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Video: Google Expands Delivery Service, Adds Fees

Internet search leader Google (GOOGL) has ended free shipping for its same-day delivery service but expanded the service to three more cities. The moves ratchet up its competition with e-tail leader Amazon.com (AMZN) in deliveries just ahead of the holiday shopping season. Google announced Tuesday that it had expanded its renamed Google Express service (it had been Google Shopping Express) to Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Google also added

Video: Amazon Launches Holiday Deals Perk For Prime

Amazon.com (AMZN) on Monday announced that the holiday shopping season has begun. Actually, the No. 1 etailer kicked off its first holiday-season perk, giving Amazon Prime members early access to seasonal deals. Starting Monday, Prime members — the annual membership fee is $99 — will receive 30 minutes of early access to selected Lightning Deals on Amazon.com and daily sales events on MyHabit.com, a members-only fashion website that Amazon

Amazon, Google September Same-Store Data Is Upbeat

Amazon.com (AMZN) and Google sharply outpaced the rest of U.S. e-commerce in their September same-store sales, according to data from ChannelAdvisor, a software maker that helps third-party retailers sell on big online websites. EBay (EBAY), which said on Sept. 30 that it’s spinning off payments unit PayPal, showed more mixed results, underperforming the industry’s average growth. ChannelAdvisor (ECOM) CEO Scot Wingo said in a blog post Wednesday