Starbucks Workers United is helping organize a planned series of strikes at more than 150 Starbucks stores, both to protest alleged restrictions against putting up pride decorations at dozens of U.S. stores as well as to call for negotiations for an official contract with the union. The action, called Strike with Pride, is expected to…
JD.com reportedly plans to combine its 7Fresh supermarket chain with other online services, creating an independent company selling fresh food and groceries to millions of people throughout China, according to Bloomberg and other media outlets. China’s second-largest ecommerce company after Alibaba is planning an “Innovative Retail” operation that will include the 7Fresh supermarkets, the group…
In the realm of wholesale e-commerce, there’s a secret weapon that savvy store owners employ: form usage control. With online ordering systems becoming more widespread, restricting access to wholesale order forms has grown ever more important. Unfortunately, not everyone who visits your store can make a genuine lead. For this reason, it’s to your best…
By Karthik Chidambaram Technology can have a significant impact on your business. The problem is many distributors haven’t adequately integrated these tools. Integration challenges leave distributors with a patchwork of platforms across channels and overlapping workflows tied to each digital software used. Instead of these intelligent tech platforms talking directly, far too often, there is…
Epic Games has created Airphoria, a Fortnite island created in partnership with Nike using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), with support from Fortnite creator studio Beyond Creative. The virtual landmass is a visually immersive Air Max-themed universe within Fortnite. Nike’s vision of Airphoria is as a place for fans to engage with Air Max…
YouTube will launch a live commerce shopping channel in South Korea on June 30, 2023, according to reporting by the Yonhap news agency as well as other publications. The channel, which will debut with approximately 30 brands, will mark YouTube’s first official shopping channel anywhere in the world. The channel recently took steps to woo…
Amazon has reportedly closed an Amazon Go convenience store at the base of the Madison Centre office tower at the corner of 5th Avenue and Marion Street in Seattle, according to Geekwire. The news broke three months after the retailer announced that it would close eight other locations across the U.S. The Seattle store, which…
Discount retailer Forman Mills, which had been warning of a potential bankruptcy, has been purchased by Shoppers World, according to reporting in The Philadelphia Inquirer. A request for comment from Shoppers World had not been received as of press time. Forman Mills had recently posted a WARN notice that it would be laying off 245…
The growth of edge computing in retail is undeniable, as more devices are connected in stores and more applications depend on the data they create. The role of clouds and corporate data centers for crunching transactions and providing data insights is clear, and much time has been spent by retail IT teams determining an overall…
[Editor’s Note: This story was updated on June 22, 2023 at 3:00 pm to include Amazon’s response to Senator Sanders’ investigation.] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit against Amazon for what it deems deceptive practices around its Prime membership program on the same day that Amazon announced the dates for its annual Prime…
