Amazon will hire more than 12,500 temporary workers for its U.S. fulfillment centers during the holiday season as the world’s largest online retailer gears up for its busiest time of year.
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In a move targeted at online retail giant Amazon.com, Walmart.com on Thursday announced it’s offering free shipping on nearly 60,000 gift items — including popular toys and electronics — through Dec. 20. Could the move start …
ComScore reports online retail spending rose 9% year-over-year in the third quarter. Such positive growth — the fourth straight quarter of increasing cyberspending — going into the fourth quarter could bode well for the upcom…
Amazon’s third-quarter profits rose 16% thanks to surge in sales of electronic products such as its Kindle e-reader, the world’s largest online retailer reported after the bell Thursday.
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Online sales during the holiday season are likely to exceed their 2009 levels as shoppers shift away from shopping at some brick-and-mortar operations such as electronics and warehouse stores, said market research firm The NPD …