| Drowning in Debt, Nieman Marcus Give Up On A Sale. Plus, Is Amazon Buying India's Online Grocer, BigBasket? And Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Takes Personal Leave.  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | Melissa & Doug And How Low Tech Can Be State-Of-The-Art | | | | When Melissa & Doug began it was a two-person husband and wife toy business with one product operating out of someone else's garage, because they couldn't afford their own. Today it is a $350 million toy empire, and a favorite of STEM-loving parents everywhere. How did it get from here, especially considering they don't do ads and have never done a single marketing study? We've got the scoop. | | | | |
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| | | | | | |  | | | | | | Amazon Opens Up Video Skill API So Alexa Can Control Any TV | | | | Amazon announced that it has opened up its Video Skill API so outside developers can integrate Alexa voice control with their paid cable or satellite TV service. Dish leads the charge stateside. While not every service will opt for Alexa integration with its app, the move may give pay TV providers an edge as they bleed subscribers to streaming services. Read More... | | |
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| | | |  | | | | | | For Retailers, Guarding the Consumer (Data) | | | | Account takeovers are on the rise, and retailers face the dual challenge of keeping consumer data safe while simultaneously making sure authentication processes don’t annoy them away. Vesta’s Tom Byrnes offered thoughts on logins, fraud and shopping cart abandonment. Read More... | | |
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| | | | |  | | | | | | SnapChat Fresh Stories Show U Supermarkets' Shoppers Where Fish Came From, Guarantee Freshness | | | | French co-op Super U markets are using SnapChat stories (dubbed "Fresh Stories") to show customers where their fish came from, and when it was caught. Local partners use SnapChat Spectacles to document the journey from fisherman to fishmonger. Customers can be confident that any fish with a story arrived in the store within the last 24 hours. Plus, more grocery industry news. Read More... | | |
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