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Last post by submariner « May 21st, 2020, 4:40 pm
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by submariner » May 21st, 2020, 4:40 pm » in Announcements

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This forum is meant to facilitate the discussion of news in the modern retail landscape. Political viewpoints and opinions are not...

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Nearly Half of Gen Z Is Buying From Chinese Shopping Apps

Last post by storewanderer « August 26th, 2024, 12:03 am
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by Alpha8472 » August 21st, 2024, 12:45 am
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Nearly half of Gen Z is buying from Chinese shopping apps on a monthly basis. Shein is number one followed by Temu. These shopping apps have enticing...
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Last post by storewanderer
August 26th, 2024, 12:03 am
Amazon to include 1 year of free GrubHub delivery in Prime membership

Last post by Brian Lutz « May 30th, 2024, 9:29 am
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by Brian Lutz » July 7th, 2022, 8:04 pm

Amazon is offering Prime members a free year of GrubHub premium with their membership as a result of a deal with their parent company that allows the...

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Last post by Brian Lutz
May 30th, 2024, 9:29 am
Home Chef

Last post by Romr123 « May 11th, 2024, 11:49 pm
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by retailfanmitchell019 » April 30th, 2024, 11:51 am
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The ghost of Tesco’s £2 billion Fresh & Easy failure lives on via Home Chef. If you were to type in freshandeasy.com, it redirects to to a page that...
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Last post by Romr123
May 11th, 2024, 11:49 pm
Thrive Market

Last post by HCal « March 26th, 2024, 2:32 am
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by GMJim » March 3rd, 2024, 7:28 pm

I'm in my 2nd year of membership at Thrive Market. I enjoy many of their private label products. Anyone else here order from Thrive Market? I think...

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Last post by HCal
March 26th, 2024, 2:32 am
Walmart & Target now consolidating online orders

Last post by storewanderer « January 31st, 2024, 12:04 am
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by ItsAshleyFTW » January 29th, 2024, 9:01 am

I noticed something new with Walmart and Target's websites. If you add at least two items to your cart, and at least one item has a different...

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Last post by storewanderer
January 31st, 2024, 12:04 am
Retailers ignoring physical locations while pushing online ordering

Last post by Romr123 « January 25th, 2024, 9:59 am
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by Super S » November 29th, 2023, 6:50 am
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I have noticed a disturbing trend recently where Brick-and-Mortar retailers are doing more sales/specials which are online only, while rarely if ever...
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Last post by Romr123
January 25th, 2024, 9:59 am
Cross-Advertising

Last post by BillyGr « December 20th, 2023, 7:31 am
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by ClownLoach » December 19th, 2023, 3:12 pm

So as if retailers aren't sending enough emails to shop online, the geniuses at Apollo have found a way to further spam their customers and devalue...

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Last post by BillyGr
December 20th, 2023, 7:31 am
Overstock rebrands to Beyond, CEO abruptly resigns under pressure from activist shareholders

Last post by veteran+ « November 7th, 2023, 8:51 am
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by Brian Lutz » November 6th, 2023, 5:24 pm

On the same day that Overstock officially changed its name to Beyond Inc (after purchasing the leftovers from the Bed Bath and Beyond bankruptcy,)...

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Last post by veteran+
November 7th, 2023, 8:51 am
FTC reportedly considering antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

Last post by buckguy « September 26th, 2023, 10:39 am
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by Brian Lutz » September 6th, 2023, 10:54 am

Several sources are reporting that an antitrust suit against Amazon by the FTC could be coming as soon as next month, focused on allegations of...

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Last post by buckguy
September 26th, 2023, 10:39 am
Shipping rates on online retailers

Last post by cjd « July 3rd, 2023, 12:47 pm
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by cjd » February 11th, 2023, 4:38 am
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I’ve noticed lately that online retailers such as Shop Goodwill, Etsy and Mercari have much lower shipping prices than eBay.

I recently bought an...
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Last post by cjd
July 3rd, 2023, 12:47 pm
Tupperware on the outs?

Last post by buckguy « April 22nd, 2023, 6:26 am
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by SamSpade » April 11th, 2023, 1:37 pm
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Tupperware in dire straits: seeks financing
Apparently the product was already struggling ahead of the pandemic, saw a sales lift, and is now...
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Last post by buckguy
April 22nd, 2023, 6:26 am
Amazon Workers Reject Union

Last post by veteran+ « October 20th, 2022, 5:31 am
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by Alpha8472 » October 18th, 2022, 10:08 pm

Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island rejected the union almost 2 to 1. A larger warehouse nearby did vote for the union in April 2022.

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Last post by veteran+
October 20th, 2022, 5:31 am
Amazon Sellers Selling Stolen Merchandise

Last post by buckguy « October 12th, 2022, 6:37 am
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by Alpha8472 » October 11th, 2022, 4:33 am

Amazon has many items shipped by Amazon but sold by third party sellers. Many of these items seem very suspicious as if they are stolen items or...

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Last post by buckguy
October 12th, 2022, 6:37 am
Amazon targets coordinated fake reviews

Last post by buckguy « July 22nd, 2022, 6:18 am
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by Brian Lutz » July 19th, 2022, 1:54 pm

Amazon has filed lawsuits against the administrators of over 10,000 Facebook groups that have been used to solicit and coordinate fake reviews of...

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Last post by buckguy
July 22nd, 2022, 6:18 am
eBay opens pop-up sneaker shop

Last post by cjd « July 7th, 2022, 2:23 pm
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by HCal » June 3rd, 2022, 1:16 am

No idea what they're trying to do here. How does this help their business? I think it may just be a way of promoting their brand.

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Last post by cjd
July 7th, 2022, 2:23 pm
Amazon to sublease some warehouse space

Last post by norcalriteaidclerk « May 25th, 2022, 12:39 pm
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by arizonaguy » May 24th, 2022, 5:02 pm

Looks like they might have expanded too quickly and now have more warehouse space then they need:

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Last post by norcalriteaidclerk
May 25th, 2022, 12:39 pm
Montgomery Ward

Last post by Super S « January 27th, 2022, 8:45 am
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by Super S » July 30th, 2015, 9:10 am

Montgomery Ward has come back in the form of an online-only retailer. I took a look at their website www.wards.com and got the impression that there...

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Last post by Super S
January 27th, 2022, 8:45 am
Now they shoplift right off the train...

Last post by Romr123 « January 23rd, 2022, 9:26 am
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by ClownLoach » January 14th, 2022, 11:29 am
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Story in today's news. Pictures are unbelievable. If they can't steal from a store now they are stealing your Amazon packages before they ever get to...
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Last post by Romr123
January 23rd, 2022, 9:26 am
Local stores and small chains that have online ordering/pick-up options

Last post by bryceleinan « January 9th, 2022, 7:54 pm
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by Super S » February 16th, 2019, 7:29 am

I have noticed a few local stores starting to offer online ordering/pick-up services. I have only used them a few times with mixed results. A few are...

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Last post by bryceleinan
January 9th, 2022, 7:54 pm
Amazon- Amazon Delivery Van

Last post by storewanderer « June 7th, 2021, 11:31 pm
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by storewanderer » January 15th, 2021, 10:33 pm
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Typically when I have ordered from Amazon, the items come through one of the usual carriers. Boxes are usually filthy dirty and look like they've...
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Last post by storewanderer
June 7th, 2021, 11:31 pm
Amazon Ends Prime Pantry Service

Last post by J-Man « January 8th, 2021, 2:35 pm

by J-Man » January 8th, 2021, 2:35 pm

Shut down on Wednesday. They will now sell the same items through the normal amazon.com site or on Amazon Fresh.

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January 8th, 2021, 2:35 pm
Amazon enters pharmacy business

Last post by TW-Upstate NY « November 20th, 2020, 11:03 am
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by Super S » November 19th, 2020, 6:54 am

I think this is going to have the biggest impact on the major drugstore chains (Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid) which are known for high prices. Time...

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Last post by TW-Upstate NY
November 20th, 2020, 11:03 am
FedEx will no longer make Amazon deliveries

Last post by TW-Upstate NY « November 7th, 2020, 8:42 am
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by Brian Lutz » August 7th, 2019, 7:35 am

FedEx has announced that they will no longer make deliveries for Amazon in any capacity, as Amazon builds up its own delivery infrastructure....

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Last post by TW-Upstate NY
November 7th, 2020, 8:42 am
Amazon drops New York for HQ2

Last post by Brian Lutz « April 3rd, 2019, 2:54 pm
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by Brian Lutz » February 14th, 2019, 9:53 am

Amazon is abandoning plans to put part of their HQ2 expansion in New York, citing political hostility as the primary reason for doing so.

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Last post by Brian Lutz
April 3rd, 2019, 2:54 pm
Future of Retail - Amazon Monopoly?

Last post by ClownLoach « January 3rd, 2019, 12:24 pm
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by BatteryMill » March 16th, 2017, 1:23 pm
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Welcome. So sorry if this sounds like forum clickbait, however I do have other points I would want to state in this thread that I feel are true.

A...
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January 3rd, 2019, 12:24 pm

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