U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time on Thursday in calling Amazon’s decision to scrap plans to build a major New York outpost a big victory for progressive politicians.
New research into U.S. consumer behaviors, specifically those of Gen Zers and millennials, found these groups love shopping online, crave luxury, and want online features that mimic real-life shopping experiences.
The developers of the planned Westfield mall in Croydon are reviewing the project and while a 2023 opening is still being promised, it looks like a more future-proofed rethink is under way.
U.S. holiday spending in 2018 grew a lower-than-expected 2.9 percent to $707.5 billion, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday.
Google, Amazon and other tech firms will have to tell companies how they rank their own or rival products on their platforms under new rules agreed by EU negotiators aimed at stopping unfair practices.
U.S. and Indian government officials pressed on with talks on Thursday to resolve their differences over trade and investment, even though U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross called off his visit because of bad weather.
The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a settlement over the company’s privacy lapses that could require the online social network to pay a multibillion-dollar fine, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
The Trump administration’s top two negotiators in trade talks with China will meet on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but there has been no decision to extend a March 1 U.S. deadline for a deal.
U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest drop in more than nine years in December as receipts fell across the board, suggesting a sharp slowdown in economic activity at the end of 2018.
Eddie Lampert will step down as chairman of Sears Holdings Corp's board, effective immediately, a company filing showed on Thursday.
