Fashion entrepreneur Paula Ryan is quite happy to show off a top that, in fashion terms, is practically prehistoric.

Amazon.com is buying video service Twitch Interactive for about $1 billion in its biggest acquisition ever.

After years online, many Web retailing pioneers are discovering the old-school benefits of having a brick-and-mortar store.

Amazon's pressuring of publishers and movie studios over income distribution from online sales has so far avoided the glare of US antitrust authorities.

Amazon's business tactics are again under the spotlight with a new dispute spilling into public view, this time with a media powerhouse: Disney.

Amazon.com is giving special privileges to companies that sell their wares directly through its online store, according to a new study.

Samsung, the global leader in mobile-phone sales, is being outflanked in the key markets of China and India by newcomers, Xiaomi and Micromax, catering to domestic tastes.

Amazon says the reasons behind its dispute with publisher Hachette is to push for a new plan to boost sales, lower prices and benefit the public.

EBay plans to experiment with selling auto mechanics' services alongside car parts, said Devin Wenig, president of the marketplaces business, in an expansion of the company's offerings.

Amazon could be trying the Netflix model for e-books soon - touting unfettered access to more than 600,000 titles for a monthly fee.

US regulators say they have filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com for making it too easy for children to make purchases when using mobile apps.

Amazon.com has an offer for authors at the book publisher Hachette, which is embroiled in a fight with the Internet retailer over e-book prices.

New Zealanders are choosing to do more and more of their shopping on the go according to a Nielsen's Online Retail Report.

The clash between Amazon and Hachette has taken a new turn, as hundreds of authors asked readers to email Amazon's CEO to protest the e-retailer's tough tactics.

New Zealand's online retail growth is slowing, despite increased growth from rural consumers, according to a BNZ report released this morning.

A group of economists have issued a study with a startling conclusion: for a large, well-known brand, search ads are worthless.

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos wants control of the smartphone home screen so he can put more of the firm's services in front of consumers.

Amazon.com plans to introduce a smartphone later this month, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, plunging the retailer deeper into the competitive mobile-device market.

Amazon.com defended its tough tactics in a contract dispute with the Hachette Book Group as some critics called for boycotts of the giant online retailer.

Amazon customers are able to easily buy prescription-only medicines through the website.

Amazon and Hachette Book Group are widely believed to be bickering over e-book pricing and whether Amazon can get bigger discounts for Hachette books.

Shannon Lawrence is the operations manager of online wine retailer Rewined, which launched in late 2013.

Andy Abel is the web developer at Need A Part, a Wellington-based online retailer specialising in small appliance parts.

Elliot Hall is a founder, along with his brother Guy, of Tauranga-based online handbag and travel accessories retailer EverMe.

The internet is a big place, especially when compared with your local shopping mall or high street.

Florida is joining 20 other states that collect sales tax on Amazon purchases, meaning just about everything bought there will now cost 6 per cent more.