Opera’s new online shopping cashback service is built directly into its browser

Posted on 17/02/2021 by Engadget

Opera is turning to e-commerce to help it stand out from rival web browsers with the launch of a cashback service. Starting today, Opera is testing a smart shopping mode in its desktop browser that lets users claim money back when purchasing items fr...

Amazon will build Fire TV Sticks in its first Indian manufacturing line

Posted on 16/02/2021 by Engadget

Amazon has announced that it will start manufacturing Fire TV sticks in India, marking the first time it has built any devices in the nation. They'll be built by a subsidiary of its manufacturing partner Foxconn, starting later this year outside...

Walmart will turn TikTok into its own home shopping network for one night

Posted on 17/12/2020 by Engadget

Walmart’s bid to invest in TikTok didn’t pan out, but that isn’t stopping the two from collaborating on an unusual project. As TechCrunch reports, Walmart ia hosting a “first-of-its-kind” live shopping event through its TikTok account on December 18t...

Fired Amazon worker gets a court hearing over retaliation claims

Posted on 05/12/2020 by Engadget

Amazon workers alleging retaliation over whistleblowing and labor organization will get at least one day in court. BuzzFeed News has learned that the National Labor Relations Board has granted former worker Courtney Bowden a hearing before an adminis...

Walmart Plus drops $35 order minimum to battle Amazon Prime

Posted on 02/12/2020 by Engadget

Walmart hasn’t been shy about challenging Amazon Prime with its Plus service, and that now includes no-charge shipping. CNBC reports that Walmart Plus is dropping its $35 order minimum for free one- or two-day shipping as of December 4th. You won’t h...

Facebook buys customer service and chatbot startup Kustomer

Posted on 30/11/2020 by Engadget

Facebook has just completed its latest acquisition, buying up a company called Kustomer. The startup’s software creates a single-screen interface for businesses to manage their online conversations with customers and automate some interactions with t...

Black Friday online shopping surged over 21 percent amid the pandemic

Posted on 28/11/2020 by Engadget

Many were expecting a spike in online Black Friday sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s now clearer just how large that shift really was. Adobe now estimates that internet Black Friday sales in the US jumped 21.6 percent year-over-year to hit...

Zappos’ pioneering ex-CEO Tony Hsieh dies at 46

Posted on 28/11/2020 by Engadget

Internet shopping just lost one of its most influential figures. TechCrunch has confirmed that Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of online shoe giant Zappos, died on November 27th at the age of 46 from injuries sustained in a house fire. He’s best known for...

Amazon and the US government team up to thwart online counterfeits

Posted on 24/11/2020 by Engadget

Amazon is following through on its reported plans to work with officials in its fight against counterfeits. The internet shopping giant has teamed up with the US government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center for s...

Amazon says third-party sellers made more than $3.5 billion from Prime Day

Posted on 15/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Thanks to Prime Day 2020, small- and medium-sized businesses in 19 countries made $3.5 billion this week on Amazon. That’s according to the retailer’s own stats. In typical Amazon fashion, the company didn’t disclose how much revenue it made during t...

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