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Regulators investigating Amazon over direct sales to consumers in India
06 Sep 2014
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating whether the local subsidiary of the e-tailer might have made direct sales to customers, but made it look as if the sales had been made by other companies
Amazon grabs video game site Twitch for $1 bn under Google's nose
26 Aug 2014
The deal ends talks between Google and Twitch, reported to be hovering around $1 billion
e-retailer Amazon set to challenge Google, MS with new ad system
23 Aug 2014
Amazon's system would resemble Google's AdWords, and is planned to make it easier for marketers to reach the users
Amazon furthers Sunday delivery plans with sortation hubs
16 Aug 2014
Small business owners have traditionally depended on USPS for the bulk of their shipments for small parcel delivery
Amazon to outdo Flipkart with fresh $2-bn investment in India
31 Jul 2014
A day after Flipkart announced it had raised $1 billion (Rs6,000 crore) in capital from private equity investors, global e-commerce giant Amazon promised to outdo it with fresh investments of $2 billion
Amazon-Catamaran JV to help small businesses migrate to online platform
30 Jun 2014
While the exact nature of the proposed joint venture is not known, it is expected to train small businesses to sell online and expand business
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