focused on allegations of...
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September 7th, 2023, 5:16 pm
Shipping rates on online retailers
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cjd »
February 11th, 2023, 4:38 am
I’ve noticed lately that online retailers such as Shop Goodwill, Etsy and Mercari have much lower shipping prices than eBay.
I recently bought an...
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July 3rd, 2023, 12:47 pm
Tupperware on the outs?
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SamSpade »
April 11th, 2023, 1:37 pm
Tupperware in dire straits: seeks financing
Apparently the product was already struggling ahead of the pandemic, saw a sales lift, and is now...
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April 22nd, 2023, 6:26 am
Amazon Workers Reject Union
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Alpha8472 »
October 18th, 2022, 10:08 pm
Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island rejected the union almost 2 to 1. A larger warehouse nearby did vote for the union in April 2022.
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October 20th, 2022, 5:31 am
Amazon Sellers Selling Stolen Merchandise
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Alpha8472 »
October 11th, 2022, 4:33 am
Amazon has many items shipped by Amazon but sold by third party sellers. Many of these items seem very suspicious as if they are stolen items or...
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October 12th, 2022, 6:37 am
Amazon to include 1 year of free GrubHub delivery in Prime membership
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Brian Lutz »
July 7th, 2022, 8:04 pm
Amazon is offering Prime members a free year of GrubHub premium with their membership as a result of a deal with their parent company that allows the...
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July 29th, 2022, 8:38 am
Amazon targets coordinated fake reviews
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Brian Lutz »
July 19th, 2022, 1:54 pm
Amazon has filed lawsuits against the administrators of over 10,000 Facebook groups that have been used to solicit and coordinate fake reviews of...
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July 22nd, 2022, 6:18 am
eBay opens pop-up sneaker shop
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HCal »
June 3rd, 2022, 1:16 am
No idea what they're trying to do here. How does this help their business? I think it may just be a way of promoting their brand.
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July 7th, 2022, 2:23 pm
Amazon to sublease some warehouse space
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arizonaguy »
May 24th, 2022, 5:02 pm
Looks like they might have expanded too quickly and now have more warehouse space then they need:
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May 25th, 2022, 12:39 pm
Montgomery Ward
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Super S »
July 30th, 2015, 9:10 am
Montgomery Ward has come back in the form of an online-only retailer. I took a look at their website www.wards.com and got the impression that there...
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January 27th, 2022, 8:45 am
Now they shoplift right off the train...
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ClownLoach »
January 14th, 2022, 11:29 am
Story in today's news. Pictures are unbelievable. If they can't steal from a store now they are stealing your Amazon packages before they ever get to...
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Last post by Romr123
January 23rd, 2022, 9:26 am
Local stores and small chains that have online ordering/pick-up options
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Super S »
February 16th, 2019, 7:29 am
I have noticed a few local stores starting to offer online ordering/pick-up services. I have only used them a few times with mixed results. A few are...
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January 9th, 2022, 7:54 pm
Amazon- Amazon Delivery Van
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storewanderer »
January 15th, 2021, 10:33 pm
Typically when I have ordered from Amazon, the items come through one of the usual carriers. Boxes are usually filthy dirty and look like they've...
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June 7th, 2021, 11:31 pm
Amazon Ends Prime Pantry Service
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J-Man »
January 8th, 2021, 2:35 pm
Shut down on Wednesday. They will now sell the same items through the normal amazon.com site or on Amazon Fresh.
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January 8th, 2021, 2:35 pm
Amazon enters pharmacy business
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Super S »
November 19th, 2020, 6:54 am
I think this is going to have the biggest impact on the major drugstore chains (Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid) which are known for high prices. Time...
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Last post by TW-Upstate NY
November 20th, 2020, 11:03 am
FedEx will no longer make Amazon deliveries
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Brian Lutz »
August 7th, 2019, 7:35 am
FedEx has announced that they will no longer make deliveries for Amazon in any capacity, as Amazon builds up its own delivery infrastructure....
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November 7th, 2020, 8:42 am
Amazon drops New York for HQ2
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Brian Lutz »
February 14th, 2019, 9:53 am
Amazon is abandoning plans to put part of their HQ2 expansion in New York, citing political hostility as the primary reason for doing so.
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April 3rd, 2019, 2:54 pm
Future of Retail - Amazon Monopoly?
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BatteryMill »
March 16th, 2017, 1:23 pm
Welcome. So sorry if this sounds like forum clickbait, however I do have other points I would want to state in this thread that I feel are true.
A...
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January 3rd, 2019, 12:24 pm
Amazon Go
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lola42 »
January 24th, 2018, 8:05 pm
Amazon Go finally leaves beta and opens to the public.
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Last post by BillyGr
May 15th, 2019, 7:37 pm
QVC to Buy, Merge With HSN
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J-Man »
July 6th, 2017, 6:39 pm
Not sure if this belongs in Online Retailers or Specialty Retailers.
Under pressure from the growth of online retailing, TV shopping giant QVC...
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July 7th, 2017, 5:34 pm
Amazon Convenience Stores
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Alpha8472 »
October 11th, 2016, 12:02 pm
Amazon is planning to open convenience stores. At first, these will only be available to subcribers. There is also a rumored Amazon grocery store on...
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