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Google Checkout may be dead, but Google Wallet lives on

Google Checkout may be dead, but Google Wallet lives on
  • Posted May 21, 2013, 11:32 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Google announced that it is dropping Google Checkout in favor of its more smartphone-friendly Google Wallet service. Businesses relying on Google Checkout to process online payments will have six months to transition to another payment processor. The company says it…

Newegg scores new victory against "corporate troll" Alcatel-Lucent

Newegg scores new victory against "corporate troll" Alcatel-Lucent
  • Posted May 17, 2013, 3:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • For a few years now Newegg.com has made it policy never to settle with patent trolls. Following up from their victory over Soverain Software in January, who claimed to have invented the online shopping cart, now the retailer has scored…

Google testing same-day delivery service

Google testing same-day delivery service
  • Posted March 7, 2013, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • For nearly a month now, Google has been testing its own same-day delivery service named Google Shopping Express. This information comes from Reuters' unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Google Shopping Express won't put the search giant in the package delivery business though...

Best Buy founder Richard Schulze resigns, new chairman appointed

Best Buy founder Richard Schulze resigns, new chairman appointed
  • Posted June 7, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
  • Best Buy founder and chairman Richard Schulze resigned Thursday and is exploring options for his 20.1% stake in the ailing company. Alongside business partner Gary Smoliak, Schulze opened Best Buy in 1966 (named Sound of Music until 1983) and remains…

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014
  • Posted April 30, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon has reached an agreement with the state of Texas which will allow them to continue doing business there but at a cost -- Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from Texas residents starting July 1, 2012. Texas is the seventh…

Amazon encourages shoppers to leave retail stores empty-handed

Amazon encourages shoppers to leave retail stores empty-handed
  • Posted December 8, 2011, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon is set to reveal a promotion this weekend which is raising eye brows. The online retailer asks that customers scan merchandise at local retailers using their mobile app. If you come back and buy that item from Amazon, the…

Amazon strongly supports online sales tax, but with provisions

Amazon strongly supports online sales tax, but with provisions
  • Posted November 30, 2011, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon has fought hard to dodge sales tax bullets fired by several states, including California, New York and Connecticut. The debate has been over whether or not such requirements jibe with existing federal and state commerce laws and in a couple…

California signs "Amazon tax" into law, affiliates take the hit

California signs "Amazon tax" into law, affiliates take the hit
  • Posted July 1, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web
  • California just became the latest U.S. state to sign the so-called "Amazon tax" that will enable it to start collecting sales tax from online transactions. The move will likely trigger a response from Amazon, which has made it clear that…

Amazon stands firm on sales tax battle, cuts off Connecticut

Amazon stands firm on sales tax battle, cuts off Connecticut
  • Posted June 13, 2011, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon.com has cut its ties with its online sales affiliates in Connecticut over a new state law there that would force the ecommerce giant to collect sales taxes on their behalf. The company has made it clear that it will…

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