Some of the country's 100 microbreweries could be forced to shut down and lay off employees next week due to a shortage of CO2 gas which is essential to beer production. Patricia Callan of the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland said a Europe-wide shortage of food grade CO2 is now beginning to hit Ireland and it [...]
Google Inc. plans to push deeper into online commerce by enhancing its Google Shopping service with features that more directly challenge Amazon.com Inc. Google has approached retailers about creating a “buy” button for its online shopping site that would be similar to Amazon’s popular “one-click ordering” feature, according to people familiar with the discussions. Until [...]
Macy’s is looking to pad its lead over rivals in e-commerce by piloting features such as same-day delivery and smart fitting rooms. Macy’s has spent hundreds of millions of dollars beefing up its e-commerce firepower in recent years. That has given Macy’s a big head start over rivals such as J.C. Penney and Kohl’s, in [...]