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NRF Forecasts 25,000 Attendees for Virtual Big Show Kicking Off Jan. 12

Despite the biggest change to the Big Show — that it will, by necessity, be virtual rather than a physical event at…

Amazon Boosts Q1 Sales 25.4%; Bezos Plans $4B In Q2 COVID-19 Expenditures

To virtually no one’s surprise, Amazon saw a dramatic increase in its net retail sales during the first weeks of the coronavirus…

Microsoft Layoffs Signal Shift To Cloud Services Focus

Microsoft will lay off approximately 3,000 workers, mostly in its sales division, as the tech giant focuses more intensely on its Azure…

Amazon Posts 55% Q4 Profit Rise Off Holiday 2016

Amazon had yet another lucrative holiday season, capping off 2016 with a 55% year-over year profit increase to $749 million in Q4….

Elastic Path Releases Commerce Cloud For AWS

Elastic Path has released its own Commerce Cloud for Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help retailers centralize infrastructure for their commerce platforms…

Oracle Takes Shot At Amazon With Continued Cloud Migration

Amazon has benefitted greatly from its cloud platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and now Oracle is seeking to up the competition with…

Is Jet.com Pricing Technology The Real Prize For Walmart?

Walmart is looking to acquire a major weapon — sophisticated pricing technology — in its ongoing battle with Amazon. The Bentonville retailer…

Amazon Profits Pass $850 Million In Q2 As Cloud Service Sales Climb 58%

Amazon had yet another profitable quarter — its fifth straight — with net revenues increasing 31% to $30.4 billion. Net income for…

Amazon Wins Big As Salesforce Inks $400 Million Deal To Expand Use Of Web Services

Salesforce.com is expanding its usage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its public cloud infrastructure solution, in a deal that will cost…

Magento Launches Enterprise Cloud Digital Commerce Platform

Magento Commerce has unveiled its Enterprise Cloud Edition Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for its flagship Magento 2.0 digital commerce solution. Run on the Amazon…