How Does Target Survive in the Age of Amazon?
Disney and Target are partnering because they are facing the same aggressive, tech-savvy, and cash-rich competitor: Amazon. The hope is that Target and Disney can drive each other’s sales with synergy.
Is Amazon too Big?
Many people are asking is Amazon too big because of the sheer size and power of the Everything Store. The most dramatic and dangerous effect of Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) size…
The Amazon Scout Wheeled Robot hits the Streets
Amazon Scout; a six-wheeled robot is making deliveries in Snohomish County, Washington State, and Irvine, California, a press release and media reports claim. Interestingly, they design Scout; which is about the size of a baby carriage, to operate on the sidewalks.
Can Colgate-Palmolive Survive?
A major threat to Family Dollar, and Colgate Palmolive, is Amazon Prime which gives consumers free shipping on all their basic needs for $12 a month. Statista estimates there were 103 million US Amazon Prime subscribers in March 2019 up from 95 million in June 2018. Moreover, Statista estimates the average Prime Member spends $1,400 on Amazon each year. Thanks to Amazon Prime, Americans are more used to shopping online.
Will Artificial Intelligence and Robots Pay Off for Walmart?
Human managers often waste employees’ time with micromanagement, nick picking, needless training, and useless advice. Thus, eliminating managers could make stores more efficient and improve employee morale.
How to Invest for the Retail Apocalypse
Those who invest for the Retail Apocalypse will make a lot of money because the great die off of retailers is real and getting worse. As of 21 June…
Apple Pay Could be Worth $190 billion by 2022
Among other things, Morgan Stanley cites Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) plans to launch as a source of value. Thus, Morgan Stanley’s analysts believe Apple Pay is the clear leader among American digital wallets.
Wayfair the Biggest Online Retail Success you Never Heard of
Wayfair’s growth over the past few years has been explosive. For example, Statista estimates the number of active Wayfair customers grew from 10.99 million in 2017 to 15.16 million in 2018. Moreover, Statista calculates Wayfair had only 2.09 million customers in 2013, 3.22 million customers in 2014, 5.36 million customers in 2015, and 8.25 million customers in 2017. Thus, Wayfair’s customer base grew by 13.07 million shoppers in just five years. Sales volume is also exploding at Wayfair. Notably, Statista estimates the number of orders Wayfair ships grew from 3.31 million in 2013 to 28.08 million in 2018. Specially, Wayfair shipped 5.24 million orders in 2014, 9.17 million orders in 2015, 14.06 million orders in 2016, and 19.41 million orders in 2017.
Is Bed Bath & Beyond Dying?
We can sum Bed Bath & Beyond’s woes up in three words; Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Wayfair (NYSE: W), and Walmart (NYSE: WMT).
Can Machine Learning save McDonald’s?
Dynamic Yield’s platform could theoretically analyze a customer’s orders, and discover that individual usually buys a Big Mac around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Consequently, Dynamic Yield could send the person a text or an email with a coupon for a free drink with a Big Mac at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Accordingly, Dynamic Yield has built a “Triggering Engine.” A Triggering Engine is an app that automatically generates and sends emails and push notifications that will supposedly reach customers at critical moments.
Five Things You Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence
Instead, almost everything labeled AI these days is merely better data processing. For example, in robotic process automation digital algorithms perform a function such trading stocks repeatedly. They call it robotic because a digital robot does the work. However, a digital robot merely mimics a human action without thinking.
Ford Tests Folding and Walking Delivery Robot
Currently, Digit rides in the back of the van and unfolds itself after arriving at the house. Under the current plan, Digit will recharge itself in the back of the van, and get directions from the van’s sensors.