Amazon gearing up to expand Amazon Fresh storesAmazon is bringing its new grocery store format Amazon Fresh to the suburbs of Chicago. Alibaba ‘doubles up’ for Singles Day 2020Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Holding Group Ltd. is offering a new shopping window and more livestreaming and international sales for the world’s largest online sales event. Bain: Strong non-store, grocery sales to drive holiday growth Retailers should expect e-commerce to deliver the most cheer this holiday season. Target to invest $70 million-plus in pre-holiday bonus to hourly employees Target Corp. is giving its 350,000 frontline employees another bonus — just as the holiday shopping season kicks in. P.F. Chang’s expanding new take-out concept P.F. Chang’s is expanding its new format dedicated exclusively to take-out customers. Nordstrom holiday plans include new curbside services; Zoom calls with Santa Nordstrom’s is enhancing its curbside services — and adding some new twists — in time for the holidays. Store closings slowed down in September and October As COVID-19 cases scaled up during the month of May, 1,385 stores taking up 40 million sq. ft. closed for good in the United States. Amazon opening three Kansas supply chain facilities Amazon’s plans for Kansas include two new one million-sq.-foot fulfillment centers. Alibaba challenges Walmart with $3.6 billion investment in Chinese chain Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is diving deeper into brick-and-mortar by acquiring the controlling stake in the largest big-box retailer in China. Kroger expands interactive recipe services The Kroger Co. is participating in the Whisk smart food platform in its latest effort to let customers shop via recipe ingredient. First Previous 586 587 588 589 590 Next Last
