e-commerce

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South Korea hit e-commerce giant Coupang with a record $408 million fine Thursday over a leak that allegedly exposed more than 30 million customers' data and has provoked the ire of US lawmakers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“You can draw a circle around most Walmart stores and almost all quick-service restaurant brands are within 5 miles,” said Greg Cathey, senior vice president of e-commerce fulfillment transformation for Walmart U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

For starters, it is bundled with the broader Amazon Prime subscription, which offers customers free shipping for items ordered from the e-commerce giant, so consumers are less conscious of the cost of the TV service.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Instead, Mahan’s candidacy was more like Pets.com, a famous e-commerce flop that came to embody the heedless froth of the dot.com bubble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman