Walmart, refusing to slow down, announced the acquisition of Bare Necessities, adding an online intimates retailer to its list of ecommerce properties. This news comes hot on the heels of the retail giant’s October purchase of plus-sized fashion retailer Eloquii. Here is why Bare Necessities fits well into Walmart’s group of acquired ecommerce brands.
In the continuing saga of strange bedfellows teaming up to combat the threat of Amazon, a Kroger/Walgreens pilot in northern Kentucky outside Cincinnati allows shoppers to pick up Kroger orders at 13 select Walgreens and purchase Kroger products while there.
Toys R Us, the on-again, off-again toy retailer, is looking for another reboot, less than four months after closing its remaining stores, according to investors that acquired its assets out of bankruptcy court.
Walmart announced the acquisition of plus-sized fashion retailer Eloquii, joining a long list of hot brands and marketplaces that have been acquired by the world’s largest retailer, including Jet.com, Bonobos and Modcloth. Here are the details of the acquisition.
While Amazon can spend $21.7 billion on shipping to meet growing customer expectations, everyone else can’t and ecommerce entrepreneurs need to develop a well-thought-out strategy to address evolving demands. You need to consider these four factors before investing in the urban fulfillment center trend.
Jet.com will begin selling products from Nike in New York and offer customers more delivery options in a bid to compete with Amazon for urban, affluent consumers, according to media reports, with expansion to follow in other major markets.
Walmart expands its test on automated grocery kiosks in its Sherman, Texas location. These kiosks serve as vending machines for online grocery orders. Here is how the online order pickup process works for customers.
Walmart announced the acquisition of Cornershop for $225 million, an online marketplace for on-demand delivery from supermarkets, pharmacies and specialty food retailers in Mexico and Chile. Here is how this acquisition makes it possible for Walmart to leverage omnichannel in Mexico.
Walmart is taking a page from Uber with its new Spark Delivery program, which uses crowdsourced drivers managed by the Bringg delivery logistics platform to get same-day grocery orders to customers.
Outdoor apparel and accessories seller Moosejaw is the first of Walmart’s acquired brands to launch a new online store on Walmart.com. See what plans Moosejaw has in place for this new venture.