Amazon recognizes small business sellersAmazon is accepting nominations for the first-ever Amazon Small Business Awards. Amazon buying 100,000 electric vans as part of new effort to combat climate changeAmazon is pledging to be net zero carbon across its entire business by 2040. NPD Group: Trade-ups, price increases to fuel growth in U.S. consumer tech market Consumer electronics revenue is expected to grow 3% annually through 2021 in the U.S. consumer marketplace. Yum! Brands hires away Walmart’s CIO Clay Johnson is leaving Walmart to oversee global technology strategy at Yum! Brands. Groceryshop 2019: Keynote highlights The second and third days of the Groceryshop 2019 conference, being held September 15-18 in Las Vegas, saw several keynoters take the main stage. Amazon to expand Chicago tech hub The e-tail giant will create 400 new tech jobs in the Windy City. Report: Amazon search geared toward profits Amazon has reportedly tweaked its search algorithm to give weight to products that earn the e-tailer the most profit. Major grocery retailers to pilot digital in-store advertising Albertsons Safeway, Southeastern Grocers, and Weis Markets will help launch a new in-store digital media network. Kroger confirms Dallas as next high-tech fulfillment center site The Kroger Co. has found the location for the fifth of up to 20 planned automated warehouse facilities. Analysis: Kroger rebounds but grocery sector not a happy place in retail Over the past year, Kroger has been in something of a funk with a string of weak sales numbers and a run of declining profits. First Previous 362 363 364 365 366 Next Last