Book Boxes For Kids On Amazon; Plus Mall Operators Plan For A Future With Fewer Stores; And The Canadian Toys R Us Gambit.
 
 
 
 
 
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Delivery Services Bring The Farmers Market Home
 

Can homegrown grocery delivery services compete with larger players like AmazonFresh and Peapod? That’s the goal of services such as Pennsylvania’s Doorstep Dairy, which seeks to offer better product selection and customer service, according to owner Daryl Mast. Being small, he says, can be an advantage — even if he has to figure out how to grow his delivery operation without a large fleet of trucks.

 
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Why Amazon Business Targets B2B eCommerce’s 'Tail Spend'
 

When Amazon realized that businesses were already shopping on its site, there was just one thing to do, the Head of Commercial Customers for Amazon Business Martin Rohde told PYMNTS: build a specialized eCommerce platform just for B2B buyers. That platform today is Amazon Business.  Read More...

 
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Digital Coupons Evolved From Handwritten Tickets In The 1880s
 

How does a soda company in the 1800s get consumers to try a new product? If you’re Asa Candler, the founder of the Coca-Cola Company, you offer consumers free soda through handwritten coupons. Here’s how coupons have shaped retail since their introduction with Coca-Cola and where they’re headed in the future.  Read More...

 
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Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
 

Living up to the hype is easier said than done. Lots of things are supposed to “change the world forever” — bitcoin, online lending, EU regulations, subscription boxes — but how many things do? (Not so many.) Press releases can lie, but luckily numbers rarely do, and we’re chock full of them.  Read More...

 
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