(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s new Kindle Fire will have mapping services via a tie-up with Nokia Oyj, according to two people familiar with the situation, filling a gap in the tablet’s capabilities while snubbing Google Inc’s popular service. The world’s largest Internet retailer, which says its nine-month old Kindle Fire now accounts for one in […]
EBay tests same-day delivery with big retailers
(Reuters) – EBay Inc is testing a same-day delivery service with big retailers including Target Corp, Best Buy Co and Toys “R” Us Inc, as the world’s largest online marketplace steps up competition with rival Amazon.com Inc. EBay introduced eBay Now, a mobile application, to some eBay members in recent days. The app is being […]
Amazon courts software developers for apps and games
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has focused single-mindedly on consumers for much of its existence. Now it has a new obsession: developers. The world’s largest Internet retailer is ratcheting up its courtship of apps software developers as it pits its Kindle Fire — and potentially other mobile gadgets — against Apple Inc and Google Inc. Games […]
Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world
Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers. Analysts said the move may be inspired by the success of Apple Inc, which has hundreds of its own glitzy stores to show off iPhones, iPads and […]
Google in talks to take on Amazon in retail: report
Google Inc is pondering an Internet service to help consumers shop online and take advantage of same-day delivery, hoping to stanch the loss of Web traffic to Amazon.com Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The Internet search leader is in talks with major retailers and shippers, including Macy’s, Gap Inc and OfficeMax, to […]
Retailers adapt as mobile holiday shopping booms
When it comes to holiday shopping, more people are phoning it in, forcing retailers to embrace new ways to connect or else lose sales. Lowe’s Companies, Best Buy and Toys R Us are among retailers making big changes to prepare for a wave of holiday shoppers who will use smart phones to research products, check […]