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• Business

Baltimore among top 10 worst cities for Amazon package theft

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

By Lorraine Mirabella

Aug 27, 2018

• Business

Amazon now offering grocery delivery from Whole Foods in Baltimore

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

• Business

Amazon moving forward with Sparrows Point distribution center that will employ 1,500

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.

• Entertainment

Local filmmakers finding audience, a little revenue on streaming sites

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

• Business

Amazon brings 'Treasure Truck' to Baltimore

Amazon brings its "Treasure Truck" to Baltimore.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Oct 17, 2017

• Business

Maryland board waives tuition rule for Amazon employees

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

• Business

Target expands next-day delivery to Baltimore stores

Target expands next-day delivery to Baltimore stores

By Lorraine Mirabella

Sep 22, 2017

• Business

Baltimore — and Maryland — to vie for second Amazon headquarters

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

By Sarah Gantz

Sep 7, 2017

• Business

Walmart tests Pickup Towers in Baltimore area store

Walmart tests Pickup Towers in Baltimore area store

By Lorraine Mirabella

Aug 2, 2017

• Business

Baltimore's first Amazon Lockers appear at Shoppers Food stores

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

Amazon Prime Now adds 4,000 items in time for holidays

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

• Entertainment

Sarah Pekkanen's latest novel looks at a cop accused in a fatal shooting

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

By Mary Carole McCauley

May 23, 2015

• Job Market

App opens gateway to employment in Baltimore

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

Amazon launches one-hour delivery service in Baltimore

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

• Amazon.com

Amazon Prime Now ZIP code lookup

• Features

Local teen speaks out on behalf of the Muslim community

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

By Mary Carole McCauley

Feb 22, 2015

• Finance

Basic, easy-to-follow money-saving tips most people overlook

Again, it's financial experts to the rescue!

• Consumer Goods Industries

Handling holiday returns helps fuel Lanham firm

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.

• Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday could be crucial this year

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.

• Property

Industrial market booms in Baltimore

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.

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Holiday season spending and hiring will increase, surveys find

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.

• Amazon.com

Amazon to start collecting sales tax from Maryland shoppers

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.

• Amazon.com

Five Questions for Kevin Luskin

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

• Amazon.com

Amazon expands same day delivery in Baltimore

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

• Newspapers

Tribune completes spinoff of newspapers including The Baltimore Sun

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.

• Under Armour

Under Armour among the fastest growing retailers

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.

• Amazon.com

AmazonFresh service not coming to Baltimore soon, developer says

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

• Amazon.com

Amazon to occupy second Baltimore warehouse

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.

• E-Commerce Industry

Amazon and L.L. Bean tied for best customer satisfaction during holidays

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 Inc.

Google's pop-up store uses technology to tempt shoppers

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.

• Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO experimenting with drone delivery service

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

• E-Commerce Industry

Amazon's Sunday delivery to spread next year

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.

• Business

Local startup in the battle for razor customers

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.

• E-Commerce Industry

Amazon's Baltimore distribution center means sales tax for its Md. shoppers

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.

• Jobs and Workplace

Amazon's Baltimore site to receive more than $43M in tax credits

Credits for impoverished areas, loans make up incentive package.

• New Products

Maryland's Obamacare health exchange hit with problems

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.

• Consumers

Gen Y shoppers, raised on e-commerce, still prefer in-store experience

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.

• Newspapers

Baltimore City Paper up for sale

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.

• Newspapers

Amazon founder Bezos to buy Washington Post

• Authors

Baltimore author Justin Sirois' next chapter: TV pilot, new book

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

• Central Intelligence Agency

From Baltimore book seller to CIA

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.

• Entertainment

Edward Snowden reveals his reasoning, another GoT batch ends, and 3D printing goes mainstream

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

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Search traffic glancing at Xbox, still focused heavily on the Oklahoma tornado

• College Sports

Not-so-rich writers, not-so-elite hoops and not-so-wealthy Cypriots dominate the morning

• Amazon.com

Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Cary Crocker finds his tiny photo subjects in nearby nature

• Twitter

Promises of more slush, horse racing and a rap battle

• Services and Shopping

Gift card sales booming during the holidays

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

• E-Commerce Industry

Cyber Monday sales expected to beat last year's

Cyber Monday sales expected to be higher than 2011

• E-Commerce Industry

Online buying surged for Black Friday -- will it for Cyber Monday?

Cyber Monday big for online sales

• Authors

Elkridge teenager publishes young adult fantasy novel

Elkridge teenager, who has been writing since childhood, has had a young adult fantasy novel published: 'Cursed with Power'