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Blue Apron’s big post-IPO challenge: Making more money from existing customers

by Jason Del Rey and Rani Molla

The company recorded revenue of nearly $800 million in 2016.

Amazon doesn’t understand why you don’t understand why Amazon is opening bookstores

by Jason Del Rey

It’s about the books. Really.

Target is investing $75 million in mattress startup Casper

by Jason Del Rey

The deal comes after acquisition talks fell through.

Full transcript: Recode’s Jason Del Rey answers your payments questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask

by Recode Staff

Payments apps like Venmo and Square Cash get discussed, plus Apple’s new P2P service.

Photos: Inside Amazon’s first New York City bookstore

by Dan Frommer

Opening soon.

Google Assistant will make money from ecommerce

by Tess Townsend

But local ads still look promising.

Target looked at buying the mattress startup Casper for $1 billion but will invest instead

by Jason Del Rey

The talks come as Target is trying to court young shoppers with new brands.

Domino’s is crushing it online so a startup got $15 million to help pizzerias fight back

by Jason Del Rey

GGV Capital is leading the round into New York City-based Slice.

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Apple is overhauling hundreds of stores to try to create the ‘modern-day town square’

by Jason Del Rey

Angela Ahrendts puts her stamp on the Apple Store.

America’s immigration policies are hurting startups, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison says

by Eric Johnson

Collison says the U.S. has all but destroyed the conditions that led to a flurry of innovation in Silicon Valley.

NBCUniversal spent around $230 million to buy the video tutorial site Craftsy

by Jason Del Rey

Put one in the win column for content + commerce.

Fidelity is betting $65 million that the Spring app can be a department store of the future

by Jason Del Rey

As legacy players stumble, an e-commerce upstart gets a big cash infusion.

The online fashion startup Stitch Fix has $730 million in annual revenue and is profitable

by Jason Del Rey

Next? Probably an IPO.

Amazon invested millions in the startup Nucleus — then cloned its product for the new Echo

by Jason Del Rey

Another cautionary tale for would-be Amazon partners.

Amazon unveiled an Alexa shopping machine for your kitchen

by Jason Del Rey

At $230, it’s the most expensive Alexa device yet.

The food-delivery startup Maple has shut down

by Jason Del Rey

Leaked documents last year showed the company was in trouble.

Stripe has hired renowned security researcher Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko

by Jason Del Rey

The new security head will be joined by NSA vet Jon Kaltwasser.

Why does Apple want to compete with Square and Venmo?

by Eric Johnson

Recode’s Jason Del Rey explains on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

Square is rolling out its first debit card

by Jason Del Rey

It’s a prepaid card, not a real debit card. But it’s like the one Jack Dorsey recently showed off.

The president of Amazon’s fashion division is leaving the e-commerce giant

by Jason Del Rey

Cathy Beaudoin is stepping away at a surprising time.

Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of its staff

by Jason Del Rey

Industry veteran Josh Silverman is the new chief executive.

This is one of Jack Dorsey’s early sketches of what became a $7 billion business

by Jason Del Rey

If you think Square’s design is simple now ...

Amazon just turned a profit for the eighth straight quarter

by Jason Del Rey and Rani Molla

A fast-growing and profitable Amazon is a scary Amazon.

Apple is in talks to launch its own Venmo

by Jason Del Rey

Could the money-transfer service be called Apple Cash, perhaps?

Amazon's new $200 Alexa device will give you advice on your outfits

by Jason Del Rey

Meet the Echo Look.

BuzzFeed is building a team of writers to sell you stuff you didn’t know you wanted

by Jason Del Rey

Affiliate links are so hot right now.

These are the biggest e-commerce acquisitions of all time

by Rani Molla

PetSmart’s acquisition of Chewy is the cherry on top.

PetSmart is acquiring Chewy.com for $3.35 billion in the largest e-commerce acquisition ever

by Jason Del Rey

Bigger than Walmart’s deal for Jet.com.

Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse

by Jason Del Rey

The company could wade deeper into developing its own apparel.

Walmart is in advanced talks to acquire online men’s retailer Bonobos

by Jason Del Rey

It would be the fourth acquisition in seven months for Walmart e-commerce CEO Marc Lore.

Jack Dorsey tweeted a photo of what looks like a Square debit card

by Jason Del Rey

So old-school.

Google is trying to turn Image Search into a shopping tool

by Tess Townsend

Google wants to help you find a purse to match that dress.

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