E-Commerce

Forget Whole Foods. Here’s why Amazon’s competitors should worry

Sure, Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods is a big deal, but the bigger concern is the astonishing pace of supply chain infrastructure expansion.

Walmart and Nielsen create new version of truth

Walmart named Nielsen its preferred provider of point of sales data as part of an expanded relationship that also involves the Jet.com online unit.

Amazon eyes big private label expansion

Amazon is planning to expand its private label assortment in 2018 to include diapers, medications, pet accessories and other goods.

Shoppers exhibiting Amazon Prime fatigue

The main source of growth behind the retail success of Amazon Prime may be sputtering, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP).

Amazon Prime delivery launches at Whole Foods

The integration of Amazon and Whole Foods Market has taken a major step forward with huge implications for food retailers.

Amazon makes another disruptive move

Amazon is making it more clear than ever that it intends to disrupt the drug store sector.

Why Walmart is sidestepping Instacart

Walmart is partnering with DoorDash and Postmates on grocery delivery for one very big reason.

Blue Apron goes all-out on brick and mortar

A week after announcing it would sell its meal kits at Costco, online retailer Blue Apron is rolling out a brick and mortar strategy.

Walmart makes another key acquisition

Walmart is making another play for online shoppers with the acquisition of Bare Necessities, a leading e-comm retailer for intimates.

Brick-and-mortar key to omnichannel success

More retailers plan to open new physical locations this year as companies focus on using brick-and-mortar stores to expedite order fulfillment.

Shopping at Whole Foods is now much cheaper

Amazon may have just come up with a way to lure online shoppers back to physical stores: discounts.

How Whole Foods plans to win Christmas

Amazon is preparing to publish a holiday toy guide to leverage the opportunity left by the demise of Toys R Us. The catalog will be mailed to millions of U.S.

Why Prime Day is a retail tipping point

As Prime Day 2018 gets underway, Amazon is poised to reach a new milestone in conversational commerce.

Kroger and Walgreens join forces on omnichannel initiative

A new pilot program involving two of the nation’s largest retailers highlights unconventional actions companies are willing to take to remain relevant in a disrupted retail landscape.