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A new analysis shows Baltimore in the top 10 cities in the country for Amazon package theft.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Aug 27, 2018

Starting today, Amazon Prime members in Baltimore can have orders from Whole Foods Market delivered within a couple of hours, according to a news release from the companies.

By Brian Compere

Jun 12, 2018

Amazon is moving ahead with plans for a distribution center in Sparrows Point that will employ 1,500 people, the online giant announced Wednesday morning.

While most would-be auteurs still dream of having a major release and getting studio backing, more and more are taking advantage of the internet’s availability as a low-to-no-cost (and low-risk) distribution platform.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Nov 2, 2017

Amazon brings its "Treasure Truck" to Baltimore.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Oct 17, 2017

To help entice a second Amazon headquarters to Maryland, a state board has voted to waive a 12-month residency requirement to qualify for in-state tuition for

Target expands next-day delivery to Baltimore stores

By Lorraine Mirabella

Sep 22, 2017

Amazon calls on cities, states to submit proposals for second headquarters

By Sarah Gantz

Sep 7, 2017

Walmart tests Pickup Towers in Baltimore area store

By Lorraine Mirabella

Aug 2, 2017

City dwellers weary of package thieves have a new alternative for their latest impulse buy from Amazon.com.

By Scott Dance

Jun 1, 2016

Amazon.com said it has added more than 4,000 items to its Prime Now service and plans to make deliveries until midnight on Christmas Eve.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Dec 10, 2015

Borrowing a pizza delivery motto, online retail giant Amazon told Congress Wednesday it is developing the technology to use drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less, a broad expansion of unmanned flight that is raising concerns about safety, security and privacy.

"Things You Won't Say" examines a fatal shooting by a police officer from all sides

By Mary Carole McCauley

May 23, 2015

A new door to employment in Baltimore is about to open wider. The gateway is the latest variation in online job listings and uploaded resumes called Apploi. Using desktop, laptops, smartphones and free-standing tablet screens in the city and elsewhere in Maryland, the business is poised for expansion.

By Arthur Hirsch

Mar 23, 2015

Amazon.com announced the launch Thursday of its one-hour delivery service, Prime Now, in select zip codes in Baltimore.

At age 17, Amara Majeed has written a book and blogs for CNN and the Huffington Post

By Mary Carole McCauley

Feb 22, 2015

Again, it's financial experts to the rescue!

Business is brisk this time of year for the Washington-based technology company Optoro, which processes and re-sells returned merchandise for some of the biggest retailers in the country.

After a lackluster Black Friday weekend — spending fell 11 percent from Thanksgiving through Sunday, according to the National Retail Federation — some big retailers were under more pressure to have a sales blowout.

Video advertising technology company Videology is weighing an IPO, but it faces stiff competition from rivals that have seen mixed results on the stock market or been bought up by tech giants.

Construction, some of it speculative, has returned to the industrial market around the country, and in the Baltimore region, as demand for warehouses hits developers from both sides.

Many of the nation's biggest retailers plan to sharply increase hiring for the holiday shopping season as consumers are looking to spend more, according to reports out today.

Maryland consumers who shop online at Amazon.com after Tuesday will find be paying more — 6 percent of the sale. Yet most shoppers will click "place your order" anyway.

Co-Owner of The Big Screen Store, The Sofa Store and Fit! Gym talks about home entertainment trends.

Amazon is expanding its same-day delivery service in the Baltimore area and five other metropolitan areas, the online retailer said Wednesday.

Tribune is just the latest multimedia news company to split up its broadcasting and publishing assets, joining Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and E.W. Scripps, which completed such a spinoff just last week. Such separation is gaining momentum as traditional media seek to adapt to the fast-evolving digital landscape.

A hodge podge of companies -- grocery chain Albertsons, home furnishings e-tailer Wayfair, sportswear brand Under Armour and discount store Five Below -- made the top 10 list of fastest growing retailers, according to an annual report from Stores, a magazine of the National Retail Federation.

Oracle Corp. is reportedly nearing a deal to buy Columbia-based Micros Systems Inc., which supplies information systems to the hospitality and retail industries.

The two warehouses Amazon will open in Baltimore are not intended for its new grocery service, according to the developer of the facility.

Commercial real estate company Duke Realty is moving forward with plans for a second Amazon distribution center next to the major facility announced last fall.

Amazon and L.L. Bean tied for best in consumer satisfaction during the holiday season, while Priceline.com came in last in an index released today. The ForeSee Experience Index (FXI): 2013 U.S. Retail Edition

Google has opened six pop-up stores in the U.S. for the holiday season, including the one at Westfield Annapolis, which will be open through Dec. 24.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduced Sunday a new project the company is pursuing in Prime Air, a drone delivery service

Online retailer Amazon has partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to provide Sunday package delivery at no extra cost in two key cities, and plans to expand the program dramatically in the next year.

Netflix changed the way people rent movies. Amazon upended the big-box bookstore. Other online retailers have grabbed market share in niches as diverse as contact lenses and pet medications. Why not disposable razors? That's the question posed by a Catonsville-based firm — along with about half a dozen other online upstarts.

When Amazon.com opens a huge distribution center next year in Southeast Baltimore, consumers across the state who buy books, electronics, toys or anything else from the online seller will no longer be able to avoid the state's 6 percent sales tax on those purchases.

Credits for impoverished areas, loans make up incentive package.

As the nation prepared for the launch of Obamacare, Maryland was touted as a leader in adopting the president's signature program. Obama himself used a community college in Maryland as a backdrop to promote his plan — and to praise Maryland as a model.

Tech savvy millennials may be used to buying almost anything online, but they still do most of their shopping in stores, especially those that keep their offerings fresh and make the experience social, according to research from the Urban Land Institute.

The owner of the Baltimore City Paper said Monday that it's looking to sell as it focuses on the media market near its Pennsylvania base.

Second installment of 'So Say the Waiters' to be released in September, TV deal could follow

The life of an independent bookstore owner is perilous these days. Still, you wouldn't imagine that an indie owner could end up near the top of the Central Intelligence Agency. Until Avril D. Haines came along.

American citizens from both ends of the political spectrum are rallying behind a former Marylander who has come forward as the NSA whistleblower.

Gift cards continue to top lists of most popular purchases this season, spurring billions in sales for merchants. And the category is growing fast, moving toward a day when some believe the plastic cards could be replaced by electronic ones