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Help the Planet and Save Money: Have Your Supermarket Deliver
When supermarkets deliver, it cuts the carbon emissions associated with food shopping by up to 90%, a new study shows. But it saves more than the Earth: It's profitable, too.
The Best Way to Watch Movies Without Paying a Fortune
Streaming videos, DVDs by mail, or both? We explore the best way to watch movies and TV shows at home. (Hint: It may not be Netflix.)
Time Warner Enters Streaming Movie Business
Time Warner is jumping into the business of streaming online video, using its vast library of classic movie and TV shows to challenge Netflix, Amazon et al.
13 Websites That Can Save (or Make) You Money in 2013
Want to save some money in the new year? Want to maybe even make some extra money? In honor of the Great Calendar Flip-Over, we've assembled a list of 13 websites that can help you do just that.
Missed Free Shipping Day? You're Not Out of Luck Yet
Monday was Free Shipping Day, and if you're not done with your holiday shopping, you could be forgiven for thinking you'd missed out on your last chance to get free shipping on gifts. But don't fret: There are still ways you can dodge those pesky shipping fees.
Get Free Shipping on Cyber Monday, and the Other Days, Too
Today is Cyber Monday, when retailers offer tons of great deals online. Just one problem: Mostly, they'll mean having your purchases shipped, and customers hate shipping costs more than any other part of e-commerce. Here are the best ways to dodge those pesky shipping fees.
Amazon Testing Monthly Prime Membership, Just in Time for the Holidays
Amazon (AMZN) quietly made a big change to its Prime service this week, allowing some customers to subscribe on a monthly basis rather than committing to a full year.
Amazon Prime Goes Subprime with Add-On Free Shipping Gimmick
Amazon has a new plan to get consumers to buy more: Its "Add-on" program enables the e-tailer to offer free delivery on "thousands of items at a low price point that would be cost-prohibitive to ship on their own." But wait -- isn't that just like Amazon Prime? Not exactly. Here's why.
Amazon's Epix Deal Puts Netflix on Notice
In a single deal, Amazon has become a legitimate rival to Netflix. Its streaming deal with EPIX gives its Amazon Prime customers free access to 2,000 movies from Paramount Pictures, MGM, and Lionsgate -- films like Iron Man 2, Super 8, True Grit, Rango, and many others.
Will Discount Deal Lovers Pay to be Groupon VIPs?
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.
Suddenly, Amazon Doesn't Love Its Moms Anymore
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.
Why Are Google and Amazon Fighting?
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.
Is Amazon Prime Preparing for a Price Hike?
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?
One More Reason You'll Buy a Kindle
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.