Walmart is adding hundreds of robots to its stores to help wash floors and perform low-level jobs that will free up workers to do other important work. Walmart will add robots to at least 300 of its stores this year, The Wall Street Journal reported. In another 900 of its stores, Walmart will put 16-foot-high towers permitting […]
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Previously, I’ve outlined some findings from Amazon benchmark reports in this column, but applying those findings across other retailers required some degree of guesswork. Which metrics or trends are transferrable in light of different site experiences, consumer bases, etc.? With the latest report from Salsify (my employer) including data directly comparing the product content landscape
Yesterday Walmart announced a simplified way for customers to order groceries using voice commands on any device that features the Google Assistant. That includes Google Home, Android devices and iPhones. The company said the capability will come to other platforms soon (read: Alexa). Update of an existing partnership. Though being treated as an entirely new announcement,
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Pinterest has hired former Walmart CTO Jeremy King as it continues to ramp up its eCommerce push ahead of an IPO. Source link
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Walmart says its ready to start monetizing its shopper data and become a go-to ad network for retail manufacturers — both online and in-store. With Amazon’s rapid ad growth looming large, Walmart is bringing its ad sales in-house, bridging the divide between store and digital ad teams as part of a broader effort to build
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Walmart is the Roman Empire of retail, says Burt Flickinger, Managing Director of SRG. Walmart announced an impressive earnings and revenue beat that told the story investors want to hear. Walmart is winning the retail wars, especially against arch rival Amazon. “Like Hannibal and the Carthaginians, Amazon is starting to go the wrong way.” says
Indian merchants have long opposed foreign ownership of ecommerce entities. New Indian regulations effective Feb. 1 aim to curb the influence of foreign companies in setting domestic prices. Source: Agent France Presse. The Indian government will soon implement regulations that will severely hamper the Amazon and Flipkart marketplaces from doing business in India. Four years
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Over the holiday shopping period a surprisingly small number of retailers dominated store visits. According to Reveal Mobile, roughly one out of three U.S. shoppers visited Walmart or Target between November 12 and December 31, 2018. Walmart saw almost 25 percent of all store visits. According to the company’s mobile-location data, nearly 90 percent (86 percent)
“I remember at his graduation, he told my parents he was starting an online apparel company,” Royer recalls. “My mom is an immigrant from India. They worked very hard to get here and fashion is something that wasn’t in their wheelhouse. They were like ‘Woah, what is your brother doing?”http://www.inc.com/” Royer took a step back, sinking into
