The startup, run by entrepreneur Marc Lore, hopes to become a major player in e-commerce, but it will have to contend with Amazon for customers' attention. Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET ...

Is it possible to beat Amazon at its own game? That's the multibillion-dollar question e-commerce newcomer Jet.com is looking to answer. Jet's much-anticipated website opened for business Tuesday, ...

This article is by Mohanbir Sawhney, the McCormick Foundation chair of technology and director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of ...

Jet.com launches Tuesday with a shopping experience that it hopes will be on par with Amazon’s. To do so, the Hoboken, N.J.-based company wanted to have a huge selection of items — but in order to ...

For years, online shoppers have used a number of tools to help them find the best deals, ranging from web browser add-ons that check for available coupon codes to standalone price comparison services.

Walmart is looking to acquire a major weapon — sophisticated pricing technology — in its ongoing battle with Amazon. The Bentonville retailer is reportedly in talks to acquire pure-play startup ...

NEW YORK-- Walmart has agreed to buy fast-growing online retail newcomer Jet.com, which had launched with a splash a year ago when it announced its intention to challenge online leader Amazon. Walmart ...

Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and the tale of entrepreneur Marc Lore versus Amazon certainly looked like one back in 2009. As founder of Quidsi, the e-commerce company behind sites like ...

Jet.com claims that it has better deals than Amazon.com. — -- Touted as a competitor to Amazon.com and Walmart, Jet officially launched its deals website today. The company describes itself as an ...

Wal-Mart is reportedly in talks to acquire the discount e-commerce start-up Jet.com in an effort to ramp up its struggling online retailing business and compete with Amazon.com. A deal for the ...