Amazon Has Considered Buying Some Toys ‘R’ Us Stores
Bloomberg–Mar. 19, 2018
Still, the company is under little pressure to hammer out a deal and deliberations may lead nowhere. In 2015, Amazon held discussions about acquiring some RadioShack locations around the time of the electronics retailer’s bankruptcy filing, people familiar with the matter said. Nothing came of the talks.
Amazon Is Squeezing Suppliers to Curb Losses in Price Wars
Bloomberg–20 hours ago
Amazon has been willing to absorb losses of millions of dollars a year on certain products to make sure it has the items in stock and to fight a price war with Walmart Inc. and other retailers. But those costs are becoming unsustainable as the company sells more household goods. Fulfillment expenses — the …
Walmart Remains in Buying Mode to Fight Amazon, Executive Says
Bloomberg–12 hours ago
Walmart will use its own website to appeal to bargain-hunters in middle-America who don’t want to have to pay membership fees for free shipping like Amazon Prime subscribers, Lore said. Lore addressed speculation that his days might be numbered at Walmart given its lackluster fourth quarter, saying he …
When Amazon’s Willing to Lose Money, Grocers Are in Trouble
Barron’s–15 hours ago
Oppenheimer’s Rupesh Parikh takes a look at the grocery sector today after visiting three Amazon physical grocery locations: a Whole Foods location with AmazonPrime Now; Amazon Fresh grocery pickup; and Amazon Go. Of all those, the Whole Foods with Prime Now–and its “free” delivery for Prime …
Airbus Weighs New A330 Cargo Model, Spurred by Amazon
Bloomberg–Mar. 19, 2018
The interest from Amazon and UPS could rekindle a competition between Airbus and Boeing Co. as the global air-cargo market rebounds from a decade-long slump. Production of the popular Boeing 767 freighter has been restricted as the U.S. manufacturer focuses on a military tanker variant that is more …
Supermarket Bankruptcies Are Beginning to Pile Up
Bloomberg–Mar. 19, 2018
Regional chains are filing for bankruptcy. European-born discounters are expanding, forcing competitors to keep their own prices low. And Kroger Co. and Walmart Inc., the two largest grocers in the U.S., are investing in technology and expanding delivery as they try to fend off an incursion by Amazon.com …
Why Crate and Barrel’s CEO Isn’t Worried About Amazon
Wall Street Journal–22 hours ago
Competition from online players such as Wayfair Inc. and big-box stores like Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. has put pressure on furniture chains. Amazon.com Inc. has been making a major push into the home-furnishings business, too. Comparable sales at Crate and Barrel have increased over the past two …
Amazon Sellers Seek More Clout With New ‘Merchants Guild’
Bloomberg–Mar. 19, 2018
Organizers began pitching fellow merchants on the Online Merchants Guild last week at the Prosper Show, an annual Las Vegas conference that drew 1,900 Amazonsellers. The group is only just getting started but has big ambitions, which include negotiating better terms with Amazon, pushing the …
How Dotcom Survivors Built a $950 Million Startup in India
Bloomberg–Mar. 19, 2018
After initial conversations with Amazon, Walmart and others, the founders zeroed in on Alibaba, which runs a large online grocery business in China and has built its own delivery operations. They’re … Even as Amazon and local rival Flipkart push into groceries, Bigbasket’s founders profess equanimity.
Soil and Satellites Are Telling a New Story About Ancient …
Atlas Obscura–19 hours ago
When Francisco de Orellana, a Spanish conquistador, paddled through the Amazonin 1541, he did not find El Dorado, the fabled kingdom of gold he had been looking for. But he did report to have found civilization: large villages and farms sprawled along the rivers, and even massive cities in the distance.
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