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August 14, 2015 at 9:03 pm
If Amazon.com is so automated, how come it continues to hire big numbers of people every time it opens a new fulfillment center? Just what is Amazon’s separation of labor between man and machine? To find out, we went inside Amazon’s Coppell, Texas facility with Amazon Spokeswoman Ashley Robinson on Wednesday.
August 13, 2015 at 2:08 pm
In a grand restaurant in central London, customers tuck into classic British delicacies such as afternoon tea topped off with a glass of champagne. Since opening this spring, Thomas’s on Regent Street has become something of a destination. But the space isn’t one of London’s new dining hotspots; this is Burberry’s all-day café at its…
August 13, 2015 at 1:41 pm
Target Corp. plans to begin testing a grocery-delivery service soon as retail rivals stake out space in bringing food to customers' doorsteps. The Minneapolis-based retailer isn't offering many details about the effort, though the Star Tribune quotes Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Jones as saying a trial of the service will be offered "in the very…
August 13, 2015 at 1:35 pm
Sales at U.S. retailers rose in July on growing demand for everything from cars to clothing, and a decline the previous month was wiped away, signaling consumers are propelling growth in the world’s largest economy. The 0.6 percent advance matched the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg and followed little change in June that…
August 13, 2015 at 1:23 pm
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it signed an agreement with the Chinese joint venture of Macy's to set up the U.S. retailer's store on its online marketplace, Tmall Global. The deal makes Macy's the first U.S. department store chain to join Tmall Global, Alibaba said on Wednesday. Alibaba and its newer rival JD.com have been…
August 12, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Merchants who advertise products on Amazon.com got some confusing news on Tuesday. Amazon is discontinuing its Product Ads program, and it's replacing it with a new Text Ads program. But no one seems able to find information about the Text Ads. EcommerceBytes could find nothing about it on Amazon's website, and the company didn't respond…
August 12, 2015 at 3:48 pm
Aldo Product Services, a division of Montreal-based Aldo Group, has signed on to create a new men’s and women’s shoe and handbag collection for Target. The brand, called A+, is inspired by the core Aldo merchandise and will launch this month in all Target stores throughout the U.S. “Style is an increasingly important area of…
August 12, 2015 at 3:44 pm
Kohl's Corp. lost a fight with a key technology executive Monday as a judge refused to stop her from taking a higher-paying job with an upscale retailer. Reserve Judge Robert G. Mawdsley said Kohl's hadn't shown that a noncompete contract covering former chief information officer Janet Schalk was likely to stand up under Wisconsin law.…
August 12, 2015 at 3:19 pm
Fashion can be a fickle thing. Fads come and go. Sartorial tastes change. Even the ways we shop go in and out of style. “It’s really important to be willing to try new things,” says Susan Gregg Koger, co-founder and chief creative officer of ModCloth, the e-commerce site specializing in vintage-inspired fashions and accessories. Plenty…
August 12, 2015 at 1:18 pm
Monday was Epic Rewards day at Sephora, a promotion in which Sephora Beauty Insider Points of 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 or 10,000 could be redeemed for really, really good gifts. As in 10,000 points could get you a trip to Paris to visit Lancome, or $500 of Make Up For Ever products along with a training…
