NEW YORK — Nike said it will sell some of its sneakers through e-commerce giant Amazon, part of a plan to make its swoosh-branded products available in more places online.

Shoppers can already find Nike goods on Amazon, but they are sold by third-party sellers. Nike said the new partnership with Amazon will help it better control its brand’s presentation on the site. Only a small selection of shoes, clothing and accessories will be available at first. But Nike may sell more products on the platform if the test is successful.

“We’re in the early stages, but we really look forward to evaluating the results,” said Nike CEO Mark Parker, in a conference call late Thursday.

Earlier this month, Nike said it would slash 1,400 jobs in a restructuring aimed at selling more shoes directly online. It already has deals with Amazon’s rivals in China and Europe, and Nike is making its sneaker-selling apps available in more parts of the world. In addition to the Amazon deal, Nike also partnered with Instagram to make it easier for users to buy sneakers through the photo-sharing app.

Analysts said Nike may be able to better control prices on Amazon and help reduce the number of counterfeits being sold.

Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. did not respond to a request for comment Friday.

[naviga:h3]9/11 farmers market reopens in NYC[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — A farmers market that once operated at the World Trade Center has returned to the area for the first time since Sept. 11.

Vendors have not been in the area for nearly 16 years, but now a new market stands just east of One World Trade Center.

The World Trade Center market was one of the first farmers markets to open in New York City.

In the years following 9/11, there were attempts to relocate the market in other downtown areas. None could match the scope of the old location. Jessica Lappin, a community organizer in downtown New York, says the area really wanted the market back up and running.

[naviga:h3]Income increases; spending stagnant[/naviga:h3]

WASHINGTON — Americans enjoyed a healthy increase in income last month but didn’t spend much of the gain.

The Commerce Department said Friday that personal income rose 0.4 percent in May, up from a 0.3 increase in April. But consumer spending rose just 0.1 percent last month after climbing 0.4 percent in both March and April.

After-tax income rose 0.6 percent, the biggest gain since December 2012. The gap between the May increase in income and the increase in spending drove the U.S. savings rate to 5.5 percent, the highest since last September.

Economists monitor consumer spending closely because it accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity. Despite the modest rise in May, analysts remain confident that consumers picked up their spending overall this quarter and will be eager to spend their savings and higher incomes this summer.