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Walmart To Add Canoo Electric Vehicles To Its Delivery Fleet

Walmart Inc has struck a deal with Canoo Inc to buy 4,500 electric vehicles as part of the US retailer's goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.

US Consumers To Spend $1 Trillion Online In 2022: Report

US consumer spending on e-commerce is expected to hit a record $1 trillion this year thanks to the pandemic-driven shift to online shopping, a report from...

Amazon Hikes Prime Membership Fees In The US

Amazon.com Inc said it was raising the price of its annual US Prime subscriptions by 17%, as it looks to offset higher costs for shipping and wag...

Ahold Delhaize To List Online Retailer Bol.com Next Year

Ahold Delhaize plans to spin-off its Dutch online retail business Bol.com and to list its shares in the second half of next year, in a bid to provide fundi...

Turkey's Getir Launches US Operations

Only a few months after expanding into Europe, Turkey's ultrafast grocery-delivery company, Getir has launched operations in the United States.

Kroger Looking Into Fake Press Release Touting Acceptance Of Bitcoin Cash

US retailer Kroger Co is looking into the publication of a fake press release, claiming the acceptance of Bitcoin Cash at its stores, the grocer said.

Delivery Hero Invests €200m In Berlin-Based Gorillas

Delivery Hero has announced that it has invested €200 million in the Berlin-based on-demand delivery startup Gorillas Technologies. The investment...

Amazon To Fully Fund College Tuition For Frontline Employees

Amazon.com Inc will fully fund college tuition for over 750,000 of its frontline employees in a bid to step up efforts to attract and retain workers in a t...