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The End of Walmart’s McMillon Era

By Doug Stephens In 2015, I was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to deliver a presentation to Walmart’s U.S. and global executive groups. The invitation came shortly after the release of my first book, The Retail Revival—a book that positioned Walmart and its founder, Sam Walton, as the fortunate beneficiaries of the post-war surge in middle-class […]
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Can AI’s Sameness Problem Be Solved? This Founder Thinks So.

AI generated content tends to look, sound, and feel the same. OpenAI’s Sora videos blend into each other. ChatGPT writes with a characteristic style. Music generators like Suno generate what always feels like the same song, even across genres. This sameness problem for AI may be the single most significant issue holding the technology back […]
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The Future of Autonomous Retail: Smart Stores Reshape the Intersection of Food and Convenience

  The future of retail is here, and it doesn’t have a cashier according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Autonomous retail stores, like VenHub’s new Smart Store at Los Angeles Union Station, are redefining convenience, efficiency, and the customer experience. What began as a futuristic idea born in the […]
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Whole Foods Expands Surplus Food ‘Surprise Bag’ Categories

Whole Foods Market has added seven new categories to its “Surprise Bag” offerings of surplus food in the Too Good To Go app, selling at approximately one-third the retail price. They’re available at more than 530 Whole Foods Market stores across the country to the app’s 17 million+ users, who can now choose Surprise Bags […]
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Your Views:  AI Data, Loyalty, & A Cup More Than Half Empty

We had a story the other day about a new law being proposed in Congress – with, apparently, bipartisan support – that would require companies to report AI-related job losses. I commented: I don’t get a vote, but you can mark me down as an enthusiastic supporter of this legislation.  Not just because I believe […]
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We’re Asking the Wrong Question About the AI Bubble

By Doug Stephens There’s been intense speculation about whether we’re on the verge of the AI bubble bursting. And while that’s not the most important question, let’s address it by looking at what typically drives market bubbles. Whether it’s the stock market crash of 1929, the dot-com collapse of the early 2000s, or the subprime […]
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Amazon unBoxed 2025 Recap with Skai’s Jeff Cohen

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jeff Cohen, Chief Business Development Officer at Skai. Sri, PVSB and Jeff recap the major announcement at Amazon Unboxed 2025. CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.comLara Raj in Katseye: https://www.katseye.world/ DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for […]
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Prime Big Deal Days 2025 Fuels Beauty Discovery and Customer Acquisition

Download our latest report on Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days to see how beauty sales, brand performance, and shopper engagement evolved during this year’s event. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days remains one of the most influential sales moments in beauty, driving record engagement and sustained category growth. The 2025 event delivered strong overall performance, with […]
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Amazon should divest its retail business and focus on likes of AI, banking, aerospace and defence

Would Amazon be stronger without retail? If it surgically expands into the right industries, yes. That’s the view of Brittain Ladd, a supply chain consultant and former Amazon executive. In a LinkedIn post, Ladd notes that the company’s retail operations now account for less than 40% of its total business. Amazon Web Services (AWS), advertising, […]
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Wobbly Unicorns, Luxury Bifurcation, and Tecovas’ CEO David Lafitte on Growing Through ‘Radical Hospitality.’

Hosts Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc welcome David Lafitte, President and CEO of Tecovas, the fast-growing Austin-based brand bringing cowboy culture to modern consumers. Lafitte’s career journey—from corporate attorney to Chief Operating Officer at Deckers Brands (home of UGG and Hoka) and now to retail leadership at Tecovas—is a masterclass in reinvention and focus. Under […]
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Commerce Riff with Sri & PVSB – November 11, 2025

Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week, Sri recaps his visit to Amazon Accelerate. CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comSheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.comLara Raj in Katseye: https://www.katseye.world/ DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes […]
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Amazon takes Haul international through Bazaar app launch

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief To gain market share from rivals Temu and Shein, the e-commerce giant is expanding the reach of its new app, featuring ultra-low-priced products. Published Nov. 10, 2025 By Tatiana Walk-Morris Amazon Bazaar is part of the Amazon Haul experience, which debuted about a year ago. Courtesy of Amazon “}]] 
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The Innovation Conversation: Amazon’s ‘Next’ Big Growth Engine

Scott Galloway, the entrepreneur, podcast host and marketing professor, recently said that Amazon would be his “big tech stock pick” for 2026, predicting that its share price would outperform all the other major technology companies.  Tom Furphy and KC were intrigued – not because of how he predicts the stock will perform, but because of […]
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AI cheerleader Amazon has never understood what physical retail stores are about and never will

Bricks and mortar continues to dominate the retail world, but e-commerce will ultimately triumph, and AI will play a key role in its rise to the top, Amazon boss Andy Jassy told analysts on a earnings call last week. “I still think if you look at the worldwide market segment share of retail, still 80% […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Local news goes over the top: OTT app viewing is growing in US markets

The way Americans consume local news is undergoing a dramatic transformation, moving from the traditional broadcast screen to the personalized, on-demand world of over-the-top (OTT) streaming. Local news apps on platforms like Roku, Samsung, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV are not just an alternative; they are rapidly becoming a primary source of news and […]
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Amazon sues Perplexity over AI shopping agents

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The mass e-commerce company — which alleges Comet agents are covertly making purchases for users — is open to third party agentic commerce, but on its own terms. Published Nov. 6, 2025 Amazon delivery boxes. The company’s CEO expressed openness to working with external AI agents during a recent earnings call. Getty […]
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Study:  Amazon Has Raised Prices This Year More Than Walmart, Target

CNBC reports that so far this year, at least in part because of tariffs, Amazon has raised prices 12.8 percent, while Walmart has raised prices 5.3 percent and Target’s increases have been 5.5 percent. According to the story, “Price increases are common for retailers trying to blunt higher costs from tariffs. Companies including Walmart and […]
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Study:  Loyalty Comes From Convenience, Not Emotional Connection

The interactive ad agency Razorfish is out with a new study on the nature of loyalty, making the observation that while marketers tend to believe that loyalty comes from emotional devotion, which they presumably nurture through a variety of means, in fact loyalty is “driven by far more practical factors – convenience, product performance, and […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Your Views:  The Difference Between Artificial & Human Intelligence

We had a terrific piece this week by industry veteran Dick Spezzano assessing Amazon Fresh, and MNB reader Steven Ritchey responded: People like Dick Spezzano are invaluable as someone giving a “boots on the ground” perspective, as well as a seasoned, veteran of food retailing, cherish those people.  You can learn a lot from them, […]
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Whole Foods Market concept store features Fulfil powered automated micro-fulfillment centre

Whole Foods Market’s new concept store in Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA combines its natural and organic products with Amazon’s name brand groceries and household essentials, with the aim of allowing customers to complete their entire shopping list in one location. The store features a 10,000-square foot automated micro-fulfillment centre that houses over 12,000 unique items, […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Listen Now: Amazon Ads’ Former Evangelist on the Future of Retail Media 

Retail media has exploded into one of the fastest-growing opportunities in marketing, so much so that the term describing it has now expanded to the more encompassing “commerce media.” “Retail media was really the spark that got us going, and commerce media is the expansion of that to where we are today,” explains Jeff Cohen, […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Store-in-a-Store Debuts at Pennsylvania Whole Foods

Want some Coke with your chia seeds? That’s exactly what Amazon is hoping to deliver with its new store-within-a-store concept at the Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting, Penn., which gives shoppers access to national brands and household essentials alongside Whole Foods’ standard selection of organic and natural goods. To enable this expanded selection, Amazon […]
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Courteney Cox’s Homecourt secures $8M

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The 3-year-old home and personal fragrance company will use the capital to grow its team, build infrastructure and increase brand awareness. Published Nov. 4, 2025 By Howard Ruben Homecourt founder Courteney Cox. The brand has expanded its distribution to include Nordstrom, Blue Mercury, Revolve and Amazon. Courtesy of Homecourt “}]] 
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ThredUp Launches Peer-to-Peer Offering, Enabling Direct Selling on its Platform for the First Time

Resale platform ThredUp has launched its new peer-to-peer marketplace (first announced in May) in closed beta, allowing sellers to list their items directly on the ThredUp marketplace for the first time in the company’s 15-year history. With the launch, ThredUp plans to leverage its experience in resale and proprietary technology to address common pain points […]
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Walmart adding RFID tech to fresh categories

​Dive Brief The retailer worked with Avery Dennison on developing the solution in an effort to minimize food waste and improve inventory management. Published Oct. 23, 2025 Workers can better track inventory and determine when to rotate or mark down products with RFID technology, according to Walmart. Courtesy of Walmart
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‘A cultural shift’: Dollar Tree’s CEO on tech, AI adoption

At Dollar Tree’s investor day this month, the discount retailer gave a peek into how it’s catching up with the times — and AI is playing a key role. If one thing is certain, CEO Mike Creedon told investors, it’s that Dollar Tree must evolve. “And we are, from a single price point model to […]
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New Amazon smart delivery glasses help drivers navigate routes and complete deliveries

Amazon has unveiled new smart glasses designed to assist drivers in navigating their routes and completing deliveries. The AI powered technology provides hands free navigation, package scanning, and hazard detection directly in drivers’ field of view, eliminating the need to look down at their smartphones while making deliveries. The glasses feature computer vision technology that […]
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