A group of workers at an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Minnesota is planning to walk off the job for six hours on July 15 during the 48-hour Prime Day event. How do you think Amazon will react if it is faced with an organized workforce in the U.S.?
Marketers are increasingly leveraging location data in four emerging channels: connected speakers, digital out-of-home, advanced TV and automotive, according to a new survey. Are consumers getting more or less comfortable with the use of location data?
With its new Chicago location, fast-fashion retailer Primark is opening its first U.S. store outside of the East Coast. Does Primark’s relatively slow expansion make your more optimistic or cautious about its future prospects in the U.S.?
Despite wide external praise for accelerating online growth, Walmart is frustrated internally by the steep losses it has incurred by online operations and its struggles trying to catch up to Amazon.com. Should Walmart scale back its ambitions for its e-commerce business?
This fall, Target will open three additional smaller format stores to bring its total count across college campuses to 23. Have college campuses emerged into a more viable growth opportunity for larger chains?
For retailers, the barriers to blockchain adoption might involve wrestling with privacy issues or ease of use, but the initial roadblock may be performance. Can blockchain be scaled enough to handle retail volumes, whether for payments, marketing or IoT?
Customers are finding that retail technology is making the shopping experience better on mobile, in stores and online, according to a new study by the National Retail Federation. What is driving the changes in consumer sentiment about retail technology?
Underscoring how the U.S. has become more divided in its sentiments, a survey shows brands associated with both ring-wing and left-wing causes landing on the top-50 list for the first time. Do you think consumers increasingly view brands in political terms?
Many producers selling animal-based products object to conflating the real thing with plant-based products. Should makers of plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products be able to use terminology such as burgers or milk in their marketing or is it confusing to consumers?
Costco has tapped into members’ desires to hunt for fashion treasure to grow its clothing sales to $7 billion annually. What retailers/channels do you think are at greatest risk for apparel and footwear market share losses to Costco?
