Amazon has captured half of U.S. e-commerce revenue, according to eMarketer. Not coincidentally, Jeff Bezos became the richest living human the same week. So what’s left to do with online sales? Almost everything. Jeff Bezos knows this, which is why he pushes Amazon into so many new markets. There is, however, a limit to virtual trust. Bhaskar […]
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DoorDash partners with Walmart
Another big move in the rapidly consolidating market for home grocery delivery. Walmart will start home delivery in the Atlanta area through a new partnership with DoorDash. As noted in previous coverage of food and grocery delivery, the Walmart/DoorDash relationship involves a complicated process that includes Walmart staff assembling the order, coordinating with DoorDash drivers […]
We live in astonishing times. Amazon Go offers customers the ability to walk into a store, select products, and leave without interacting with a cashier. Now, four coders at the University of Waterloo recreated the Amazon Go experience using off the shelf (Raspberry Pi) hardware and publicly accessible APIs in just 36 hours. It took […]