One day recently, we visited Amazon’s website in search of the best deal on Loctite super glue, the essential home repair tool for fixing everything from broken eyeglass frames to shattered ceramics.

In an instant, Amazon’s software sifted …

The e-commerce giant overcame internal dissent from engineers and lawyers, people familiar with the move say.

Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 2.15% has adjusted its product-search system to more prominently feature listings that are more profitable fo…

Amazon began making changes to its search results last year to prioritize profitability over relevance, according to The Wall Street Journal. Those changes were reportedly spurred on by demands from Amazon's retail divisions and private lab…