Amazon reportedly plans to start laying off about 14,000 corporate workers as soon as Tuesday (Jan. 27). These cuts will be part of the second round of a broader plan to eliminate 30,000 corporate jobs, and they will follow the first round that involved 14,000...
The modern storefront is no longer a place; it’s a moment. Major retail leaders haven’t waited for shoppers to come knocking on their brick-and-mortar doors for over a decade, and as the headlines this week from Amazon and Walmart reveal, the lines between commerce and...
The Walmart Health Research Institute (WHRI) plans to open four research sites this spring, saying they will make it easier for people to participate in clinical trials. WHRI will launch the research sites in collaboration with independent clinical research organization Care Access and will place them in three former Walmart Health locations and...
Dollar General is promoting its same-day delivery service with the offer of one free delivery. From Tuesday (Jan. 20) through Feb. 28, customers can use their myDG account to get free delivery on one myDG Delivery order, the company said in a Thursday (Jan. 22)...
Amazon has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for its One Medical app. The agentic AI tool, announced Wednesday (Jan. 21), is designed to help with things like answering health questions, scheduling appointments and managing medications. “The U.S. health care experience is fragmented, with each...
Amazon has begun rolling out the latest generation of its smart shopping cart. The newest Dash Cart was introduced in Whole Foods Market stores in three cities last year and will now be expanded to dozens of the grocery store chain’s locations across the United...
Amazon’s CEO says White House tariffs have begun showing up in the price of some goods. The tech giant and many of its third-party sellers bought products ahead of time to fend off tariff-related price hikes, though most of that inventory has since run out, Andy Jassy told...
Amazon has launched its first Amazon Now site in the U.K. That’s according to a recent LinkedIn post from Elisa Michelin Salomon, Amazon’s ops lead for EU quick commerce, and flagged in a report Monday (Jan. 19) by the website Retail Tech Innovation Hub. “What...
The chief executive of IKEA’s biggest franchisee is touting the virtues of consistency. Speaking with Reuters Monday (Jan. 19), Ingka Group CEO Juvencio Maeztu said that adhering to consistency and not overreacting on pricing is critical for retailers as shoppers look for stability. The report notes that IKEA has cut prices in...