Two weeks before Black Friday, Amazon quietly added a new section to the top of its mobile app. Called Haul, it's a mobile-only area for ultra-low-price items, primarily shipped directly from China.

Amazon said Tuesday it considered displaying import charges on items sold via its site for ultradiscount items, but that the plan "was never approved and not going to happen." The move would have ...

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. has launched an online storefront designed to compete with Temu, the low-cost shopping app that gained traction with shoppers who trade longer shipping times for ...