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Retail Crime Epidemic Sparks Store Closures Including Target, REI and Walmart
Retail Crime Epidemic Sparks Store Closures Including Target, REI and Walmart
May 18, 2023  |  Retail

Target has reported a disturbing surge in retail crime, which is anticipated to cause an estimated $500 million more in losses and stolen merchandise this...

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Amazon Pays Customers For Pickup to Cut Delivery Costs
Amazon Pays Customers For Pickup to Cut Delivery Costs
May 09, 2023  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon is offering customers a deal to lower delivery costs: Pick up your items, get $10. As Reuters reported Monday (May 8), the eCommerce giant...

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Amazon Fresh Goes Stale as New Grocery Options Considered
Amazon Fresh Goes Stale as New Grocery Options Considered
April 28, 2023  |  Amazon

As Amazon continues its brick-and-mortar grocery efforts, it seems likelier that Amazon Fresh is history. On a call with analysts discussing the eCommerce giant’s first-quarter financial results Thursday (April...

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Will Amazon’s New Returns Policy Stoke Fires of Consumers’ Ire?
Will Amazon’s New Returns Policy Stoke Fires of Consumers’ Ire?
April 18, 2023  |  eCommerce

One way to keep customers within an eCommerce ecosystem is to charge them if they stray. That’s one way to do it.  But it begs the...

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Amazon Expands Palm Scan Payments in Bid for Grocery Shopper Loyalty
Amazon Expands Palm Scan Payments in Bid for Grocery Shopper Loyalty
April 12, 2023  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon is adding pay-by-palm and smart carts to more grocery stores to drive brick-and-mortar adoption. The eCommerce giant shared in an emailed announcement that it...

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Whole Foods Looks to Sate Consumer Hunger for Prepared Meals
Whole Foods Looks to Sate Consumer Hunger for Prepared Meals
April 09, 2023  |  Retail

Whole Foods is reportedly considering opening commercial kitchens amid rising consumer demand for prepared foods. The Amazon-owned grocer would launch these kitchens to make meals...

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Amazon CEO Pledges to ‘Double Down’ on Groceries
Amazon CEO Pledges to ‘Double Down’ on Groceries
February 14, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon’s chief executive says the company is committed to reviving its struggling physical grocery business. “We’re just still in the early stages,” Andy Jassy told...

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Amazon Takes a Bite Out of Traditional Grocery Sales
Amazon Takes a Bite Out of Traditional Grocery Sales
February 03, 2023  |  Retail

Grocers may want to watch their backs because Amazon is gunning to grow its share. On a call with analysts Thursday (Feb. 2) discussing the eCommerce giant’s...

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Grocers See Even High-Income Consumers Reining in Spending
Grocers See Even High-Income Consumers Reining in Spending
January 31, 2023  |  Retail

With consumers continuing to reel at food inflation, even upscale grocers are forced to adjust. Whole Foods Market, for instance, Amazon’s premium grocery retailer, recently...

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