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Online sales tax
In an effort to level the playing field between brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers, the U.S. Senate fast-tracked its Market Place Fairness Act and overwhelmingly approved it Monday, setting the stage for an intense battle in the House. On a...Tags: U.S. Senate, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Business, E-Commerce Industry
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Internet sales tax not so fair, say Peninsula e-commerce businesses
Daily PressThe Marketplace Fairness Act could put the Gloucester-based retailer Peace Frogs out of business, says Catesby Jones, president of the 30-year-old company. Jones is adamantly against the bill, which is expected to pass the Senate later this week. The...Tags: Smithfield Foods, Bobby Scott, Hampton Roads, Crime, Law and Justice, Sales
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Amazon warehouse worker lawsuit can proceed, court rules
Online retailer Amazon.com goes to great lengths to prevent employee theft, requiring thousands of its warehouse workers to pass through metal detectors at the end of their shifts. The threat of theft at its warehouses is significant because employees...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Theft, Health and Safety at Work, Crime, Law and Justice, Breinigsville
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Amazon working on smartphone with 3-D display, report says
In an effort to expand beyond the world of online retailing, Amazon.com is reportedly working on a high-end smartphone that would feature a 3-D screen. The device would allow users to see 3-D images without having to wear glasses, according to the...
Tags: Amazon Kindle, The Wall Street Journal, Newspaper and Magazine, Amazon Kindle Fire
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Groupon Goods chief leaves for Staples
Tribune reporterThe executive who ran Groupon's Goods business has left the Chicago-based company for a new role at office products retailer Staples. The Framingham, Mass.-based company said Tuesday that Faisal Masud will take over as executive vice president of...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Groupon, Inc., eBay Inc., E-Commerce Industry
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TNT orders Howard Gordon spy drama 'Legends,' starring Sean Bean
A day after giving a series order for a Michael Bay-produced drama, TNT announced it has greenlit the spy drama "Legends," from "Homeland" producer Howard Gordon. The suspense series is based on the book by spy novelist Robert Littell, who is already...
Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Central Intelligence Agency, Weaponry, All My Children (tv program), Television
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Because you can't spell happiness without 'app'
Monday, April 15, the day of the Boston Marathon bombings and the federal income tax filing deadline, was the saddest day online in five years. At least that’s what the makers of the "hedonometer" computer program suggest. Scientists at the...
Tags: Google Inc., Science and Technology, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), The New York Times, Sports
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Column: Sales tax bill ill-advised
It was a happy day for me when, years ago, the Little Professor Book Center opened in Lakewood Mall. It was an equally sad day when it recently closed its doors. In today's environment, a small bookstore has one big problem and one insurmountable...Tags: Book, Amazon Kindle, U.S. Congress, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Amazon's big TV push reflects reality of a swiftly changing business
Amazon, the online retailer, recently posted 14 original "TV pilots" on the Web for public viewing and reviewing. In an instant, and before a single show has officially debuted, it has established a brand. Television is changing fast, so fast that it is...
Tags: John Goodman, AOL LLC, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Rentals, Jeffrey Tambor
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OfficeMax's sluggish sales disappoint
OfficeMax Inc. reported Tuesday that first-quarter sales declined more than 5 percent and earnings fell short of analyst expectations, sending shares down nearly 2 percent. The Naperville-based office supply retailer's shares closed down 22 cents, at...
Tags: Office Equipment and Supplies, Services and Shopping, Small Businesses, Office Supplies, Staples Inc.
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Letters: Tax trouble for online retailers
Re "Web isn't a duty-free zone," Editorial, April 26 I'm the owner of a small e-commerce site that will be affected by the proposed law to make online retailers with at least $1 million in sales collect sales taxes from customers in states that have...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Same-Sex Marriage, E-Commerce Industry
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Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...
Tags: Max Baucus, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Finance, Politics, Steve Womack
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