Tech Infused Retail Takes: October 19

What I'm reading on this loooooong Thursday:

  • Lord & Taylor (of Hudson's Bay Company) to launch web store on Walmart.com. Surprised by L&T's choice of Walmart but the bigger takeaway is Walmart's pivot to the Alibaba Tmall model. Link
  • 140,000 brands will take part in Alibaba's 11.11 Singles Day. Link
  • JD.com partners with Tencent and Walmart for Singles Day. Link
  • Stich Fix files for IPO. Link
  • Amazon and major Apartment landlords strike deals for in building lockers. Link
  • Amazon needs to get serious about Brazil. Link
  • Happy Diwali! India now fastest growing Amazon Prime market. Link