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With Whole Foods, Amazon on collision course with Wal-Mart

EghtesadOnline: When Wal-Mart Stores Inc bought online retailer Jet.com for $3 billion last year, it marked a crucial moment - the world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer, after years of ceding e-commerce leadership to arch rival Amazon , intended to compete.
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Publish Date:19/June/2017 | 04:34
Finding it harder and more expensive to stand out on Amazon's crowded site, they're heading to Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart Offers a Refuge for Sellers Tired of Amazon

EghteadOnline: Chad Rubin began selling vacuum cleaner parts on Amazon .com Inc. in 2008 and turned it into a multi million-dollar business. But in recent years, Rubin has found it increasingly difficult to compete on the cluttered site, where he has been forced to buy advertising that cuts into his profit. Last year, he decided to shift some of his business to an up-and-coming website where it's easier and cheaper to stand out: Walmart.com.
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Publish Date:18/June/2017 | 06:18

Bezos's Grocery 'Waterloo' Is Now His Biggest Opportunity

EghtesadOnline: Two years ago, speaking at a conference table at his offices in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market Inc. founder and then co-Chief Executive Officer John Mackey predicted imminent doom for rival Amazon .com Inc. in the fiercely competitive grocery business. " Amazon Fresh is their Waterloo," said Mackey, known paradoxically both for his earthy passion for organic foods and his imperious business swagger. "What’s the one thing people want? Convenience. You can’t do that with distribution centers and trucks."
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 04:13

Amazon Takes On Remote Outpost in the Land of Bricks and Mortar

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc., which has lost billions overseas trying to replicate its U.S. success, is now attempting to crack one of the biggest and most sparsely populated nations where bricks-and-mortar retailers are king.
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Publish Date:03/June/2017 | 04:27

Amazon Shares Hit $1,000, Showing E-Commerce, Cloud Prowess

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc.’s shares rose briefly just above $1,000 for the first time Tuesday, marking a new milestone for a company wooing investors by dominating online commerce and cloud computing.
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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 05:47

Major U.S. tech firms press Congress for internet surveillance reforms

EghtesadOnline: Facebook, Amazon and more than two dozen other U.S. technology companies pressed Congress on Friday to make changes to a broad internet surveillance law, saying they were necessary to improve privacy protections and increase government transparency.
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Publish Date:28/May/2017 | 05:19
What does it mean to be a washing machine? Google helps software creators answer.

Google Calls on Search Smarts to Catch Amazon ’s Voice Assistant

EghtesadOnline: Here is Google's vision for the future of computing: As you drive home from work, you tell your car, "Ok, Google," triggering the company's Assistant. You order food, the digital helper handles the transaction and makes sure it's ready when you arrive.
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Publish Date:21/May/2017 | 05:46
Will the new Echo Show cement Amazon's first-mover advantage over Google and Apple?

Amazon 's New Echo Adds Touch Screen and Video-Conferencing

EghtesadOnline: Amazon Inc.'s voice-activated Echo speakers already tell you things. Now, they can show you stuff, too.
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Publish Date:10/May/2017 | 04:49

Amazon Undercuts Wal-Mart With $25 Free Shipping

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc. lowered its free shipping threshold to $25 from $35, undercutting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by $10 and escalating a battle between the world’s e-commerce leader and the world’s biggest retailer.
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Publish Date:10/May/2017 | 04:44

Amazon 's Twitch Wants More Game-Streamers to Make Money on Site

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc.’s video streaming site Twitch Interactive is making it easier for aspiring stars to make money, seeking to woo participants soon after Google’s YouTube made it harder for users to generate revenue in the wake of an advertising boycott.
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Publish Date:22/April/2017 | 05:35
A slew of new automation specialists appear on the warehouse battlefield.

Amazon ’s Robot War Is Spreading

EghtesadOnline: It was Amazon that drove America’s warehouse operators into the robot business. Quiet Logistics, which ships apparel out of its Devens, Mass., warehouse, had been using robots made by a company called Kiva Systems. When Amazon bought Kiva in 2012, Quiet hired scientists. In 2015 it spun out a new company called Locus Robotics, which raised $8 million in venture capital. Last year, Locus unveiled its own warehouse robotics solution called the LocusBot—first using it for its own business, then selling them to companies that ship everything from housewares to auto parts.
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Publish Date:06/April/2017 | 19:59

Amazon Web Services Errors Disrupt Big Part of the Internet

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc.’s cloud-computing service was beset by errors on Tuesday, disrupting thousands of online services from project-management and expense-reporting tools to commuter alerts.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 05:28

Amazon to create over 5,000 jobs in Britain in 2017

EghtesadOnline: Online retailer Amazon is set to create more than 5,000 jobs in Britain this year, the company said on Monday, boosting its investment in the country once more even as it prepares to leave the European Union.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:41

Amazon warns that trade protectionism could hurt business

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies against foreign competition could hurt its business, in a possible reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
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Publish Date:12/February/2017 | 05:40