Trump order gives more room for drone tests
Drone deliveries got a step closer to reality as the White House issued an order giving local governments more authority to conduct tests of the burgeoning new technology. President Donald Trump on...
View ArticleRetailers hope Supreme Court case brings certainty
NEW YORK — Retailers are hoping for a resolution this year from the Supreme Court, which hears arguments Tuesday in a decades-old dispute: Whether companies must collect sales tax on items sold in a...
View ArticleIn the age of Amazon, warehouse REITs are reaping profits
Forget your fancy office towers. The future lies in warehouses. But not just any old dusty depot. It’s got to be big enough, smart enough and close enough to consumers. Pick right and you could beat...
View ArticleAmazon forges partnership with Best Buy
NEW YORK — Amazon has cut a deal to sell voice-controlled TVs at Best Buy, the latest attempt by the online retailer to get its burgeoning suite of tech products out where people can see and touch...
View ArticleIvanhoe targets warehouses in the Amazon era
Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc., the real estate arm of one of Canada’s biggest pension funds, plans to increase its assets by a third with a bet on the booming warehouse space. The unit of Caisse de Depot et...
View ArticlePopsicle-by-air marks drone delivery milestone
From her home in a wooded hollow in Virginia hill country, Brianna Smith and her two-year-old son Jack entered the aviation record books on Tuesday. Just six minutes after a technician from Alphabet...
View ArticleNew Amazon neighbors hit housing jackpot
It took two months and one price cut for Rick Rosa’s client, a condo owner in New York’s Long Island City, to finally find a buyer for her one-bedroom unit. Then came news that Amazon.com Inc. is...
View ArticleWalmart U.S. CEO talks tech, workers
HOUSTON — When Walmart’s Greg Foran took over as CEO of the discounter’s U.S. division four years ago, he found messy stores with lots of items that were frequently out of stock. The 57-year-old New...
View ArticleTarget hits on all cylinders in the fourth quarter
NEW YORK — Target’s expanded online delivery options, new brands and updated stores helped drive shoppers to spend more during the critical holiday shopping season. Target, which is trying to narrow...
View ArticleGrading Minnesota’s Amazon HQ2 bid
Experts say there's a strong story, but it's short on incentives.
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