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Retail Web sites kept amping up the deals Monday, the first day after Thanksgiving weekend's strong online sales, to try to maintain the momentum.

Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales....

For now, it’s a battle of discounts, but Wal-Mart’s long-term goal appears to be stopping Amazon from taking away its business.

Internet retailer Newegg Inc. plans an initial public offering of stock worth up to $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Amazon says it has reached an agreement to purchase online shoe retailer Zappos.com.

G.M. said it was forging a new partnership with eBay to sell new cars. But the auction site said that no deal had been reached.

As the entire world mourns the death of Michael Jackson, many are celebrating the King of Pop’s unparalleled musical legacy. Following the news of Jackson’s sudden passing, Jackson songs and albums immediately begin climbing the sales charts at digital music stores. Over on iTunes, the current top five albums, and seven of the Top 10, [...]

Whoa kittens! What is going on with Amazon this weekend? Amazon states that it regularly culls adult-oriented books from sales rankings so they don't show up in some bestseller lists and site searches. Well, apparently, this weekend the whole "think...

Amazon.com stripped hundreds of LGBT books of their sales ranks.

A "glitch" on Amazon.com has caused the sales rank to be removed from gay- and/or lesbian-themed books by James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and others.