Amazon.com Inc
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In three of the past four years, Walmart has posted a year-over-year decline in U.S. same-store sales, and the gain the company posted in its 2012 fiscal year was a skimpy 0.2%.
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Three years after Apple's retail chief took over as CEO of J.C. Penney and set a course that nearly ruined the company, the century-old retailer is back. It has proven it can become a viable retailer...
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Netflix's share of fixed-line Internet traffic in North America has grown to 34% of data flowing to consumers during peak times. Cord cutters were the heaviest users of streaming audio and video.
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Amazon.com announced Tuesday morning that it is adding France, Italy and Spain to the countries where its virtual currency, Amazon Coins, are available, giving away millions of them to new customers.
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courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), with sales at its U.S. stores flat year-over-year for several quarters, needs strong revenue through the Memorial Day to Labor Day...
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courtesy of USPS The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday reported a net loss of $1.9 billion in the second quarter of its 2014 fiscal year. The total is equal to almost half the USPS’s reported...
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courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has elected to increase prices. And, the decision could well hurt its growth, even if it expands margins In a blog posted Friday, the company reported:...
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In a move the company telegraphed last month, Netflix confirmed Friday that it will raise the price of its streaming video service by $1 a month to $8.99 for new subscribers.
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Downloads for April indicate that the total market for apps grew by 1.5% in the month. Also, the Apple App Store posted a small revenue gain, compared with a small revenue loss at the Google Play...
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Residents of 15 more U.S. cities are now eligible for Sunday delivery of their orders from Amazon.com. The service is available only on some items and in designated cities.
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ThinkstockCreating the most popular product of the year will make consumers and investors happy. But making an all-time bestseller can transform an industry and define a business for decades. Many of...
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To say that Amazon.com faces a few headwinds may be an understatement. Some 20 states have begun to collect sales taxes on purchases, and now FedEx could take another bite by raising shipping fees.
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Courtesy of AlibabaWith the filing of the first documents for its initial public offering (IPO) behind it, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. offered the first view of its size, finances and profitability....
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A new research report from Jefferies points out that free shipping was part of most transactions in 2013, so the focus has shifted to faster delivery. These companies are the leaders in same-day...
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With April finished, it is time to ask which of those two darlings of volatility -- Apple and Amazon.com -- offers interested shareholders a better value now.
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