Tag: E-Commerce

As Inventory Piles Up, Liquidation Warehouses Are Busy

PITTSTON, Pa. — Once upon a time, when parents were scrambling to occupy their children during pandemic lockdowns,…

Big Tech Is Proving Resilient as the Economy Cools

No boom can last forever, even for the technology industry’s most affluent companies. Investors punished the biggest tech…

Gen Z Designers Made It Big on Depop. Now They’re Graduating.

On Depop, most of her interactions with customers happened only when they wanted to buy something, Ms. Lopez…

Inside Ukraine’s Thriving Tech Sector

“What’s really frustrating are the clients who work with Russian companies and aren’t willing to change,” Ms. Hameliak…

Jay Carney, Amazon’s Top Policy Executive, Will Join Airbnb

SEATTLE — Jay Carney, who was press secretary for President Barack Obama, is leaving the top policy and…

Online Shopping Is Bananas Confusing

The mantra of 2022 should really be: No one knows anything.It’s stunning how little we understand about how…

For Blind Internet Users, the Fix Can Be Worse Than the Flaws

Patrick Perdue, a radio enthusiast who is blind, regularly shopped for equipment through the website of Ham Radio…

How Deep Is Our Love for Prime Day?

It and similar summer buying days from big-box stores have carved out a lasting spot in the shopping…

Amazon Hub in Newark Is Canceled After Unions and Local Groups Object

For the second time, plans by Amazon to substantially expand its presence in the New York area have…

How Wish Built (and Fumbled) a Dollar Store for the Internet

Consumers have complained to the Better Business Bureau about Wish products that never arrived or were unrecognizable when…

Amazon Restricts L.G.B.T.Q. Products in United Arab Emirates

Amazon moved to restrict items and search results related to L.G.B.T.Q. people and issues on its website in…

Covid Vaccine and Fisheries Deals Close a ‘Roller Coaster’ W.T.O. Meeting

WASHINGTON — Members of the World Trade Organization announced several agreements on Friday at the close of their…