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Walgreens-Rite Aid deal gets regulatory green light
September 22, 2017
While Walgreens isn't getting the opportunity to acquire all the Rite-Aid stores initially hoped for, it is getting the regulatory green light to acquire about…
read nowKohl's teams with Amazon in product return partnership
September 22, 2017
Looking to return an Amazon purchase? Now you have two options: send it back to Amazon or drop it off at Kohl's.
read nowYet another Amazon fulfillment center to open in Ohio
September 20, 2017
The fourth Amazon fulfillment center slated for Ohio will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs when the facility opens in Monroe.
read nowAmazon email stumble leaves customers baffled
September 20, 2017
A slew of Amazon customers received a puzzling email this week alerting them that someone had bought them a gift off a baby registry.
read nowJPMorgan Chase hires Amazon customer experience leader
September 19, 2017
Marbue Brown, formerly Amazon.com's quality control and customer experience leader, is moving on to direct customer experience at JPMorgan Chase & Company.
read nowAmazon devices will be on Kohl's shelves come October
September 14, 2017
Amazon devices, such as its Fire tables and voice assistant Echo, will be available at Kohl's just in time for the holiday shopping season.
read nowTarget adds $3M to its Hurricane Harvey relief effort
September 8, 2017
After committing $500,000 to national disaster relief groups, including the American Red Cross and Salvation Army, Target is now providing $3 million to aid…
read nowAmazon's Whole Foods strategy may not be so consumer friendly after all
September 7, 2017
Just days after taking over Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, Amazon is getting some cynical response to its vow to provide deep food product discounts at the…
read nowAmazon prepping fulfillment center in Ohio
September 5, 2017
Amazon is readying a 855,000-sqaure foot fulfillment center in Ohio, and the location is expected to create more than 2,000 full-time jobs.
read nowTarget hires new strategy, innovation leader
September 1, 2017
Minsok Pak is Target's new executive vice president, chief strategy and innovation officer. He'll be responsible for retail innovation with the goal of…
read nowWalmart files blimp patent for product pickup, delivery
August 30, 2017
Not to be outdone by Amazon's continued foray into drones for warehouse and ground delivery, Walmart is reportedly considering the use of blimps for aerial…
read nowKohl's prepping new small format stores, another fulfillment center
August 30, 2017
The third quarter will be a busy one for Kohl's, which plans to expand its retail footprint and ecommerce fulfillment network by opening four small format…
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Merchants seek ways to make their mobile apps indispensable
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Church's Chicken offers up a unique feature in its mobile app: a curated music playlist.
read nowDick's Sporting Goods CEO: There is a perfect storm ahead
August 25, 2017
Lots of retailers are in panic mode, according to Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Edward Stack, and there is a "perfect storm" approaching for the industry due to…
read nowAmazon reportedly prepping another New York City bookstore
August 25, 2017
Amazon is getting ready to open a 7,354-square-foot bookstore in Soho, New York. The news, from a The Real Deal report, has not been confirmed by Amazon or the…
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Will Amazon Go make cashiers and checkout lanes obsolete?
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
That question was the focus of a breakout session Tuesday at the fourth annual CONNECT Mobile CX Summit in Philadelphia. The answer is complicated, which is…
read nowFTC clears path for Amazon-Whole Foods merger
August 24, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission has completed its investigation regarding potential antitrust issues with Amazon's proposed acquisition of Whole Foods. The…
read nowWalmart acquisitions key to battling Amazon's ecommerce Jet
August 24, 2017
Walmart didn't buy Modcloth or Bonobos to advance its in-store brand offerings. The acquisitions, according to a Business Insider report, are part of its…
read nowWalmart, Google team up on a collaborative shopping vision
August 23, 2017
In a quest clearly aimed at beating Amazon, Walmart will sell its products via Google’s online mall, Google Express, in a partnership aimed at offering a new…
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Does Walmart really have a shot against the Amazon juggernaut?
by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS
Chris Petersen believes true innovation demands a willingness to take the risks to fail faster. Companies that don't embrace failure as a part of innovation…
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