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Most likely, Amazon was chosen as the name for what is now the world's largest online retailer because it starts with "A" but there are those who would say it has in fact become something of a jungle.

Kids' Robes Sold on Amazon Recalled for Fire Danger

Kids' Robes Sold on Amazon Recalled for Fire Danger

Children's clothing sold exclusively on Amazon is being recalled because it fails to meet flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Consumers should immediately take the recalled robes away from children, stop using

California Sues Amazon for Anticompetitive Practices

California Sues Amazon for Anticompetitive Practices

California has become the second state to sue Amazon, charging it with anticompetitive practices, saying it creates creating artificial pricing floors by barring sellers from offering their goods cheaper on other platforms. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company stifled competition and caused increased prices across California. “For years,

'Buy With Prime' Buttons Popping Up on the Web

'Buy With Prime' Buttons Popping Up on the Web

Amazon’s tentacles are ever-expanding as it finds new ways to embed itself in the minds and wallets of consumers. The latest innovation is Buy With Prime, basically a way to buy through Amazon without actually going to the Amazon site. Buy With Prime buttons have started showing up on

How Big Is Amazon? Almost Too Big to Measure

How Big Is Amazon? Almost Too Big to Measure

Jeff Bezos’ yacht is so big they may have to disassemble a bridge in Rotterdam to get it out to sea. Back on shore, Amazon’s third-party marketplace now gets 25 cents of every online shopping dollar. Were Amazon’s marketplace an independent platform, it would be the largest online

Walmart Welcomes Chinese Sellers Booted Off Amazon

Walmart Welcomes Chinese Sellers Booted Off Amazon

Immigration is a hot topic these days, and not just in politics. Online retailers are also staking out competing positions, with Walmart opening its platform to many Chinese sellers recently jettisoned from Amazon. Walmart announced in March that it would be expanding its borders, so to speak, and as the

Walmart Opens its Marketplace to Foreign Sellers, Amazon Eyes Bricks and Mortar

Walmart Opens its Marketplace to Foreign Sellers, Amazon Eyes Bricks and Mortar

Trying to keep track of the competition between Walmart and Amazon is more like watching a hockey game than a tennis match. Things happen quickly, in every direction. You can’t look away for an instant. In perhaps the two latest developments, Walmart is opening its online platform to foreign

Amazon Cracks Down on 'Pay for Praise' Scams

Amazon Cracks Down on 'Pay for Praise' Scams

Amazon has banished more than 50,000 sellers from its platform as part of an effort to stop vendors from paying customers for writing good reviews about their products, Bloomberg reports. When they sign up for Amazon’s fulfillment service, sellers must agree that they will not compensate customers for