(Corrects paragraph 3 to say that only some Amazon Go and Fresh locations will be converted into Whole Foods Markets; recasts paragraph six) By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Amazon was once the upstart running ahead of Walmart with its revolutionary e-commerce business.

A Chrome extension posing as an Amazon ad blocker was caught hijacking affiliate links in the background, redirecting commissions without user consent.

Get your clicking fingers ready, because Amazon is likely to have huge deals on top-rated tech products during their annual week-long sales event.

For the quarter, Amazon is expected to report earnings per share (EPS) of $1.96 on revenue of $211.5 billion, up from $1.86 and $187.8 billion in the same period last year. That represents a 5% jump in EPS and a roughly 13% increase in revenue.

Amazon makes some of the best smart home devices around, and you can now upgrade to the newest models without shelling out big bucks. The retailer is offering up to $50 off its top-rated Echo devices today.