Amazon.com
April 11, 2019 at 2:08 pm
Amazon.com's CEO Jeff Bezos called on other retailers to match Amazon’s benefits and $15 minimum wage in his annual letter to shareholders filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. "Today I challenge our top retail competitors (you know who you are!) to match our employee benefits and our $15 minimum wage," Bezos wrote.…
April 3, 2019 at 10:44 am
It’s impossible to discuss retail or e-commerce these days without mentioning Amazon.com. Much has been written about Amazon being the demise of small retailers and startups, and many articles offer ideas on how to compete or work around the 800-pound gorilla. But sometimes the old adage “if you’ can’t beat them, join them” holds true.…
March 13, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Amazon.com, it’s the force keeping brand manufacturers up at night. The online retail giant now accounts for over 49 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales — a number that shows no signs of plateauing. Amazon’s e-commerce sales in the United States alone are expected to reach $258 billion this year, up nearly 30 percent from…
March 7, 2019 at 2:55 pm
Amazon.com is shutting down all 87 of its U.S. pop-up stores in April, ending the retailer’s years-long experiment with these small shops as it tinkers with an evolving brick-and-mortar strategy, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Amazon has pop-ups inside Whole Foods locations, Kohl's stores and malls around the U.S. The shops let customers try…
February 22, 2019 at 11:44 am
Joe Keenan offers reaction to Amazon.com’s decision to cancel its plan for a second headquarters location in New York City.
February 20, 2019 at 9:04 am
Americans might not agree on much, but we all appear to love Amazon.com. In less than 25 years, the retailer has captured almost half of all e-commerce sales and completely changed the way consumers shop. More than just simple convenience, Amazon has mastered personalization at scale through innovations in machine learning and its commitment to customer service.…
February 14, 2019 at 2:51 pm
Amazon.com on Thursday canceled its plans to build an expansive corporate campus in New York City after facing an unexpectedly fierce backlash from some lawmakers and union leaders, who contended that a tech giant didn't deserve nearly $3 billion in government incentives. The retail giant, as part of its extensive search for a new headquarters, had…
January 30, 2019 at 9:21 am
Here are four key strategies sellers can use to stay competitive and profitable as Amazon’s private-label strategy continues to evolve.
January 11, 2019 at 9:14 am
In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail’s Joe Keenan discusses Amazon’s plan to expand the reach of its Whole Foods stores.
January 10, 2019 at 11:33 am
Amazon.com has raised consumer expectations of retailers on levels of service, speed and ease of use. Amazon has built an amazing search and recommendation engine by capturing years of transactional and search data on its platform. Once a consumer has found their product, the transaction is designed to be frictionless, incredibly fast and convenient with…
