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Barnes & Noble on the Block? Get Ready, Amazon

Barnes & Noble is considering putting itself up for sale to "maximize shareholder value." Could that be part of a plan to ditch those brick-and-mortar stores and focus on Internet retail? READ»

Amazon Buys Daily Deal Shopping Site, Woot for $110 Million

Woot, beloved purveyors of one deeply discounted item and one snarky, hilarious commentary on said item per day, has been acquired by Amazon.READ»

Will Pop-Up Shops Soon Be a Thing of the Past?

Pop-up shops have become such a regular fixture in the retail world this year that most of us have forgotten the shopping destinations are based on being temporary. In the past few months alone, we've seen Target pop-up shops in New ...READ»

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Online Retailers Leak New Garmin GPS Handhelds

For those outdoor enthusiasts who haven't found a GPS to their liking, Amazon [NASDAQ:AMZN] and Buy.com may have come to your rescue. The two sites simultaneously leaked the existence of a new line of Garmin [NASDAQ:GRMN] GPS devices ...READ»