Holidays aren’t just for marking centuries-old traditions or historic milestones: Retailers are creating their own new-age eCommerce celebrations and bringing in big bucks in the process. Chinese retailer JD.com, for example, had a record-breaking shopping event this month. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Grocery delivery for Prime members is taking its next great leap forward as Amazon and Whole Foods have announced that Prime Now Grocery is expanding to Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and San Antonio. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
With the introduction of kiosks, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are speeding up the traditional ordering process. But these devices can do more than allow customers to get their burgers faster: They can actually recognize customers and know what kind of burgers they want to order. Get...
With new Prime incentives, one tech analyst believes that Amazon could double the customer base of Whole Foods. RBC Capital Markets’ Lead Internet Analyst Mark Mahaney said that there could be 20 to 30 million people who live near a Whole Foods store but don’t...
There is fast fashion, and then there is what U.K.-based retailer Boohoo offers. While the reigning champions of fast fashion still need about a month to turn over their collections, Boohoo (and its associated brands Pretty Little Things and NastyGal) sees its ideas go from...
Months after Toys R Us announced that it would liquidate its U.S.-based assets, the toy retailer plans to shutter its brick-and-mortar locations by Friday (June 29). Some locations will close earlier, while the company’s eCommerce operations have been already closed for about three months, Fortune...
Casper, the online mattress company that inspired an army of imitators, is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint in Canada. Currently, the mattress-in-a-box firm is operating a single temporary local in Montréal that will be succeeded by a permanent physical store within the year. Get the Full...
Party City is getting into the toy business. The chain kicked off the week with the announcement that it will be opening about 50 Toy City pop-up stores this year as a bankrupt Toys R Us finishes shuttering its last stores this week. Get the...
To provide Prime members with additional perks at Whole Foods, Amazon is rolling out an expanded discount program starting on Wednesday (June 27). The benefits, which include 10 percent off sale items and “deep discounts on select popular products” will be available at the company’s...
