It’s not been easy to be Blue Apron in recent months. The meal kit company was one of the first to have the idea to send consumers pre-packaged meal kits to their front door. But the master has been surpassed by its students in many...
Walmart is changing its opioid policy following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), limiting the length of the opioid prescriptions it will fill and only accepting e-prescriptions starting in 2020, according to CNN Money reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
As a college student in the 1970s, Murray Lappe heard that his fellow students wanted to promote their organizations through a new medium. During a retreat, the students thought of having a traditional bulletin board, but Lappe had an alternate take: Why not digitize the...
Elon Musk just might become the next Willy Wonka with his latest venture. It’s not exactly as ambitious as the hyperloop, but it does follow in the footsteps of other creative product ideas: Musk might be starting a candy company, Mashable reported. Get the Full...
After the company posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings amid its turnaround and hit a milestone in gross merchandising sales, analysts are anticipating slightly lower earnings for Etsy’s first quarter as the online marketplace seeks to refocus on its core eCommerce offerings. Get the Full Story Complete...
As Alibaba looks beyond eCommerce to expand its empire, some investors are getting nervous: Since January, the eCommerce retailer has lost approximately $60 billion in market value, The New York Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
As it tests out new retail concepts such as pop-up shops, Macy’s has acquired a retail store in New York City that has a rotating selection of items called STORY. Every few months, the store picks a theme such as Love, Home For The Holidays...
The race to win India’s eCommerce power player Flipkart is over and won by Walmart with a $15 billion bid on the firm. The deal will give Walmart of a majority stake in the firm, roughly 75 percent of the entire Flipkart group. The final outcome...
More retailers are adopting the view that closing stores isn’t a failure or a loss, but simply a pathway to greater success. Closing 10, 20 or 100 locations is simply a way to remove the weak links and focus more heavily on locations and strategies...