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SAN BRUNO, Calif., March 26- Wal-Mart Stores Inc is ramping up plans to combine its physical stores with online technology, testing the use of lockers to hold goods ordered on the Internet until shoppers pick them up, as the world's largest retailer tries to catch up with e-commerce leader Amazon.com Inc..
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SAN BRUNO, Calif., March 26- Wal-Mart Stores Inc will test the use of lockers in its stores to hold goods ordered online until shoppers pick them up, Neil Ashe, chief executive of its e-commerce unit, said on Tuesday. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is trying to catch up with Amazon, the biggest online retailer.
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SAN BRUNO, Calif., March 26- Wal-Mart Stores Inc will test the use of lockers in its stores to hold goods ordered online until shoppers pick them up, Neil Ashe, chief executive of its e-commerce unit, said on Tuesday. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is trying to catch up with Amazon, the biggest online retailer.
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WASHINGTON, March 22- The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a mostly symbolic measure on Internet sales taxes and showed that legislation allowing states to tax businesses beyond their borders has strong bipartisan support in an often politically fractured Congress.
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WASHINGTON, March 21- Legislation allowing U.S. states to collect sales taxes on goods sold over the Internet made its way to the Senate floor on Thursday- a sign that a decades-long struggle by states to tax businesses beyond their borders could end this year.
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EBay said on Tuesday it will overhaul fees for sellers, lowering them for many sellers as it steps up competition with Amazon.
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March 19- U.S. home goods chain Williams-Sonoma Inc on Tuesday reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, aided by fewer discounts and strong online sales in the holiday season.
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CANNES, France, March 17- As growing numbers of shoppers move online, European mall owners are looking to pull in customers by including services that can't be replicated on the Web like hospital care and government offices. The company has been involved in city masterplan projects in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 13- Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it cut the price of its largest Kindle Fire tablet, part of an effort by the world's biggest Internet retailer to get the device into the hands of as many consumers as possible. The 4 G wireless version now starts at $399, compared with $499 before, Amazon said.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 13- Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday that it cut the price of its largest Kindle Fire tablet, part of any effort by the world's biggest Internet retailer tries to get the device into as many consumers' hands as possible. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch Wi-Fi tablet will now cost $269 in the United States, compared with $299 before.
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March 13- U.S. online retail sales will grow about 10 percent each year between now and 2017, as more people use mobile devices and top chains build up their infrastructure, Forrester Research said in its annual forecast on Wednesday. By 2017, U.S. online retail sales should reach $370 billion, compared with $262 billion this year, according to Forrester.
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The retail sales report to be released Wednesday morning will help show how much higher payroll taxes and rising gas prices are hurting American pocketbooks.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 5- Google Inc began testing a same-day delivery service with retailers in recent weeks, the latest move into Amazon.com Inc's e-commerce turf by the world's largest Internet search company. Google arranges for third parties, such as couriers, to pick the products up from local stores and deliver the items to shoppers.
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*Sees FY EPS $2.66- $2.78 vs view $2.84. Feb 27- TJX Cos Inc, the owner of the low-price T.J. Maxx and Marshalls chains, on Wednesday reported higher fourth-quarter results, but forecast a slower pace of sales growth for the new fiscal year despite opportunities it sees in e-commerce and store expansion.
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SAO PAULO, Feb 26- Long seen as the Wild West of online fraud, Brazil is about to implement its first cyber-crimes law in an attempt to protect its rapidly expanding banking and e-commerce industries.
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*Macy's Q4 adj EPS $2.05 vs est $1.99. *Macy's, Saks both focus on online, omni channel platforms. Feb 26- Department store chains Macy's Inc and Saks Inc both beat holiday quarter profit estimates and said sales at established stores were expected to rise in the coming year, as they invest in online technology.
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Best Buy shares are up nearly 47 percent so far this year, making the stock the second best performer in the S&P 500 behind Netflix shares' 110-percent gain, but analyst upgrades Tuesday suggest the stock may have even more room to run.
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Nirav Tolia, NextDoor CEO, offers insight on connecting with your "next door" neighbors. David Sze, weighs in.
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India's online retail market may be growing at an unprecedented pace, but challenges like the lack of profitability among online retailers could mean it may be up to another five years before the sector truly takes off in the Asia's third largest economy.
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Feb 6- Major online retailers Amazon.com Inc and Overstock.com on Wednesday told a New York state court that they should be allowed to not charge state sales tax. The case, in the State of New York Court of Appeals, represents one of the first legal tests of recent " Amazon taxes" meant to make online retailers start charging state sales taxes.