As the German poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing once said: ‘Good ideas are gifts of fortune.’ And sometimes also of misfortune: as the gastronomy ramps up again and prepares for a …
China’s two biggest e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com handled $136.51 billion of sales through their platforms during one of the country’s biggest shopping events. Known as 618 because it falls on June 18, the …
The shift from bricks and mortar to online can be encapsulated by one company this morning: Boohoo. Seemingly unaffected by the pandemic, the fast-fashion retailer — which now has more than …
The Kroger Co. reported a strong first quarter well ahead of Street expectations amid increased grocery spending resulting from the COVID crisis. The supermarket giant reported income of $1.21 billion, …
Kohl’s says its Amazon partnership is teaching the retailer a lot about its own stores, especially amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It has opened our eyes … that there are other roles a Kohl’s store …
U.S. supermarket chain Kroger Co (KR.N) stopped short of raising its annual forecasts on Thursday, saying a coronavirus-driven surge in demand for essential goods was fading as American households reconsider …
Carrefour and Google have launched a new voice-based e-commerce grocery shopping experience. The voice-enabled grocery shopping service works via Google Assistant, a digital assistant available on smartphones and other devices, …
Walmart has joined forces with commerce shopping platform Shopify to open its third-party Walmart Marketplace site up to new small and medium businesses. This new venture will help small and medium business owners reach …
Starbucks announced it will close up to 400 company-operated traditional cafes in North America over the next 18 months and open a “greater number” of new stores in different locations with innovative store formats. …
The world’s largest sporting goods retailer is keeping its U.S. stores in the game during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based in France, Decathlon operates three U.S. brick-and-mortar stores in the Bay …