Online shopping

Few senators block vote on Internet sales tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of senators from states without sales taxes are blocking a bill that would tax Internet purchases. They don’t have enough support to kill the bill, but they can delay a […]

2013/04/25

California Supreme Court Building in San Francisco.

Calif. court lets online stores get personal data

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A narrowly divided state Supreme Court ruled Monday that Apple Inc. and other online retailers can continue to require California customers making purchases with credit cards to provide personal information to combat fraud.

2013/02/05

Target announces year-round price match

The growing popularity of online shopping continues to put pressure on traditional retailers. Target today announced it will match prices customers find on identical products at select online rivals year-round.

2013/01/08

Shopoholics have problems beyond Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Now that Black Friday has passed and Cyber Monday is coming to an end, will there be anything left to shop for? Dr. Ramani Durvasula (“Dr. Ramani”) is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of […]

2012/11/26

Holiday shoppers head online in droves to pick up Cyber Monday deals

NEW YORK (AP) – Cyber Monday appears on track to becoming the biggest online shopping day ever, and web traffic isn’t expected to peak for another several hours. IBM Benchmark says, as of noon Eastern […]

2012/11/26

Got Sauvignon? Amazon.com starts selling wine

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com has added wine to the long list of products it sells through its online marketplace. Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it will ship wine to 12 states and Washington DC […]

2012/11/08

Tax on Amazon purchases in Calif. begins Saturday

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Online retailer Amazon.com has tried to become all things to all consumers, but in California, it is about to take on a role it fought against for years: tax collector. The […]

2012/09/13

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