Category: E-Commerce

The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy

The New York Times – Business:
The new technology could upend many online businesses. But for companies that figure out how to work with it, A.I. could be a boon.
Sold-Out Girl Scout Cookie Flavor Hits the Resale Market

The New York Times – Business:
Single boxes of the Raspberry Rally cookies, which cost $5, are selling for as much as five times that price. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., which notes that cookie sales fund troop activities, expressed dismay.
The Retail C.E.O. Pipeline Is Running Dry

The New York Times – Business:
The battered industry’s next generation of leaders needs a complex set of skills, yet scaled-down store training programs aren’t meeting demand.
Glossier Grows Up, by Reaching the Next Generation

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Founded almost a decade ago, the millennial beauty start-up takes a big step with a hyped SoHo flagship.
Staring Down Bankruptcy, Bed Bath & Beyond Says It Will Sell Stock

The New York Times – Business:
The struggling home goods retailer said it hoped the move would help it raise more than $1 billion and pay off its debts.
Tech’s Biggest Companies Discover Austerity, to the Relief of Investors

The New York Times – Business:
After years of expansion and billions in profits, Big Tech is pulling back from its famously lavish spending as a long boom finally ends.
Amazon Reports Almost No Profit and Slowing Growth

The New York Times – Business:
The company indicated the slowing growth and tight margins would continue in the first three months of this year.
Falling Used-Car Demand Puts Pressure on Carvana and Other Dealers

The New York Times – Business:
Dealerships are seeing sales and prices drop as consumers tighten their belts, putting financial pressure on companies like Carvana that grew fast in recent years.
With Layoffs, Retailers Aim to Be Safe Rather Than Sorry (Again)

The New York Times – Business:
Companies that ramped up hiring in areas like technology over the past few years are cutting back as customers slow their spending.
Tech Layoffs Continue as Shares Fall and Interest Rates Rise

The New York Times – Business:
Rock-bottom rates were the secret engine fueling $1 billion start-ups and virtual attempts to conquer the physical world. But in 2023, reality bites.
For Tech Companies, Years of Easy Money Yield to Hard Times

The New York Times – Business:
Rock-bottom rates were the secret engine fueling $1 billion start-ups and virtual attempts to conquer the physical world. But in 2023, reality bites.
A New Way to Hand-Me-Down

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
To help reduce clothing waste, two mothers in San Antonio started a small business reselling used children’s clothes.