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The empire of luxury e-tail.
“These are the Napoleons busy dividing the shopping streets of the virtual world between them.” | learn more
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Fashion startups aspire to be the anti-bonobos.
“NastyGal & Bonobos were once the stuff of founders’ dreams. But as we head into 2018, startups believe landing big funding & scaling fast are recipes for disaster.” | learn more
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America’s ‘retail apocalypse’ is really just beginning.
Bloomberg dives into the data to show readers the magnitude of the coming retail crisis. There’s a debt tsunami of over-leveraged retailers on the verge of hitting shore. If you like charts and data, you’ll love this. | learn more
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Amazon is funding markdowns on marketplace.
In a new tactic, Amazon is discounting some products below prices that marketplace sellers set. They’re funding the difference themselves. Why? One reason – brick & mortar competitors won’t price match marketplace sellers. This means you can’t buy these products […]
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How the e-commerce boom is propelling Prologis to new heights.
Forbes profiles Prologis, the world’s largest owner of industrial real estate (687MM Sq. Ft.). Amazon is their largest tenant, occupying 16MM. My e-commerce company is in a Prologis building, too! | learn more
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Wal-Mart is testing a self-driving vehicle.
It cleans floors at a top speed of 2.5 MPH, and it’s made by a company called Brain Corporation. Softbank’s Vision Fund led an investment into the company earlier this year. | learn more
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Bankrupt Toys ‘R’ Us seeks $16MM for exec bonuses.
Obviously, they need to retain the top talent that drove them to bankruptcy in the first place. | learn more
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The DNVB encyclopedia.
Andy Dunn has created a list of what he calls Digitally Native Vertical Brands. These are companies that are born online, sell their own products, and own their customer relationships. I hadn’t heard this term before this week. Now I […]
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Alibaba sold over $25B this Single’s Day (11/11/17).
As a comparison, Black Friday netted US retailers $3B, and Cyber Monday $3.45B last year. Both were records. Alibaba’s rival JD reported sales of $19B. Don’t ignore China! | learn more
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Retailers that make the most money per square foot.
“Here are the retailers that are bringing in the most dollars per square foot of real estate, according to CoStar.” | learn more