Tech Infused Retail Monday Morning Reads #310 - WhatsApp, Nike Kills Independent Retailers, Barney’s Rescued

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OpenDoor - Buying and selling real estate with a few clicks talks with Kara. Link

Links

  • What We Learned At Amazon’s Inaugural Advertising Conference. Link

  • Hudson’s Bay Going Private. Link

  • Facebook to launch News tab soon. Link

  • Facebook looking to sell search based ads to gain some share from Google and Amazon. Link

  • Facebook’s WhatsApp is driving growth in messaging with India their largest market. Link

  • Walmart ups the competition with Amazon by subsidizing fees. Link

  • Verizon continues to sell off Yahoo assets, HuffPost is the latest. Link

  • Google to see a slight decline in total search ad revenue from 73% to 70% over next few years. Link

  • Click and Collect aka Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store drives higher overall revenue for retailers. Link

  • Costco poised to takeover Walmart as 2nd largest retailer in Canada. Link

  • Delta provides subscription service for priority boarding. Link

  • Nike ends relationship with independent retailers as they focus on direct to consumer. Link

  • Inside Disney+. Link

  • Barney’s is rescued (to a smaller degree). Link

  • Instagram Story performance improves in completions as reach decreases (Link):


Off Topic

  • How a massive Facebook scam siphoned millions of dollars. Link

  • The strange revival of vinyl records (Link):