Amazon has rolled out some key changes since it was purchased by Whole Foods earlier this year, with the newest addition to Amazon Prime Now being one of the biggest. The service—which is available in 30 U.S. cities—allows members to order household items straight to their door and receive them in an hour. Well, it seems the retailer has one-upped itself: Now included in that delivery service is wine.

Amazon.com Inc. is far from dominating the retail sector, and is actually weaker than rivals including Wal-Mart, Costco and Best Buy, according to a new Moody’s report.

Amazon.com Inc. spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market as much as 43 percent. At the store on East 57th Street in Manhattan, organic fuji apples were marked down to $1.99 a pound from $3.49 a pound; organic avocados went to $1.99 each from $2.79; organic rotisserie chicken fell to $9.99 each from $13.99, and the price of some bananas was slashed to 49 cents per pound from 79 cents.

It's a sign of the times. Online retail powerhouse Amazon is constructing a shipping center on the site of an Ohio shopping complex that briefly boasted the title of "the world's largest mall." The North Randall, Ohio mayor said he expects the facility to create 2,000 jobs in the area.

Sears reported a double-digit decline in comparable sales for the second quarter, citing a "retail environment [that] remained challenging."

Contactless payment methods like Apple Pay will rise sharply in the United States, from less than 2 percent of transactions this year to 34 percent by 2022, according to a new report shared by research firm Juniper Research.

A source close to the eggless mayonnaise startup said that a mysterious letter — falsely attributed to Hampton Creek’s CEO — alleged that its products were unsafe and mislabeled.

"I feel mass/chain store closings scare people, and make them realize how many jobs and tax dollars are lost and want to support the local retailers more," Shlifka says.Photo gallery:

Retail will never be the same as the two giant retailers battle over the merger of online and brick-and-mortar shopping.

Founded in 1994, Alza.cz Inc was previously called Alzasoft. Originally known for electronics and computer technology, Alza now sells a wide range of products including home electronics, toys, cosmetics, magazines, and sporting goods. The company expanded its operations into 26 European countries in 2014.

An icon of 20th century American retailers laid low. In 1989, Sears Roebuck & Co. ruled America as its biggest retailer. It loomed over rivals from a perch high above Chicago, inside what was once the world’s tallest building—one bearing the company’s name. The fall from that height may finally be nearing an end.

Lunchtime customers at Whole Foods in Manhattan’s Union Square had little trouble expressing the shortcomings that have led the once high-flying, organic-focused retailer to become linked with a takeover. “I love the sushi, but I wouldn’t shop here except maybe for a special ingredient,” said Argentinian software designer Benjamin Vinas. “People say Whole Foods is for pretentious people, and I can see why. It’s too expensive. I don’t have the budget.”

Department stores, electronics sellers, and clothing shops are most at risk. Retailers are filing for bankruptcy at a record rate as they try to cope with the rapid acceleration of online shopping. In a little over three months, 14 chains have announced they will seek court protection, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence, almost surpassing all of 2016. Few retail segments have proven immune as discount shoe-sellers, outdoor goods shops, and consumer electronics retailers have all found themselves headed for reorganization.

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The battered American retail industry took a few more lumps this week, with stores at both ends of the price spectrum preparing to close their doors.

hhgregg, an Indianapolis-based electronics and appliances chain, plans to close its 132 locations and liquidate all merchandise if it is unable to find a buyer within the next week.

Store layouts often discriminate against plus-size shoppers, writes professor Kathryn Anthony. What can be done about it?

TORONTO – Hudson’s Bay Co. is declining comment after a report that the Canadian retailer is making a bid to take over Macy’s Inc. “We do not comment on rumour or speculation,” Tiffany Bourre, an HBC spokeswoman, said in an email. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources that it said were familiar with the…

Amazon is worth more than many of the biggest retailers in the U.S. - like Walmart, Norstrom, Best Buy, Sears, JCPenney, and Target - combined together!

Tesco has reduced the price of women’s standard razors to match that of men’s in the latest victory in the battle to eliminate gender discrimination in high street products. A newspaper investigation at the start of last year showed that women were paying an average of 37% more for gender-targeted items, ranging from toys to beauty products. Razors were found to be among the more marked-up products, with women often paying a premium just because the product was a different colour – pink.