Instacart nabs Google execs as VPs of engineering and corp dev, acqui-hires MightySignal
After raising $600 million at a $7.6 billion valuation a few weeks ago, Instacart is doubling down on expanding its talent
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Facebook opens its first small biz pop-up stores inside Macy’s
Facebook is bursting out of the ones and zeros into the physical realm with nine brick-and-mortar pop-up stores that will
Read moreAmazon reportedly in ‘advanced talks’ to open HQ2 in Virginia
These sorts of major decision no doubt take some time. And, of course, Amazon is clearly milking the decision making
Read moreSequoia leads $10M round for home improvement negotiator Setter
You probably don’t know how much it should cost to get your home’s windows washed, yard landscaped or countertops replaced.
Read moreDynamic Yield, which builds Amazon-like personalisation for the rest of us, raises $38M
Amazon, one of the world’s largest companies, has transformed the face of commerce in part because it has managed at
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As stock rises on a slim earnings beat, eBay tells analysts to focus on payments and ads
Despite increasing competition from traditional retailers like Walmart and Target, which have invested heavily in e-commerce, and the whupping it’s
Read moreAmazon says it will add 1,000 more employees in the UK, bringing the total to 28,500, bucking the Brexit chill
A lot of uncertainty hangs over the U.K. as it continues its slow march out of the European Union, but
Read moreWalmart continues M&A spree with acquisition of lingerie retailer Bare Necessities
Walmart continues to beef up its portfolio of digital brands, announcing on Friday that it had acquired Bare Necessities, an
Read moreLuxury fashion marketplace Farfetch closes at $28.45, up 42% on its first day of trading on NYSE
It’s been a strong year for tech IPOs so far, and it looks like today’s debut of Farfetch — a
Read moreAmazon makes offline retail push in India
Amazon unleashed a flurry of new products this week at a U.S. press event, but halfway across the world, it
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