The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is "interested" in buying Yahoo! and has been approached by private equity firms and other groups about doing a deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Business
Oct 3, 2011
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Online private sales company Gilt Groupe said Monday that it has raised $138 million in new funding led by Japan's Softbank Group.
Business
May 10, 2011
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Online sellers in China will have to provide their real names and addresses or pay hefty fines under new rules introduced Thursday, in Beijing's latest move to tighten control of the web.
Internet
Jul 1, 2010
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(AP) -- In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
Internet
Jul 2, 2009
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In their competition with brick-and-mortar stores, online retailers will do best if they promote the ability to search out and obtain niche products online, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue ...
Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2009
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Quebec will start applying a sales tax to some internet companies such as Netflix and AirBnb starting in 2019, the government of the French speaking province said Tuesday.
Business
Mar 28, 2018
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(Phys.org)—Black Friday has been the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season, but consumers can expect Black Friday sales starting now and extending through the end of the year, says Richard Feinberg, Purdue ...
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2012
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A bevy of big-name retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best-Buy Co. and Target Corp., are teaming up to create a company that will give U.S. customers another way to make purchases: with their cellphones.
Telecom
Aug 15, 2012
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Online retailer Amazon.com has reached a deal with Massachusetts to start collecting the state's 6.25 percent sales tax from Bay State residents.
Business
Dec 11, 2012
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It's not always true that digital distribution of media will have lower carbon emissions than distribution by physical means, at least when file sizes are large.
Environment
Sep 2, 2014
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