Retail Mashup by Phil Jeudy - Issue #4

Drugstore retailer Kruidvat plans to enhance its checkout experience in more than 1,200 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium by offering customers a self-service option. The retailer — a part of A.S. Watson Group, which operates 12 retail brands with more than 15,800 stores in 25 markets worldwide — has partnered with retail technology solutions […]

The Trump administration has intensified its scrutiny on Chinese companies as we head into the elections. For numerous American executives, their attention is focused on another important event in November instead - the Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza in China. As a media headline screamed, Alibaba is courting the same American brands that Amazon has on board.

American executives could be thinking otherwise, with them making the effort to attract Alibaba instead. In September, numerous U.S. small and medium-sized businesses participated in a virtual pitch event to secure an opportunity to have their products featured during Alibaba’s upcoming 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, the world’s biggest online shopping event.

Shopify says its Fulfillment Network, which stores, packs, and ships products for e-commerce merchants, increased fulfillment by 250 percent quarter-over-quarter in the second quarter; the service also saw an increase in merchant signups; the company earned ~$714M in revenue in the second quarter, nearly double that of the year-earlier period

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The denim giant is building a repeat-business ecosystem that consumers can appreciate.

Traditional grocers and retailers are not all that tech savvy, providing Instacart the perfect opportunity to expand its partnerships.