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Indian e-commerce start-up Snapdeal secures $500m from Alibaba, Foxconn, SoftBank and others
Latest funding round reportedly values online retailer at $5bn.
Jeff Bezos: Amazon chief responds to New York Times expose of toxic working culture
Employees in the article recall crying at their desk and being pitted against each other to increase productivity.
The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep: Psychologist crafts book guaranteed to put children to sleep
"It's the verbal equivalent of rocking your child to sleep".
Ex-Top Gear trio's Amazon move worth the price says Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said it was 'very, very, very expensive' to secure Top Gear's former hosts.
UAVs: Amazon charts out separate airspace for drones
Plan involves tiered flight zones so drones with varying capabilities do not get in each other's way.
Amazon plans bricks-and-mortar grocery store in California
Planning documents attributed to Amazon describe drive-up grocery store in Sunnydale.
Suki Waterhouse serves as face of Amazon Fashion as retail giant opens London photography studio
Amazon announced its partnership with the model and officially opened Fashion Photography Studio in London on 23 July.
Amazon shares soar on surprise $92m profit
Stock price spiked 18% in after-hours trading, powering the Seattle-based firm's market value past Walmart.
UK retail sales dip 0.2% weighed down by household, food and online sales
UK inflation rate hovering around 0% was expected to fuel sales in June.
Royal Mail reports flat revenue and keeps tight focus on costs
Royal Mail keeps focus on cost cutting as revenues stay flat for three months ending June 28.
FAA approves first drone delivery service: Medical supplies win as Amazon Prime Air loses to Flirtey
The Australian drone startup will deliver medical supplies to a remote region in Southwest Virginia.
Amazon Prime Day: Best deals on TVs, Kindles, laptops, tablets and books
Amazon Prime Day will see thousands of deals on products, including laptops, eReaders and books.
Swiss Post begins testing delivery by drones
The unmanned vehicles will be used to deliver goods in emergency situations, Switzerland postal services said.
Prime Day: Amazon's 20th birthday celebration will be 'bigger than Black Friday'
Prime Day will be a 20th birthday celebration by Amazon to outdo Black Friday shopping extravaganza
UK: Amazon unveils one-hour delivery service in London
Amazon Prime Now offers one-hour delivery on orders £20 and above at £6.99 fee.
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2015) review: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
We review the 2015 Kindle Paperwhite, which gets a significant display upgrade but retains 2014's price.
Amazon joins Wal-Mart, eBay, Target and Sears in dumping Confederate flag and merchandise
Sales of flag spike on Amazon before announcement.
Germany bans sale of erotic ebooks before 10pm
Furore over ebook entitled Pantyhose Cravings leads to a curfew placed on adult literature.
Microsoft won E3 2015 according to Amazon pre-orders: Forza, Rare and Gears among most popular
Xbox games top dual charts for pre-orders on Amazon.
Latest Fifty Shades of Grey sells more than 1 million copies in four days
Another million more copies being printed, says publisher.
Edmund Shing: UK goes mad over online shopping - BooHoo and Sports Direct worth an investment look
UK is gripped by online shopping fever and BooHoo and Sports Direct look good as long-term online retail plays.
EU's probe into low taxes paid by Apple, Amazon and Starbucks at advanced stage
Decisions could be announced in coming months, says official.
Amazon antitrust investigation: European Commission to probe company's e-book distribution
Commission investigates whether Amazon's practices limited consumer options.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Box art for Naughty Dog's PS4 exclusive leaked by Amazon
A Thief's End gets some not-so-exciting box art revealed by Amazon.
Microsoft's deal talks with Salesforce failed over $15bn price gap
While Microsoft was willing to offer about $55bn, Salesforce was expecting as high as $70bn, CNBC reports.
2,000 jobs on the line as Whistl suspends service in London, Liverpool and Manchester
Private postal firm Whistl suspends services in three cities after suffering heavy financial loses.
Next Apple TV set-top box to feature remote with MacBook-style trackpad
Apple is working on new remote with trackpad to aid scrolling with upcoming Apple TV box.
Micromax YU Yureka to be available for purchase online without pre-registration on 6 and 7 May 2015
YU Yureka can be purchased directly on 6 and 7 May, by logging on to Amazon.in
Amazon doubles spending threshold to £20 for free delivery
Change comes a day after online retailer denied rumours of minimum spend increase.
Amazon and Target begin tests of Tesla's Powerpack battery system
Amazon,Target and other retailers roll out pilot programs of Tesla's Powerpack battery systems.