“With new pressures from the rise of e-commerce, growth in IoT, and consumer demands for environmental sustainability, the CPG packaging industry is facing major challenges.” | learn more
Axios highlights the growth of warehouse jobs in e-commerce across the country. | learn more
This article has greatly expanded my perspective on China! “Jiayang Fan on how JD.com is expanding its consumer base with drone delivery and local recruits who can exploit villages’ tight-knit social networks.” | learn more
A reporter at The Atlantic reports on the world of “fake” brands tapping into AliExpress as a new model of direct-to-consumer e-commerce. This is a very enlightening piece! | learn more
VC Willy Braun uses two data sets to make the case that the long tail theory (e-commerce will fatten and stretch the tail because of endless aisles) hasn’t played out as expected. Instead, we’re seeing an even stronger emphasis on […]
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
Brad Stone (author of The Everything Store) details the battleground that these two giants are going to fight over. Wal-Mart has made major investments, but what happens next? | learn more
“Flexe finds spare warehouse space for e-commerce merchants, including mattress seller Casper, and is set to offer overnight delivery all over the U.S.” | learn more
Wal-Mart does the internet. Now that Marc Lore of Quidsi (diapers.com + soap.com) and Jet.com fame is in charge of e-commerce at Wal-Mart, they’ve started a shopping spree with the acquisitions of ModCloth and Moosejaw. These are culturally pretty far from […]