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Amazon.com "Mom" program bids for newborn loyalty

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is offering free shipping and other perks on baby items such as diapers to attract new consumers to its growing subscription service in a burgeoning market.
 

Tight inventories hurt Talbots sales

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women's clothing retailer Talbots Inc <TLB.N> posted lower-than-expected quarterly sales and its shares fell 11.6 percent as efforts to keep inventory lean and preserve margins left it short of items to sell.
 

Sony offers new generation of lighter e-readers

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp, hoping to spur sales ahead of the holiday shopping season, has slimmed down its electronic readers and also given them touchscreen control.
 

Paul Allen's firm sues Silicon Valley giants

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A company linked to Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen is suing 11 major corporations, including Apple, Google and Facebook, accusing them of infringing on technology patents.
 

Paul Allen's firm sues Silicon Valley giants

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A company linked to Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen is suing 11 major corporations, including Apple, Google and Facebook, accusing them of infringing on technology patents.
 

Paul Allen's Interval sues Silicon Valley giants

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen's Interval Licensing filed a lawsuit accusing 11 major corporations, including Apple, Google and Facebook, of infringing on technology patents.
 

Amazon cites pre-order volume for new Kindles

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> said on Wednesday that more of its new third generation Kindles were ordered in the first month of availability than any previous models.
 

Borders CFO resigns for new job

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc <BGP.N> said on Monday that chief financial officer Mark Bierley had resigned to take another job, the latest personnel move to hit the brick-and-mortar bookseller, which is trying to turn around its business.
 

Move over skinny jeans, denim goes wide for spring

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Women who hate skinny jeans can rejoice this spring when the extra-tight denim that has dominated the market for more than two years makes way for wide-leg cuts.
 

Move over skinny jeans, denim goes wide for spring

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Women who hate skinny jeans can rejoice this spring when the extra-tight denim that has dominated the market for more than two years makes way for wide-leg cuts.
 

California gay marriage can resume next week: judge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that gay marriages could resume next week in California while his landmark ruling last week that overturned a ban on same-sex matrimony is appealed.
 

California gay marriage can resume next week: judge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that gay marriages could resume next week in California while his landmark ruling last week that overturned a ban on same-sex matrimony is appealed.
 

Connecticut AG probes Apple, Amazon over e-books

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating deals struck by Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc to offer low prices on electronic books, saying the agreements may block rivals from providing attractive pricing.
 

Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass appeal

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains ground.
 

Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass appeal

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains ground.
 

Out-of-stock Kindle may mean new version coming

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com said its best-selling Kindle device was currently out of stock, leading one Internet analyst to surmise the online retailer was poised to launch a new version.
 

Out-of-stock Kindle may mean new version coming

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com said its best-selling Kindle device was currently out of stock, leading one Internet analyst to surmise the online retailer was poised to launch a new version.
 

Amazon profit misses as costs surge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's quarterly profit fell far short of Wall Street estimates, hurt by a 40 percent jump in expenses and by price cuts on its Kindle electronic reader, sending its shares down 14 percent.
 

Amazon profit misses as costs surge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's quarterly profit fell far short of Wall Street estimates, hurt by a 40 percent jump in expenses and by price cuts on its Kindle electronic reader, sending its shares down 14 percent.
 

Amazon profit misses as costs surge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's quarterly profit fell far short of Wall Street estimates, hurt by a 40 percent jump in expenses and by price cuts on its Kindle electronic reader, sending its shares down 14 percent.