“What is the place you think of when you think: ‘I want to buy a soccer ball, I want a dress, I want ground beef’?” The question is posed by …
Amazon.com plans to open its first robotics fulfillment center in Louisiana. In the new 650,000 square-foot fulfillment center, Amazon employees will pick, pack, and ship smaller customer items such as books, toys, electronics …
The fast-fashion retailer Zara is unveiling its new cosmetics line, which will go under the generic name of Zara Beauty, worldwide. It will be featured in the brand’s stores as …
According to UN trade and development experts UNCTAD, the e-commerce sector saw a “dramatic” rise in its share of all retail sales, from 16 per cent to 19 per cent …
7-Eleven is aggressively expanding in the QSR space. The convenience store giant opened the latest version of its “evolution” store format in Manassas, Virginia. It is the first to feature …
In the fall of 2019, Walmart Inc. started testing a service to deliver groceries right into fridges while customers were out. Then the pandemic kept Americans at home, making Walmart’s …
In the business news cycle, headlines are often dominated by large corporations, macroeconomic news, or government action. While mom and pop might not always be in focus, collectively small businesses …
China has rolled out a digital currency trial in Xiong’an, an area southwest of Beijing in the Hebei province, according to state-backed media reports. McDonald’s and Subway are reportedly two American firms …
As consumers demand more sustainability from the brands they support, many retailers are investing in innovation and environmentally friendly products. Goodwill Industries International has been investing in sustainability for decades, …
The pandemic has accelerated the growth of online sales three to five times depending on the vertical and, even as in-store comes back, no one expects online to regress to …