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Active Groupon users now have a way to sweeten their relationships with the daily deals leader -- but it's going to cost them. Groupon is rolling out Groupon VIP, a program where deal chasers pay $29.99 a year for enhanced benefits on the site.

Once upon a time, Amazon.com loved moms. Its free "Amazon Mom" service offered the same free two-day shipping as Amazon Prime, plus heaps of extra benefits for anyone who thought to ask for them (even dads and cousins.) But no more: Mothers' day is over at Amazon.

Google and Amazon.com have to stop meeting like this. The two tech darlings are growing into fierce competitors with every new chapter in their quests for consumer domination. The latest page of this low-key yet high-stakes saga finds Google potentially going after Amazon's Prime loyalty shopping program.

Amazon Prime is a bargain for active online shoppers: For $79, they get unlimited two-day shipping of Amazon merchandise, and a host of other digital goodies. But as Amazon keeps tacking on freebies, can it stick to that price?

If lower prices haven't swayed you into buying an e-reader, how does a steady diet of free e-books sound? Amazon.com is introducing the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, a bonus for Amazon Prime members that lets them "borrow" an e-book from a list of hundreds once a month at no additional cost.

Love Amazon's (AMZN) usually low prices? Wish they were even lower? Read on for 10 secrets to saving big at the Internet superstore. Get automatic savings delivered to your doorstep: Amazon's Subscribe & Save program is a combination of convenience and savings. Simply select items you buy...

Amazon Prime just got a bit more premium. The program just added unlimited streaming entertainment content from Amazon's library of approximately 5,000 titles. Amazon Prime lets members receive free two-day shipping on all orders for a $79 annual fee. Now members can add streaming content to the...

Is the world's largest online retailer getting ready to challenge movie-subscription service Netflix? Amazon.com on Tuesday unveiled a videostreaming service -- available to its Prime members at no additional cost -- that could position it for battle.

The online retail giant functions like two stocks: One is speculative and volatile, with unusually high valuations -- and high demands for returns. The other is for long-term investors, who get rewarded for buying and holding with capital gains and consistent growth.

Macy's finally joined the ranks of national chain stores offering free shipping on items purchased at their online store. Starting today, there is free shipping on all purchases over $99. Beauty purchases receive free standard shipping if customers spend $50 or more, and all other purchases can be...