<p>Amazon says that it has developed a new warehouse robot, Vulcan, that can &#8220;feel&#8221; some of the items it touches. The two-armed Vulcan, which can maneuver goods inside the storage compartments Amazon has in its warehouses, uses&nbsp;force sensors to help it know when it makes contact with an object. One arm rearranges items in a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>DoorDash said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy its U.K. rival Deliveroo for $3.85B, and CRM software startup SevenRooms for $1.2B.</p>

<p>The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday released new documentation detailing its new &#8220;Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.&#8221; The rule, set to take effect on May 12, prohibits hidden fees for live events, hotels, and short-term rentals. It also bans practices such as &#8220;bait-and-switch pricing&#8221; and any actions that conceal or misrepresent total prices [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Pinterest is upgrading its visual search feature with a handful of new capabilities. On Monday, the company announced it&#8217;s rolling out new functionality to improve its feature that allows users to search using an image instead of text. This includes new tools to more precisely narrow and refine searches, as well as those that make [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Chinese retailer Temu has shifted strategy in the face of U.S. tariffs. Through executive order, President Donald Trump has ended the so-called de minimis rule, which allowed goods worth $800 or less to enter the country without tariffs. He&#8217;s also increasing tariffs on Chinese goods by more than 100%, forcing both Chinese companies like Shein [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Like virtually every sector in the business world, the secondhand industry is grappling with the ramifications of President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs.&nbsp; However, based on the comments made by eBay and Etsy earlier this week, both don&#8217;t appear to be overly concerned.&nbsp; The companies recently reported Q1 2025 earnings results, both addressing the pressing topic of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook offered the company&#8217;s first comments on the impact of President Trump&#8217;s tariffs during Thursday&#8217;s second-quarter earnings call with investors. While the iPhone maker saw only &#8220;limited impact&#8221; from tariffs in the March quarter, Cook said Apple couldn&#8217;t forecast what that would mean for the coming quarter. However, if things remained the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Grocery-delivery giant Instacart announced Thursday the acquisition of Wynshop, a provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions for grocers. The deal will help Instacart improve its enterprise solutions, enabling retailers to enhance their online experiences. The company didn’t disclose deal terms.&nbsp; Wynshop launched its platform in 2020 and provides online storefronts for grocers, working with clients such [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amazon is bringing back its annual sales event, Prime Day, in July, the e-commerce giant said on Tuesday. This year, consumer demand for the popular sale event could be dampened by the possibility of tariffs increasing the cost of goods. To highlight the impact of President Trump&#8217;s tariffs, Amazon will reportedly begin to display the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>OpenAI is updating ChatGPT search, its web search tool in ChatGPT, to give users an improved online shopping experience, the company announced Monday. When ChatGPT users search for products, the chatbot will now offer a few recommendations, present images and reviews for those items, and include direct links to web pages where users can buy [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Temu is adding &#8220;import charges&#8221; of around 145% in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods shipped from China, CNBC reports. The fees cost more than the products that U.S. consumers are buying, and in some cases are more than doubling the price of a standard order. For example, CNBC found that a summer [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When Deepankar Rustagi last raised money for OmniRetail in 2022, excitement was high for African startups addressing the supply chain and operational challenges in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. At one point, these startups received more capital than all sectors, except fintech. Recently, though, the industry&#8217;s enthusiasm and venture capital&#8217;s interest have faded, as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Julie Wainwright has taken two companies public, an incredible feat by any standard. Yet in her new memoir, &#8220;Time to Get Real,&#8221; she offers readers something even more valuable than a kind of victory lap: a look at the messy realities of leadership. Wainwright shares tough truths that many high-achieving CEOs can relate to but [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amazon is raising eyebrows with the timing of its big book sale for 2025, which runs from April 23 to 28 — which means it’s competing directly with Independent Bookstore Day. As writer Maris Kreizman explained in Literary Hub, Independent Bookstore Day is an annual event organized by the American Booksellers Association (ABA), with events, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>According to the WSJ, a recently discovered will suggests late Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh had concrete plans for his fortune despite previous beliefs that he died without leaving instructions for an estate that&#8217;s estimated to be worth $1.2 billion. Among other things, the document, signed in 2015 and included in a recent court filing, contains [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Linktree is launching a set of new features aimed at helping creators earn more money directly from its platform. The new tools include the ability to sell courses, earn from brand-sponsored links, and build shoppable storefronts. The launch of the new monetization features will help Linktree stand out among other similar platforms like Beacons and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Khloe Kardashian has formally launched her new food company, Khloud, and its first product, a protein popcorn, set to hit Target starting April 29. Back in December, TechCrunch reported that Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, were looking to raise at least $10 million for a business called Khloud. Jessica Bixby, an associate partner at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce startup that closely fights Amazon in the South Asian market, is preparing to shift its headquarters back to India from Singapore as the company prepares to file for an IPO on Indian stock exchanges. On Monday, Flipkart said the move &#8220;represents a natural evolution, aligning our holding structure with our [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Chinese e-commerce marketplace app DHgate, which is now the No. 2 free iPhone app in the U.S., isn&#8217;t the only one that&#8217;s oddly benefiting from President Trump&#8217;s tariffs on U.S. imports from China. Another Chinese shopping app, Taobao, has now also entered the Top 5 as of Thursday. U.S. consumers began flocking to these [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Temu and Shein plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting April 25, due to President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs on goods shipped from China, the Associated Press reports. The 145% tariff on products made in China, along with Trump&#8217;s decision to end a customs exemption that had allowed goods under $800 to enter the U.S. [&hellip;]</p>