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Costco Squeaks By Last Year’s Sales
Retail // July 07, 2017

After Amazon’s $13.7-billion acquisition of Whole Foods, others in the grocery industry saw their shares slide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Hobby Lobby Pays $3M in Iraqi Artifact Smuggling Case
Retail // July 07, 2017

Arts and craft megastore Hobby Lobby is in hot water. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Amazon Trails Japanese Competitor Rakuten
Amazon // July 06, 2017

Amazon isn’t giving up on Japan, despite trailing homegrown Japanese competitor Rakuten basically since it launched. The American eCommerce giant launched its books-only site in Japan in 2000 and has never quite gained an edge over Rakuten. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Snapdeal Holds Out For A Better Offer On Flipkart Takeover
Retail // July 06, 2017

India’s second- and third-largest eCommerce firms, Flipkart and Snapdeal, have been in talks for months about a possible alliance to keep ahead of Amazon, but Snapdeal wasn’t quite ready to sell out to Flipkart – at least, not for less than the $1-billion valuation Flipkart...

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Amazon Takes On Best Buy With Its Take On The Geek Squad

July 11, 2017
Amazon is taking on Best Buy in the home installation and service market where Geek Squad has dominated by quietly rolling out its own service unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

Amazon Trails Japanese Competitor Rakuten

July 06, 2017
Amazon isn’t giving up on Japan, despite trailing homegrown Japanese competitor Rakuten basically since it launched. The American eCommerce giant launched its books-only site in Japan in 2000 and has...

Snapdeal Holds Out For A Better Offer On Flipkart Takeover

July 06, 2017
India’s second- and third-largest eCommerce firms, Flipkart and Snapdeal, have been in talks for months about a possible alliance to keep ahead of Amazon, but Snapdeal wasn’t quite ready to...

Nike Mulls Selling Directly on Amazon

June 22, 2017
Nike has so far resisted direct sales on Amazon, but now it seems that, in the face of ebbing sales, the company has decided to Just Do It. Get the...