Read the email Wayfair's CEO sent to staff announcing that it's laying off 13% of its workforce

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Niraj Shah, chief executive officer of Wayfair, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah.

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The top 7 people in artificial-intelligence e-commerce

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Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov, left, is eBay's chief AI officer. Miqdad Jaffer is a director of product at Shopify
From left: Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov, eBay's chief AI officer; and Miqdad Jaffer, a director of product at Shopify.

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Online retailer Zulily is going out of business, laying off hundreds

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Online retailer Zulily is liquidating its business.

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Shein shoppers say they're more environmentally conscious than the average consumer

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The average Shein customer spends $100 per month on women's clothing.

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Walmart is going after Amazon in a new way — and borrowing a strategy from Target

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A Walmart employee picks online orders in the beauty aisle. Walmart appears to be committed to gaining digital ground on Amazon.

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You can buy a Hyundai on Amazon starting next year

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The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe is unveiled next to an Amazon display on stage at the Hyundai press conference at Automobility LA, the media preview day for the LA Auto Show,
Amazon plans to launch vehicle sales in the U.S. in 2024, starting with Hyundai.

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Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme

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An Amazon workers pull a cart of packages for delivery
Delivery drivers are often the ones to bear the brunt of customer complaints about missing or damaged shipments.

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Amazon used an algorithm to secretly prompt rival sites to raise prices, FTC alleges in antitrust lawsuit

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An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day on July 11, 2023 in the East Village of New York City. Amazon holds the annual two-day event, where it offers shopping deals to Prime customers, in the middle of the summer. Amazon Prime Day has brought an estimated 10 billion dollars to the company in each of the last 3 years, as customers look to take advantage of discounts and quick shipping.

How a TikTok Shop seller became a pickle influencer

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TikTok Shop seller Jessica Slone recently hosted a pickle taste test during a livestream.
TikTok Shop merchant Jessica Slone typically sells clothing and accessories, but recently hosted a live pickle taste test.

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Costco shoppers are continuing to cut back on big-ticket items, even as inflation falls, as Americans put off buying jewelry, laptops, and furniture

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A customer shops at a Costco store on August 31, 2023 in Novato, California.
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