Instacart has expanded its alcohol delivery to now be available in 14 states and Washington D.C. from nearly 100 different retailers. With the roll-out, Instacart alcohol delivery is currently available to 40 million homes in the U.S. and the number of alcohol deliveries on the platform has more than doubled since the same time last […]
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Amazon will close all of its U.S. pop-up stores
Since 2015, Amazon has increased their physical presence by opening pop-up stores across the globe. Now, all 87 locations are set to close by April 2019. These pop-ups were located inside Whole Foods, Kohl’s and large malls. Read more…
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View More Amazon will close all of its U.S. pop-up storesElizabeth Warren wants to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook
The influential Massachusetts Senator and Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has been a longtime critic of the consolidation of economic power by Amazon, Google, and Facebook. Now she’s making their break-up a key component of her Presidential platform. Warren has just released her plan for breaking up big tech, in what seems like a watershed moment […]
View More Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Google, Amazon and FacebookWSJ: Amazon to open new U.S. grocery chain separate from Whole Foods
A report from The Wall St. Journal today claims Amazon is preparing to open a new chain of grocery stores across the U.S. that won’t be associated with Whole Foods. The retailer is expected to open the first of these stores in L.A., possibly by the end of 2019, and has signed leases for at […]
View More WSJ: Amazon to open new U.S. grocery chain separate from Whole FoodsWSJ: Amazon to open new U.S. grocery chain separate from Whole Foods
A report from The Wall St. Journal today claims Amazon is preparing to open a new chain of grocery stores across the U.S. that won’t be associated with Whole Foods. The retailer is expected to open the first of these stores in L.A., possibly by the end of 2019, and has signed leases for at […]
View More WSJ: Amazon to open new U.S. grocery chain separate from Whole FoodsTaali takes its popped water lily snacks from Y Combinator to the world
Aditya and Aarti Kochhar Kaji didn’t set out to start the snack food business Taali Foods when they were studying for their business degrees at Harvard. The couple both hail from Mumbai and met at the University of Pennsylvania . They were married before starting at Harvard’s Business School and initially were interested in other areas […]
View More Taali takes its popped water lily snacks from Y Combinator to the worldReport: Amazon is planning a Whole Foods expansion to benefit Prime Now
Amazon is planning a Whole Foods expansion in the U.S., according to a report by The Wall Street Journal published this weekend. The goal is to put more customers within the range of Amazon’s two-hour Prime Now delivery service, including those in suburban areas outside cities, as well as those in regions where the grocer […]
View More Report: Amazon is planning a Whole Foods expansion to benefit Prime NowInstacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting ways
You won’t be able to order Whole Foods groceries on Instacart soon.
View More Instacart and Amazon-owned Whole Foods are parting waysAlibaba and Amazon move over, we visited JD.com connected grocery store in China
The arms race to build the future of grocery stores is heating up in China. To no one’s surprise, the main contestants are the country’s ecommerce titans Alibaba and JD.com, which are turning offline for growth. Online retail has flourished in China, but it still accounts for less than 20 percent of the nation’s overall consumption, according […]
View More Alibaba and Amazon move over, we visited JD.com connected grocery store in ChinaBlue Apron gets a much-needed boost with Jet.com partnership
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That explains a coming-together between two startups today after Jet.com announced it will give beleaguered Blue Apron a leg-up by introducing its meal kits for customers in New York. The deal will an initially rotating selection of four meal kits from Blue Apron made available as part of Jet’s […]
View More Blue Apron gets a much-needed boost with Jet.com partnershipAmazon makes offline retail push in India
Amazon unleashed a flurry of new products this week at a U.S. press event, but halfway across the world, it is getting deeper into physical retail in the Indian market. The U.S. e-commerce giant is buying up 49 percent of More in a deal that sees Amazon partner and PE firm Samara Capital pick up the […]
View More Amazon makes offline retail push in IndiaAmazon expands Whole Foods delivery to 10 more cities
Amazon announced today that it’s expanding Whole Foods Prime Delivery to 10 additional U.S. cities. The full list, which includes 38 cities all told, now includes Charlotte, Las Vegas, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Raleigh, Seattle and Tucson. In addition to that, the retail giant has also expand coverage in three existing major […]
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