A lot of people have begun to sing Walmart’s praises. I’m not one of them. In fact, Walmart is a company I have an increasing amount of disdain for. In fact, I would liken Walmart to a gigantic lawn dart […]
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“Distribution channels,” as they were once called before the Internet, are being wiped out by a stealth democratization process arguably begun by Amazon. Walmart has entered the field punctuated by its launch of Jetblack, a high-end concierge service. Jetblack charges
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In an unfortunate lapse of judgement, Mike Coupe was caught on a hot mic crooning the ditty made famous by the musical 42nd Street,” We’re in the money, the sky is sunny, let’s lend it, spend it, send it rolling
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Wait a second! Just last week I wrote on the race for global dominance between Amazon and Alibaba. And shame on me for not even mentioning Walmart, especially since I’ve been on a rant about how Walmart is rapidly becoming
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Dear Doug: While unknown sources say that Walmart is not interested in making a bid for Whole Foods, I’m sending this note anyway, hoping you have not made that decision yet. Steal the Whole Foods deal away from Amazon! Reach
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Amazon Should Buy Its Way Into Brick and Mortar Just as Walmart appears to have its own “get big fast” online strategy by acquiring the assets, and more importantly the skills of pure e-commerce players, why doesn’t Amazon get even
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Hey, if orange is the new black, then anything is possible. Given the impact of Amazon.com and online on traditional retailers, maybe bankruptcy is the new black. Will it help or hurt Amazon to drop reference pricing from their website?
Amazon is the New Walmart…Or Is It? Read More »
Walmart recently announced their intention to focus on millennials in the apparel category at the Raymond James 37th institutional investors’ conference. With 4500 stores across the U.S. (accessible within 10 minutes of 90 percent of the population) and a growing
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In April 2014 I wrote, Walmart Can Crush Amazon. I focused on all of the competitive advantages Walmart has over Amazon. and if leveraged, implementing the right strategies, over time, (and given the time), they could beat Amazon at its
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“What I wouldn\’t give for twenty more years! Here we are, protected, free to make our profits without Kefauver, the goddamn Justice Department and the F.B.I. ninety miles away, in partnership with a friendly government. Ninety miles! It\’s nothing!” —
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