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The Four Pillars of New Retail
An Amazon employee retrieves products from an assorted storage area to fulfill orders placed by customers prior to packaging at Amazon’s newly launched fulfillment centre situated on the outskirts of Bangalore. MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images Read original article on...
Amazon Has a Nuclear Option Against Walmart and Other Competitors
In its war against Walmart and other retailers, Amazon acquiring the U.S. Postal Service would be viewed as the nuclear option due to the massive impact on the companies Amazon competes with the most. Emily Cegielski for Observer Read original article on The Observer....
The Amazon Deception: How Secretive Strategies Are Setting the Stage for World Domination
The ability of Amazon to deceive its competitors will one day be a must-read case study. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Read original article on The Observer. One of the most read and quoted books on military strategy and tactics is called The...
Cereal Killer: Kellogg’s Must Transform Its Company to Survive—Will It Succeed?
Just how grrrrrreat are they? The new reality for Kellogg’s is that being the best cereal company in the world no longer matters. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Read original article on The Observer. The Kellogg Company is scheduled to release its first-quarter 2019 results...
Why I Recommended Amazon Should Acquire Whole Foods
Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market in August 2017. Photo Credit: Getty GETTY Read original article on Forbes. Amazon recently announced its full year earnings. According to multiple press releases on the topic, Amazon experienced a decline of 3% for all its physical...
Grocery Retailers Are Embracing Micro-Fulfillment — But Is That Enough?
Israel-based CommonSense Robotics predicts online grocery delivery penetration will reach 15% to 20% of the market by 2023. Photo Credit: COMMONSENSE ROBOTICS CORPORATE Read original article on Forbes. A new report by CommonSense Robotics has identified several...
Google Will Never Be A Threat To Amazon’s Retail Business Without A Major Change To Its Strategy
Google's e-commerce ambitions recently took a hit when Walmart withdrew from its products from Google Express and Google's Shopping Actions service. Photo Credit: Getty GETTY Read original article on Forbes. An article by Bloomberg announcing that Walmart has removed...
Walmart’s Vietnam Has Become A Reality
Walmart paid $16 billion for a controlling stake in India's giant online retailer Flipkart in order to gain access to India's fast-growing e-commerce market. Photo Credit: Associated Press Read original article on Forbes. I wrote an article titled Walmart's Vietnam on...
Was Acquiring Whole Foods Amazon’s ‘Bridge Too Far’?
Amazon acquired Whole Foods to become a major player in the grocery industry. Many analysts are beginning to think that Amazon made a mistake. Photo Credit: Getty GETTY Read original article on Forbes. A report by Bloomberg makes the argument that Amazon continues to...
Uber And Amazon Want To Change The Way You Buy Groceries: Is An Online Grocery Auction The Answer?
Amazon bought Whole Foods in June 2017. Photo Credit: Getty GETTY Read original article on Forbes. Uber has extensive ambitions to become a major player in groceries. A recent report indicates that Uber is hiring a Head of Grocery Product with the goal to "build the...