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
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
Obviously, they need to retain the top talent that drove them to bankruptcy in the first place. | learn more
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 […]
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
“Here are the retailers that are bringing in the most dollars per square foot of real estate, according to CoStar.” | learn more
Tucked away in Chicago’s upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood, a number of internet retailers have found homes for in-store experiences along Armitage Ave. They include Warby Parker, Bonobos, Tie Bar, and Interior Define. Now, a new company called Pop Box will […]
The Swedish master of flat-pack furniture teams up with the tech company that facilitates delivery and assembly. Great move to reduce friction for the DIFM (do it for me) customer segment. |learn more
Bloomberg published some interesting data and analysis about what clothing brands actually make up Amazon’s sales in the category. Maybe not surprisingly, fashion brands end up falling short. | learn more
When you order Postmates or an Uber, you get to watch where your vehicle is real-time. No such luck with LTL, which typically has a 4 hour delivery window. In a huge move for customer experience of truck deliveries, Wayfair announced similar […]