Glamour, a Once-Mighty Women’s Magazine, Turns to Shopping Links
Job cuts at Glamour and a greater focus on posts with shopping tips offer one of the clearest examples of the waning reign of women’s magazines.
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A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping
The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.
e-Commerce
Keep you posted: EU mail and parcel reforms delayed until 2027
Reforms to bring public postal systems up to speed with the e-commerce age have been postponed
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Temu Hit With Fine in E.U. Over Sales of Unsafe Goods
The Chinese e-commerce platform faces a penalty of more than $230 million for selling baby toys and other products the European Commission said could harm consumers.
Artificial Intelligence
Online Scams Have Evolved in the A.I. Era. Here’s What to Do.
A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.
Artificial Intelligence
Online Scams Have Evolved in the A.I. Era. Here’s What to Do.
A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.
TC
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation
Stord was founded in 2015 by then-college students CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau while they were still at Georgia Tech.
Consumer affairs
Designer sues Australian Shopify over alleged ghost stores that he claims copied his work 3,929 times
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Jeff Bezos Praises Trump’s Second Term as ‘More Mature’
The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post also rejected the idea that he has made changes at his companies to gain favor with the president.
United States Politics and Government
TrumpRx Adds Generic Drugs, With Mark Cuban, GoodRx and Amazon
President Trump announced the addition of 600 medicines to his online drugstore as he appeals to Americans concerned about high drug prices and affordability.
Antiques
A Guardian of the Past Takes His Treasures Online
Louis Bofferding has an intimate feel for rare antiques with dramatic back stories. But his wealthy clients are content to point and click.
Shopping and Retail
With Layoffs, Retailers Aim to Be Safe Rather Than Sorry (Again)
Companies that ramped up hiring in areas like technology over the past few years are cutting back as customers slow their spending.