What started off as a strong holiday shopping season ended with a whimper, as consumers, rattled by a trade war and a government shutdown, tightened their belts. The Commerce Department said...

Not long ago -- three months to be exact -- Amazon's giant HQ2 project was considered a national prize.

The largest e-commerce company in the world had planned to create a second major campus outside its Seattle mothership as it worked toward even more expansion. City leaders across the country clamored for the attention of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in their quest to land the $5 billion development and its promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs.

Then...

Back in March, eBay offered a lifeline to the small town brick-and-mortar shops that have suffered as retail sales have shifted online. The company said it would target about 100 small businesses in towns like Akron, Ohio, and Lansing, Michigan, and teach them how to sell online via a year-long program dubbed Retail Revival...

All in all, 2018 was a happy holiday for retailers across the US. According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, retail spending from November 1 through December 24 increased 5% from 2017, its best growth in six years. Online shopping in particular increased...

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