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APRIL 6, 2020

That said, if there were any firm that perhaps people suspected might be stepping into a moment to shine, Amazon would have looked like a strong candidate a month ago. It wouldn’t be fair to say Amazon blew it. Amazon has clearly been working overtime to respond to the unfolding situation. How could Amazon fail to deliver? “As

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Amazon is testing a new service dubbed Amazon Day that lets Prime customers choose the day the package is delivered during the check out process. TechCrunch, citing a statement Amazon made to CNET said: “we’re excited to be testing a new service aimed at making the delivery experience more convenient for customers.”.

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MAY 10, 2018

Sears Auto Centers announced Wednesday (May 9) a new deal with Amazon.com to provide full-service tire installation and balancing for customers who purchase any brand of tires on Amazon.com. Amazon customers choose their tires and Sears Auto location and the date and time of the installation. during the next few weeks.

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JUNE 13, 2018

A month after Sears Auto Center announced a deal with Amazon to provide full-service tire installation and balancing for customers, the company is bringing the offering to more of its locations. Amazon customers choose their tires, Sears Auto location, and the date and time of the installation.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Amazon is encouraging its eCommerce vendors to sell their goods internationally, as cross-border sales are becoming an increasingly important part of the retailer’s revenue. Tech Armor, a smartphone accessories company located near Los Angeles, told Reuters in an interview that business grew faster outside the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

And this year, much like every year for the last 20, the tributes from district Amazon are not kidding around. According to a report in Reuters , “discount provided by Amazon” applies to products like board games, gadgets and other gifty goods that Amazon is especially interested in competing on, particularly against low price-themed Walmart.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

In case you missed it, this week Amazon came up with a genius new delivery plan just in time for the holidays. Finally, Amazon says goodbye to one of Whole Foods’ small-format stores and hello to its own private-label athleisure clothing brand. Hub will accept packages from all carriers, even for orders not placed on Amazon.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Amazon had not one but two big grocery announcements this week. The first big news over the wires was official confirmation that the eCommerce giant will open an Amazon branded grocery store next year in California. Additional locations are reportedly being considered for Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

The deal was part of Walmart President and CEO of eCommerce Marc Lore’s plan to modernize the company’s portfolio while selling brands not found on rival Amazon. But Los Angeles-based Modcloth has yet to turn a profit and has gone through three CEOs since early 2018. and Austin. “At

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Digitally native brands, especially those that sell tactile products like footwear, are seeing an offline opportunity in opening flagship stores in major cities. Shoe brand Allbirds , in particular, has brought a large retail space in New York City. cities, such as Boston and Los Angeles, for additional brick-and-mortar locations.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

In this week’s tracker, Amazon slowly spreads into trickier territory: prescription pharmaceuticals, smart glasses, and shipping alcohol (which is a logistical nightmare). Finally, not every retailer can be Amazon, but they can all learn something from the eCommerce giant – here’s what. Prime Pharma?

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JANUARY 11, 2017

A source close to the mater told Fortune that Gildan will not take any of American Apparel’s stores but instead will own the company’s brand and take over its manufacturing operations. The purchase of American Apparel by Gildan will essentially be an end of an era for the Los Angeles-based company, which has been around since 1998.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

Not only have retail sales shifted online, but more consumers are buying more of what they want directly from the brand. What The Amazon Fresh Store Says About The Future Of Grocery Shopping. Here’s why it holds clues into how Amazon thinks the future of grocery shopping will look. Are SPACs the wave of the future?

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MARCH 13, 2018

In 2014, Amazon ’s Whole Foods became Instacart’s first national partner. But, following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon started offering its own two-hour delivery from stores in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach in February. In March , it rolled out the service to Atlanta and San Francisco.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Amazon’s Foray Into Video Shopping. It has long been speculated that Amazon was going to make a move in the video/TV shopping space (think QVC) — with rumors running rampant last year that the eCommerce giant was on the verge of purchasing Evine Live, a smallish cable home shopping network. Or at least they tried.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Reaction from the brands involved did not show any alarm over the move and UPS had no official confirmation of the selective delays. FedEx, which had announced shipping surcharges recently, is dealing with the capacity crisis by closing on its deal to acquire ShopRunner , which directly connects brands and merchants with online shoppers.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and California Central Coast customers can order from Smart & Final. By entering the space, DoorDash is positioning itself to compete with existing players including Instacart and Amazon’s Prime Pantry.

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JUNE 1, 2020

the Los Angeles-based alternative asset manager. We’re the Netflix of fitness based on our user experience and affordability, and an Amazon to content creators, in that we are a marketplace that provides trainers with a way to digitally scale their businesses,” Forster said.

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APRIL 19, 2018

Through the program, UPS is seeking to grow its business while creating brand loyalty for merchants. And the company is hoping retailers will choose its service over FedEx or even Amazon. Amazon is launching its own delivery service , which could create competition for UPS and FedEx. FedEx didn’t immediately respond to the WSJ.

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MAY 14, 2018

But Evine is a profitable firm, and one that suddenly found itself caught up in a lot of interest a few weeks ago when rumors surfaced that Amazon was eyeing it for acquisition. He also made a clear effort to give the brand an update and something of a makeover. HSN nabbed $771 million. You have to make it convenient [for them].”.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Is Amazon coming to a mall near you? Amazon announced plans recently to open about 100 pop-up stores in malls across the country in the coming year. The stores are so customers can “experience the full range of Amazon devices,” according to Amazon’s website. Is John Lennon a brand? Seriously, yes.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

After opening the first of these brick-and-mortar pop-up shops in New York in 2016 — followed by more in cities including Boston, Los Angeles and Miami — Shuken noted the shops often led to repeat customers. These [pop-up shops] give customers a sense of security that they will get what they paid for.”. Finding a Virtual Fit.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

Already it has operated a pop-up experience in the Los Angeles areas, CEO Gabriel Schlumberger told PYMNTS, with more such efforts planned for other locations. During the holidays, brands want to showcase all of their products but will have less physical space to do,” that report said. Amazon Moves.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Both Amazon and Walmart are busy prepping for what could be the biggest shopping week of the year, as Prime Day and various other events will reach consumers starting Tuesday (Oct. Of course, Amazon cares about Whole Foods. Of the eight brands analyzed, only three saw year-over-year declines in August 2020.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Maxx, is “growing steadily” in the words of the Los Angeles Times , and has brought in $36 billion in yearly sales. To stock its brick-and-mortar stores, TJX has an army of 20,000 vendors around the world to bring brands like Steve Madden, Ralph Lauren and Nike to its store shelves. Senior Brand Apparel Analyst John D.

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APRIL 15, 2020

That competition has also extended to high-end furniture market, which is starting to show some new activity with Crate & Barrell, CB2, West Elm and now a direct-to-consumer (D2C) Canadian brand called Article gaining momentum. Founded in 2011 as a high-end home décor brand, it turned a profit after just two years.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The pair-up will also see some private-label Kroger brands migrating onto Walgreens’ shelves. It’s clearly the same operating logic that drove Walgreens to recently announce its partnership with beauty brand and subscription box early innovator Birchbox. in early 2019.

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APRIL 18, 2016

Upstart clothing brand Revolve is partnering with Postmates to turn Coachella music festival into a live action shopping experience for its brand fans. With Amazon upping the stakes for service levels, we see the customer being trained as well, and this is our way of upping the service level.”. local time.

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MAY 19, 2020

Even eCommerce giant Amazon had to switch its priority to shipping essential household and medical items amid delivery delays. Juozas Kaziukenas, founder of the research firm Marketplace Pulse, told the Los Angeles Times that the entire U.S. supply chain has been “pushed to the limit,” and all goods are moving slower.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

While most players in the world of digital retail have felt the sting of the “Amazon Effect,” extreme discount retailers, or “dollar stores,” have remained mostly immune to the onslaught thus far. His East Los Angeles youth was spent finding creative ways to expend his allowance there. The Hollar Difference .

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The players are many — but in the last year and a half, Walmart, Amazon and Kroger have managed to pull ahead in the earliest rounds of the race in terms of the breadth and depth of their enhanced offerings for consumers. For food, they want to see the brands and the products and confirm they will be fresh and quality. Kroger Stumbles.

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AUGUST 16, 2017

The grocery war is cutthroat, with players such as Amazon and the German discount grocer Lidl, a newcomer to the U.S., Kenny previously served as senior director of private brands, deli and bakery at Walmart. cities: Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas. The company announced Monday, Aug. Sort of like Walmart. In Other News….

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AUGUST 3, 2018

The largest food brands in the world, along with heavyweight eCommerce operators, continue to expand their delivery options and seek deals with delivery providers in order to keep an edge in this area of retail. The deal also calls for Hema supermarkets in China to become the first retail brand to open “Starbucks Delivery Kitchens.”

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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JULY 18, 2018

There is no shortage of spaces that sell consumers furnishings – from department stores and big box stores to online hubs like Wayfair and Amazon , the list doesn’t lack for entrants. It was clear there was a big demand for a brand that could deliver a better sofa and customization experience.

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JUNE 7, 2017

number one grocery delivery brand. Until now, the Alabama startup had not made any move to topple the reigning grocery delivery champs out of major coastal cities like New York and Los Angeles, but now that can finally change. David is taking on Goliath as Shipt, an online grocery delivery startup based in Birmingham, Ala.,

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APRIL 14, 2017

We are the “Amazon” of Cannabis, the largest online marketplace in the world. PW: greenRush has multiple business lines that drive revenue, all of which transform relationships between brands, dispensaries and customers. Additional, burgeoning sources of revenue are technology and marketing solutions for cannabis brands.

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