Tech Infused Retail Monday Morning Reads #318 - No Free Shipping, Amazon > UPS and FedEx, Lyft Rental Services

Featured Tweet or Podcast

  • Amazon’s plan for Fashion discussed on Pivot. Link

Links

  • Non-store retailers grew >11% year over year in latest retail sales figures, department stores were down 7.2%. Link

  • Amazon estimated to deliver 50% of their packages already and will exceed UPS and FedEx in total packages by 2022. Link

  • Bonobos founder to leave Walmart, another sign that Walmart is pulling back on their digital strategy that is focused on brands. Link

  • Walmart makes another investment in India eCommerce. Link

  • There is no such thing as free shipping. Link

  • The money men who enabled WeWork. Link

  • The Age of Instagram Face. Link

  • Apple has really hurt advertisers with an inability to track. Link

  • The retail industry sees more new faces. Link

  • Splashy stores alongside casinos on the Vegas Strip. Link

  • Online shopping is growing but not adding jobs. Link

  • Lyft launches car rental service. Link

  • Booming US furniture industry struggling to find workers. Link

  • Stores turn to happy hour to attract customers. Link

  • Netflix and YouTube account for >50% of adults daily digital video viewing (Link):


Off Topic

  • Is Sunscreen the New Margarine. Link

  • Chaos at the top of the world. Link