March 08, 2019
The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Walmart vs. Amazon
There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility of Walmart purchasing his still...
March 08, 2019
Warren Pitches Plan To Break Up Big Tech
In an effort that could limit Silicon Valley’s growth, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has put out a plan to break up large tech firms like Facebook and Amazon. The...
March 08, 2019
Costco Wholesale Broadens Online Selection Amid eCommerce Growth
Amid growth in its eCommerce sales and online selections, Costco Wholesale Corporation beat analysts’ estimates for earnings, but fell short on top-line revenues for the second quarter. The warehouse chain...
March 08, 2019
Barnes & Noble’s Comp Sales Rise 1.1 Pct Amid Strong...
Amid a strong holiday season, Barnes & Noble, Inc. reported an increase of 1.1 percent in comp sales. The result showed “the Company’s best quarterly performance in several years,” the...
March 07, 2019
Kroger Sees Potential Opportunity In Healthcare Field
Grocery giant Kroger is thinking about starting a new business venture related to the healthcare field, according to a report in Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
March 07, 2019
India: Walmart CFO sounds off eCommerce Rule changes
Walmart CFO Brett Briggs said that even though the retail giant anticipated the regulatory changes in India regarding foreign eCommerce companies, it was disappointing that things happened so quickly, according...
March 07, 2019
US: Amazon is Closing its Pop-Up stores
Amazon, the giant online retailer, is closing all 87 of its US pop-up kiosks, which let customers try and buy gadgets like smart speakers and tablets in malls, Kohl’s department...
March 07, 2019
Amazon Is Flooding D.C. With Money and Muscle: The Influence...
Posted by Bloomberg Amazon Is Flooding D.C. With Money and Muscle: The Influence Game By Naomi Nix After building out a powerful influence machine in Washington over the last few years,...
March 07, 2019
CPI EU News: FCO Facebook Quadriptych
March 2019 CPI EU News Column edited by Thibault Schrepel, Sam Sadden & Jan Roth (CPI) presents: CPI EU News: FCO Facebook Quadriptych In early February 2019, the German Bundeskartellamt (“FCO”)...
