How far can cost cuts get Amazon?
...ability to post its first-ever profit last quarter, but the giant
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...ability to post its first-ever profit last quarter, but the giant
With only enough cash to last until March, the financially strapped
...to be the result of poor service on the part of the
...means is that Suria looks at Amazon as a retailer, not an
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...million, with about 500,000 users established as buyers. But Alloy, an
Following criticism of the secondhand-books policy, Amazon is also struggling with technical problems that are preventing users from doing business Read more
23 April, 2002 by Greg SandovalE-commerce sites must take better care of their customers, according to new research Read more
4 January, 2002 by Tiffany KaryFirst published: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:46:16 GMT Read more
17 February, 2001 by Larry BarrettGlitzy Web sites with inadequate services "like putting lipstick on a pig" Read more
12 December, 2000 by Jane WakefieldOnline retailing and business to consumer (B2C in the jargon) has been through boom and bust in the last six months. You only have to look at the array of nuked URLs scattered across the business supplements to see that creating systems that can sell stuff to us is tough work. Read more
29 September, 2000 by Tony WestbrookNow that Amazon owns the patent, there could be a shake-up in the e-commerce industry if it is enforceable Read more
28 February, 2000 by ZDNetSmiling faces as eToys receives outperform recommendation Read more
17 February, 2000 by Larry BarrettI want it known that Team AnchorDesk did more than its share to ensure a vibrant Q4 for Web merchants. The empty cardboard boxes piled floor to ceiling in Managing Editor Nicci Noteboom's office are proof. I'm guessing she did all of her holiday shopping online and -- tsk tsk -- all of it using the office T-1. Read more
7 January, 2000 by Jesse BerstWill Santa be coming via your ISP this year? Not exactly Read more
15 November, 1999 by Jane WakefieldIf the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is
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