Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has partnered with Cooking.com to launch a microsite for cookware products.

Best Buy To Launch New Cooking Site

According to an announcement made by Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), it is joining forces with Cooking.com, a leading online marketplace for cooks, to launch a microsite for customers to be able to purchase cookware and kitchenware.

Liz Haesler, vice president of Home Business Group for Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) said, “We are always looking for ways to enhance our customers’ online shopping experience, and this partnership delivers more ways to shop when and where they want. Through our expanded offering with Cooking.com our customers now have a one-stop shop for all of their cooking needs-including a broader assortment of housewares, food and even recipes.”

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) shares are currently standing at 19.56.

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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has plans to hire more than 1,000 people for Seattle offices.

Amazon.com Planning Seattle Expansion

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that it is planning to hire more than 1,000 new people for its Seattle offices.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is looking for technical developers to work on software engineering, management of software development, user interface and user experience design, and technical program management.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) will be competing with Microsoft, which is alo hiring more than 1,500 new tech workers in the same geographic area.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) company shares are currently standing at 222.93.

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It has been reported that the founder of Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is stepping down as chairman of the company.

Best Buy Founder To Exit As Chairman

Consumer electronics chain Best Buy (NYSE:BBY)’s founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman after an investigation revealed that he failed to alert the board of directors when he learned that the CEO was having an inappropriate relationship with a female employee.

Schulze said in a statement on Monday, “I confronted him with the allegations (which he denied), told him his conduct was totally unacceptable and contrary to Best Buy (NYSE:BBY)’s policies and everything I, and the company, stand for. I understand and accept the findings.”

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) stocks are currently standing at 19.56.

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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has planned to launch three tech blogs, with reviews and news of new products and services.

Amazon.com To Launch Tech Blogs

Reports say that Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is about to launch a trio of blogs focused on the technology sector.

The first blog will focus on new gadgets and gear and will be populated with reviews that will link back to Amazon’s retail site.

The second blog will be an entertainment, which focuses on film, comics, TV and other entertainment topics peripherally related to technology.

The third Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) blog will follow digital photography and will focus in particular on the emerging market of mobile phone photography apps, such as Instagram and CameraBag.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares are currently standing at 226.69.

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has announced a new award program to celebrate Mother’s Day in Canada.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Announces Mother’s Day Program

The retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is celebrating Mother’s Day in Canada by launching the ‘Mom of the Year Award’, an annual initiative designed to give Canadians an opportunity to recognize the enormous contribution of their mothers.

Shelley Broader, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) Canada said, “The Mom of the Year Award gives all of us an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to those mothers who have had the biggest impact on us. We hope that every Canadian will join us in our charge to give back to moms by nominating a special mom they know.”

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares were at 59.03 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -4.2% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) Analyst Advice
Consensus Opinion: Hold
Mean recommendation: Error
(1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)
3 Months Ago: Error
Zack’s Rank: 4 out of 18 in the industry

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has partnered with Marvel to launch the Super Hero AR game.

Wal-Mart To Partner With Marvel

As a part of the move aimed at attracting superhero fans into its stores, the retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has teamed up with Marvel to launch the Super Hero AR game, which is played using an app for smartphones and tablets available from the iTunes application store and Android Market.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) said that consumers who download the application are given instant access to the Hawkeye character from the Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ film and can use him to play a shooting game.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares are currently standing at 58.65.

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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has scheduled the addition of new distribution centers in CA.

Amazon.com To Expand Distribution

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that it will occupy new fulfillment centers in San Bernardino and Patterson, CA.

The massive Internet retailer will occupy a facility of more than 950,000 square foot under development as part of the AllianceCalifornia project in San Bernardino, CA.

Dave Clark, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) vice president, global customer fulfillment, said that, “Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) will create “hundreds of full time jobs with benefits” in Patterson when the facility begins shipping to customers in 2013”.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares are currently standing at 223.90.

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Lowe (NYSE:LOW)’s has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity for National Women Build Week.

Lowe (NYSE:LOW)’s Working On US Initiative

From May 5 to 13, non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) will work together for the National Women Build Week initiative nationwide in the US.

Marshall Croom, chairman of the philanthropic arm of Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) said, “Women Build encourages women from all ages and walks of life to pick up their hammers and build affordable homes alongside local families. Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) salutes all the women volunteers who take time to build this week and values the difference Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) and Habitat are making in the lives of families across the nation.”

Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) shares are currently standing at 30.79.

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