Imagine a mobile QVC broadcast from foreign (US in this case) retail stores. “Live-stream shopping is captivating China, and one app lets viewers take part in the scramble for discounts in U.S. stores; ‘How is this possible? Why isn’t all […]
I probably should have expected this, but I didn’t. Have you visited Relentless.com recently? “Amazon could build a zero-margin equivalent of C.H. Robinson inside the ‘shipping costs’ line on its P&L without anyone noticing.” | learn more
The news here is a big deal, but shouldn’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention to Amazon’s relentless pressure. My favorite part might be this Yahoo Finance headline: “Amazon ‘Sneezes’ One-Day Delivery, And A Chill Envelops Retail, Logistics Landscape” […]
I imagine waking up to a $2B lawsuit against me would probably ruin my day – I wonder how he’s feeling about it? At the very least, I’m sure he’s not surprised. On a side note, this is a great […]
This interview is a great reminder of China’s outsized role in the luxury goods market. “Ian Rogers, the chief digital officer of LVMH sat down with Jing Daily to talk about reinventing the biggest luxury group in the world and […]
Zack Kanter writes about how he defines Amazon’s business. It’s a fairly interesting, though not totally novel, analysis. What most caught my eye is his argument that their advertising business is creating a crack in their mighty facade. This is […]
“The world’s largest retailer is using Jetblack, a labor-intensive and money-losing personal-shopping service, to develop artificial intelligence to compete with e-commerce giant Amazon.” I’d try this as a consumer – seems great! | learn more
While dealing with logistics is part every retailer’s world, most have it relatively easy with strong 3rd party infrastructure to enable moving goods and currency. Well, not as easy for those in the marijuana market. Enter the Ford Transit, a […]
“How Amazon and Procter & Gamble collaborated to create better packaging.” |learn more
I’ve looked under the hood of a quite a few Amazon Marketplace based businesses in recent months. This article highlights the tenuous nature of their continued prosperity. They’re caught in the crossfire between unscrupulous competitors and an often aloof marketplace […]