[#STRATEGY] @amazon is planning to open dozens of #grocery stores in several major U.S. cities. The new stores will differ from @WholeFoods by stocking a different mix of products at lower price points, including groceries and health and beauty products. https://t.co/6wNqz9AHEY
[#STRATEGY] The athletics #retailer@footlocker started off 2019 with a $3 million investment in @Superheroic, a kids footwear #startup, and earlier this month announced a $100 million investment in sneaker company @goatapp.
https://t.co/3IrDcQG0XW
[#RETAIL] @Walmart's online sales jumped 43% in the quarter helped in particular by the expansion of Walmart’s online grocery #pickup program to more than 2,100 stores by year end.
https://t.co/EExFH9j2v4
[#RETAIL] The future of stores — the ones that will still exist — will be highly #experiential. They'll engage the #customer's senses, cater to #convenience and let customers shop on their own terms. Discover 6 key components shared by retail executives: https://t.co/4t9oBQdrtY
[#RETAILWAR] @Amazon has officially killed the @WholeFoods / @Instacart partnership... The company expects to be able to offer 75% of those workers employment at another nearby retailer that partners with Instacart for deliveries. #grocery#delivery
https://t.co/S26bX8bC2S
[#RETAIL] @Ikea moves in NY city center, @Nike brings retail to life and @Kroger & @Walgreens strenghten their partnership - https://t.co/F8iwTQetmL Share, like & subscribe :)
We’re expanding our exploratory pilot with @Walgreens to introduce Kroger Express & Home Chef meal kits. This exciting & innovative expansion marks one more step in our plan to redefine the customer experience & partner for customer value. Read more: https://t.co/6zFdTJlzJN
[#DELIVERY] @Instacart’s @WholeFoods home deliveries now cost less than with #AmazonPrime. Instacart’s recent fee structure changes give it an edge over Prime membership for grocery deliveries, dropping its Express membership fee from $149 to $99 p. year.
https://t.co/0Ia3ZVBq41
[#STRATEGY] @Ikea will open around 30 urban store concepts in the U.S. over the next 2 years, and refocus #ecommerce and #delivery efforts. They will have a more experiential concept, creating mock ups of rooms within the store to showcase products.
https://t.co/qYU7HMd0wD
[#HOUSEOFINNOVATION] @Nike's new #NYC#flagship store incorporates even more #app features: to have clothing delivered to fitting rooms, to make an appointment with in-house stylist, to scan to try on or learn more about a product, etc...
https://t.co/49DuKXaecn
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[#HOLIDAYSALES] @AlibabaGroup's #SinglesDay still setting sales records 10 years later: the #ecommerce behemoth said it had already surpassed last year's total sales figure of $168.2 billion yuan ($24.2 billion) shortly before 4 p.m.
https://t.co/pyOhmrnnjB
[#ECOMMERCE] @amazon offers free shipping on all orders for the holidays, to give "more convenient and faster #delivery options;" overshadowing strategies from top competitors like @Target (offering free 2-day shipping on all orders from Nov 1 to Dec 22).
https://t.co/9BpRmt4Hy6
[#POPUPSTORE] @facebook is about to open 9 stores inside of @Macys stores for the holiday shopping season, and will feature 100 #DNVB. Merchants'll keep all their sales revenue and Facebook pay for them a one-time fee that Macy’s charges for the space.
https://t.co/gVwjB5qzmo
@handm invests $13M in #AI-driven fashion #startup@Thread, an #ecommerce company specializing in personalized menswear styling. It has over 1M users, with 25% purchasing all their clothes from Thread, and an average age range from late 20s to early 40s.
https://t.co/4WkiOF9UaH