Patagonia, The North Face and REI join Facebook boycottThree of the country’s most high-profile outdoor apparel retailers have joined a boycott campaign against Facebook, which ranks as the second-largest U.S. digital ad player after Google. Report: Instacart enters online search ad marketThe competition for paid promotions in online search results just got a little more crowded. No surprises here: Amazon is top e-retailer in North America Mass merchant and consumer electronics retailers top an annual ranking of the top 500 North American e-commerce retailers by web sales. CSA Exclusive: Google sees cloud as key to retail COVID-19 response COVID-19 is having a varying impact on retailers, but Google views cloud computing as the platform to solve underlying industry issues. Petco promotes curbside pickup at local level with Google Petco is using Google ads to inform customers of what products are available for contactless curbside pickup at nearby stores. Walmart provides exclusive music streaming offer to online shoppers Customers who purchase select products on Walmart.com can try out the Tidal music streaming service free. Albertsons, Ulta weather COVID-19 storm with cloud capabilities Several retailers are leveraging Google Cloud solutions to guarantee customer service and e-commerce performance as COVID-19 strains resources. Two types of retailers who will thrive post-COVID-19 We are watching the COVID-19 pandemic throw retail into disarray, but who might come out ahead? 7-Eleven expands on-demand delivery capability The world’s largest convenience store retailer is providing on-demand delivery via services from Postmates, DoorDash, and Google. Retailers connect employees, customers with Google Meet Shopify and Schnucks are leveraging cloud-based teleconferencing technology to maintain customer service levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. First Previous 34 35 36 37 38 Next Last