Take a closer look at grocery retail these days, and you’ll find an interesting story. Sure, technological innovation is gaining speed in that vital and longstanding sector of the economy, with Amazon, Walmart, Kroger and others working hard – via both time and money – to meet...
While it is easy to imagine the path of progress is ever forward, often in the innovation game it is a bit more like the Paula Abdul hit song from the late ’80s — two steps forward, one step back. That was on display this week in payments...
Barbershop brand Johnny’s Chop Shop will be coming to 3,500 Walmart stores. Johnny’s founder Steven Ross revealed the news to Women’s Wear Daily. Launched in the men’s department at Topshop in Oxford Circus in 2015, Johnny’s now sells a range of men’s grooming products that include...
Amazon is reportedly ready to get into sports broadcasting. A group of investors led by the eCommerce operator is reportedly “ready to sign a deal to buy YES Network — one of New York’s most prominent cable sports channels.” The offer, said to be imminent,...
July 19, 2024
As Amazon and Walmart compete to win consumers’ retail spending, it seems the former may have had more success with its summer deals event than the latter, widening the gap beyond even last year’s marked disparity. The eCommerce behemoth shared Thursday (July 18) that Prime Day participation reached new heights, “with record sales and […]
March 11, 2019
Barbershop brand Johnny’s Chop Shop will be coming to 3,500 Walmart stores. Johnny’s founder Steven Ross revealed the news to Women’s Wear Daily. Launched in the men’s department at Topshop in Oxford Circus in 2015, Johnny’s now sells a range of men’s grooming products that include paraben-free hair clays, dry shampoo and hairspray, targeting men between […]
March 08, 2019
Amazon is reportedly ready to get into sports broadcasting. A group of investors led by the eCommerce operator is reportedly “ready to sign a deal to buy YES Network —...
March 06, 2019
Amazon will shutter all 87 of its pop-up stores in the United states by the end of next month, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The move...
March 03, 2019
Whole Foods has announced that both Amazon and Chase will donate a portion of purchases made with an Amazon Rewards Visa Card to Whole Planet Foundation, a nonprofit that fights global poverty...
