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Spending a Trillion on ‘mom and pop’
In another astonishingly bold move by Alibaba they have recently announced that they are investing 1 Trillion Yuan ($158bn) in the street vendor channel
Subscribing to Uber? What's the taxi equivalent of Prime's free delivery
Lyft are rolling out the subscription package they have been trialling for a while. It's focused on bundles for heavy users, selling $15 off 30 rides (worth $450) for $200
Moats: Obsolete medieval fortification, or more relevant than ever?
Confirming his image as a 21st century Willy Wonka, Elon Musk has threatened to start a candy company
The massive prize in supporting driverless, like testing and compliance
This Forbes article is spot on: there is a gold rush to build driverless cars, but the easier money is in selling shovels
Analytics through the looking glass
One of the biggest problems with analytics is the different expectations about what it is. Analytics lives (and tends to get lost) at the intersection between IT, digital, reporting and commercial analysis
The democratisation of Wholefoods (as long as you're a Prime member!)
We should stop being surprised by the boldness of Amazon's actions - but their latest move to offer 10% discount on Whole Foods items (and free delivery) to Prime members is a pretty striking oneWe should stop being surprised by the boldness of Amazon's actions - but their latest move to offer 10% discount on Whole Foods items (and free delivery) to Prime members is a pretty striking one
Waterstones sale demonstrates that post-Amazon retail is maturing
Although this will be over-shadowed by Asda/Sainsburys this week, Waterstones being sold is a testament to how much the high street has changed over the last ten years
SKU Rat vs. Cat Man
News this month of UK grocery retailer Tesco's positive results show the benefits of (amongst other things) SKU rationalisation - aka SKU Rat - with some of their categories having had a 25% reduction in the number of SKU
Digital + GiG = Big changes for logistics and distribution
Great piece in the Economist on how global logistics are being transformed thanks to digital, and, for the last mile, the 'GiG economy'
Delivery to the trunk - a peculiarly American answer?
Amazon and Volvo announced today a partnership to let delivery companies drop off parcels to the trunk of your car. It's actually second time lucky for Amazon: they piloted with Audi in 2015