Is This Amazon's Next Big Move? Plus, Retail Sales Up in April and Consumer Sentiment Up Again in May.
 
 
 
 
 
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Sun Basket's Push To Scale
 
Sun Basket got a big vote of confidence — and a nice big $9.2 million investment from Unilever last week. The goal now? According to their CEO Adam Zbar — getting to scale, and becoming more of a household name. Pairing with one of the biggest names in household goods was probably a good start.
 
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Aldi Boosts Discount Battle
 

In this week's grocery tracker: Ahold Delhaize and Whole Foods see share boosts following quarterly financial releases. Plus, as a period of food deflation looks to come to an end, who will rise to the top? And, will growing discount battles between major brands mean that we haven't seen the end of bankruptcies in the grocery space?  Read More...

 
  Voice-Activated Tracker
 
 
 
The Speaker Who Would Be King
 

The voice-activated market is growing fast amid new entrants and millennial adoption. Amazon releases Echo Show, a smart speaker with a touchscreen, putting an end to speculation. The move comes just a day after Microsoft announced its own smart speaker endeavor.   Read More...

 
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Saving $8B Annually by 2022

 

Chatbots have slowly started to become a pervasive force in various industries. In today's Chatbot Tracker, we explore Juniper Research's study that predicts $8B annually saved in revenue starting in 2022.  Read More...

 
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