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Snackpass gobbles up $70M at a $400M+ valuation as its social food ordering platform crosses 500K users

While every food delivery company is trying to get an edge on its rivals with discount codes, faster service, and a turn into the realm of spooky with ghost kitchens and dark stores, a startup built on a lighter, social concept — letting people see what their friends are chomping on, making it possible to […]
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Amazon and Asmodee File Joint Lawsuit Against Counterfeiters

SEATTLE –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 24, 2021– Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Asmodee Group SAS ( Asmodee ) jointly filed a lawsuit against two defendants for counterfeiting the popular and award-winning card game sets, Dixit: Daydreams Expansion and Dixit: Revelations Expansion.
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AWS Announces AWS BugBust—the World’s First Global Competition to Find and Fix 1 Million Software Bugs

Customers can now eliminate software errors and save millions of dollars using Amazon CodeGuru Let the bug busting begin! SEATTLE –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 24, 2021– Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the AWS BugBust Challenge, the world’s
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What Retailers can Learn from Theme Parks in the Wake of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of ecommerce, with the U.S. Census Bureau reporting a 36.7% increase in online sales in Q3 2020 compared to the same time in 2019. This shift has naturally led to conversations among retailers, real estate developers and property landlords about where brick-and-mortar retail fits this “next normal” of […]
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Google delays Chrome’s cookie-blocking privacy plan by nearly 2 years

It takes time to fix privacy problems without hurting ad-dependent websites, the search giant says.
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Amazon Announces Major Renewable Energy Agreement in Canada

375 MW solar farm in Vulcan County is Amazon’s second renewable energy project in Alberta, bringing the company’s investment in Canada to more than 450 MW, which will allow it to supply its local operations with more than 1 million MWh of renewable energy Amazon is already the largest corporate
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Hotspots: June 2021’s Top Trends Observations

Hotspots brings you the Mintel Trends team’s top observations on product and service launches from around the world. From an art initiative that repurposes take-out boxes to raise social awareness of delivery drivers to an outdoor recreational brand creating content to shift perceptions of the outdoors, check out the most innovative global initiatives happening this […]
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Walmart’s former e-commerce chief Marc Lore says brands like Warby Parker can’t be replicated by big-box retailers

Walmart’s former e-commerce chief Marc Lore sees a hot market for direct-to-consumer retailers such as eyeglass brand Warby Parker and sustainable shoemaker Allbirds. He said the brands offer something special that mass merchants can’t replicate. His comments follow talk of potential IPOs from Warby Parker and Allbirds.  Marc Lore, CEO, Walmart eCommerceScott Mlyn | CNBC […]
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How to Combat the Changing Face of Shopping Fraud

It’s no secret that data crime has developed on an industrial scale. Measured in terms of damage done, it comes third in the world ranking of economic crimes, behind corruption and drug trafficking. In 2020, data security specialist Varonis calculated that close to 10 billion data records had been lost or stolen since 2013 — […]
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AWS and Salesforce Announce Expansive Partnership to Unify Developer Experiences and Launch New Intelligent Applications

The world’s leading cloud provider and the #1 CRM platform are making it easier for developers using both technologies to build and launch customer applications, natively leverage AWS services in Salesforce, and securely connect data and workflows across both Salesforce and AWS Customers can
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Prime Day Delivered the Two Biggest Days Ever for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses in Amazon’s Stores Worldwide, Growing Even More than Amazon Retail, and Members Saved More than Any Previous Prime Day

  In the two-week lead-up to Prime Day, customers spent $1.9 billion on small business products during the Spend $10 , Get $10 promotion period, more than a 100% year-over-year increase compared to the Prime Day October 2020 promotion More than 250 million items were purchased by Prime members
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Amazon Prime Day Surpasses $5.6B in 24 Hours, Biggest Online Spending Day in 2021

Data from Adobe shows sales during the first 24 hours of Amazon Prime Day 2021 surpassed $5.6 billion, representing 8.7 percent growth year-over-year, reports CNBC. Monday, the first day of the online event, marked the biggest day for online spending to date in 2021, according to an index tracked by Adobe Analytics, which looks at more than […]
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Grocery plays its part in Amazon Prime Day

Category ranked sixth in purchase share through day one of online sales event. At a time when discretionary purchases are top of mind for shoppers, almost one in five have bought groceries from Amazon so far on Prime Day 2021, according to consumer data specialist Numerator. Prime Day, Amazon’s annual online sales event, runs June […]
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Amazon Becomes Largest Corporate Buyer of Renewable Energy in the U.S.

Amazon is already the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe and globally, with 232 projects around the world, enough to power 2.5 million U.S. homes Amazon reaches 10 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and advances its commitment to decarbonizing its business operations and
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Pickup & Home Delivery: Marketing Opportunities in the Bag

The coronavirus pandemic has had a substantial effect on retail. But it’s also provided retailers with unconventional marketing opportunities. Consider that delivery and pickup options have grown as consumers have sought safer and more convenient methods of collecting their purchases. The post Pickup & Home Delivery: Marketing Opportunities in the Bag appeared first on Medallion […]
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How Resale, Sustainability and its 3,300 Stores Support Goodwill’s Key Mission — Jobs

In 1902, Reverend Edgar Helms began collecting used goods that were being discarded in wealthy Boston neighborhoods and redistributing them to people in need. Helms quickly realized that by employing those same people to repair and resell the products, he could give them something much more valuable than a handout — he could give them […]
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Online restaurant ordering nearly triples in 2020

According to a recent report from Paytronix, customers who place online orders at restaurants spend 10% more when asking for delivery versus pickup. Called “Order & Delivery Report: 2021,” the report looks at 2020 and how the COVID 19 pandemic influenced online ordering. The report found that 65% of customers who ordered online in 2020 […]
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Home Improvement Store Structure; Bezos’ Last Letter at Amazon; Millennials Most Likely to Shop Online

  Our work suggests Lowe’s is working to rearrange its organizational structure to more closely match other big box retailers like Walmart, Target, and Home Depot. Contrary to in the past, online and brick & mortar merchants seem to be aligned on goals versus in competition against each other. These types of changes at the […]
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As Ecommerce Booms, Brands Must Boost App Stability

As a result of the COVID pandemic, the digital experience has become more important for almost every industry over the last year. Lockdowns and social distancing have driven more and more customers to interact with brands via their apps, dramatically accelerating digital transformation. However, 2020 was an inflection point for one sector in particular: ecommerce. […]
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HBC Splits Saks OFF 5TH Into Online and In-Store Businesses — a Path Other Brands May Follow

HBC will spin off the ecommerce operations of Saks OFF 5TH into its own independent entity through a partnership with Insight Partners. This is the second such separation made by HBC in recent months. The department store retailer took a similar route by dividing Saks Fifth Avenue into distinct ecommerce and brick-and-mortar companies — a […]
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[PODCAST] What marketers need to know about Prime Day 2021

As consumers globally slowly emerge from the pandemic, will they be eager to spend on discounted electronics, appliances, and streaming subscriptions or has the luster of Amazon Prime Day’s 48-hour sale (June 21-22) faded due to a damaged company image and increased competition? Mintel retail, consumer, and competitive marketing experts discuss the significance of Prime […]
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Daily QuickWit (6.24) – Yesterday’s Top Stories

Mintel released their June 2021 trend observations A good read of what is going on right now and what is relevant to retailers and brands everywhere Walmart’s former e-commerce chief Marc Lore says brands like Warby Parker can’t be replicated by big-box retailers More and more DTC brands keep showing up, it will be fascinating […]
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Forrester’s US Retail Recovery Heat Map, June 2021 — Expected Income Loss Still High In Some Metros

Retail recovery is proceeding at different rates in various parts of the US. In May 2021, we adjusted our retail recovery heat map model to include the following factors: Economic sentiment — based on household expected loss of income in the next four weeks Change in cases — 14-day percentage change in cases Saturation of […]
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