The price war in the retail groceries market is now set to intensify. With Amazon.com successfully navigating the landmine of antitrust scrutiny for it’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc, the shares of rival groceries have started to tumble on… Read More ›
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Hedge funds take aim at Brexit-hit retailers
Political and economic uncertainties arising out of Brexit and May’s surprise snap elections are significantly contributing to falling sales for retailers in the UK. Britain’s inconclusive general elections along with its upcoming exit from the European Union has many hedge… Read More ›
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market, the e-commerce giant is positioning itself to battle Wal-Mart
The U.S. groceries market just got hotter. Last year, when Wal-Mart Stores Inc acquired its peer Jet.com for $3 billion it created the world’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, eclipsing arch rival Amazon. Last Friday, Amazon.com Inc countered the move with its… Read More ›
Amazon lent $1 billion to sellers on its U.S., UK and Japan marketplace
With this move the e-commerce giant is overhauling the supply chain in its marketplace so as to retain sellers and prevent them from going to rivals such as Ebay and Wal-Mart. On Wednesday, an executive from Amazon.com Inc disclosed that… Read More ›
Sirius XM negotiating PIPE deal with Pandora Media
If the deal goes through, it could potentially be a win-win situation for both companies, given their common target audience. As per sources familiar with the matter at hand, Sirius XM Holdings Inc, a U.S. satellite radio company is looking… Read More ›
German grocery chains launch price wars with Wal-Mart and Amazon in the U.S.
German grocery chains, such as Aldi and Lidl are set to expand their U.S. footprint despite Wal-Mart and Amazon’s dominance in the grocery sector. In a significant development, German grocery chain Aldi Inc is aiming to beat Wal-Mart, the world’s… Read More ›
Credit Suisse deploys AI to manage calls to its compliance call center
The bank is in a transitory stage as it pushes to revamp its operations and go digital. Brian Chin, the global markets chief executive of Credit Suisse AG has disclosed, that the Swiss bank has deployed twenty robots within the… Read More ›
Plug Power to power growth of Amazon.com
Plug Power, a fuel cell manufacturer, already powers the forklifts at Wal-Mart. Now it will be powering Amazon’s forklifts too. This is of strategic nature, since adopting fuel cell technology could help Amazon free up human resources and space. Plug… Read More ›
Wal-Mart set to launch its first investments arm – Store No. 8
In order to better compete with arch rival Amazon.com, Wal-Mart is hoping to profit from the benefits of its investment arm, which will focus on tech startups, so as to better compete in its e-commerce push. The world’s largest brick… Read More ›
Bezos scores double win with Washington Post deal
Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post at a time when the print media industry faces recurring revenue shortfalls. With this deal, Bezos has set a target for Washington Post’s 1 year old service, Arc Publishing, of $100 million. In a… Read More ›