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Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II

July 11, 2017 By Kenneth Sousa

So you read the previous article of Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods.  More to quench your business and technology appetite (don't worry, no calories). Amazon's one Achilles Heel (yes, they have one).  Delivering fresh and perishable food is a much different operational activity commodity than … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer? Part II

Filed Under: Business Intelligence, Functions and Supply Chains, Strategic Uses, Web-Enabled Enterprise Tagged With: amazon, Business Strategy, E-Commerce, retail, technology, Whole Foods

Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?

July 10, 2017 By Kenneth Sousa

OK, I guess that I had a premeditation moment in early May.  Posting a blog article suggesting that Amazon should purchase one of the cable shopping channels and add it to its retail portfolio.  I was "close" :-). Think about this ... probably for the first time in its history ... the retail … [Read more...] about Is Amazon Creating a Whole Retailer?

Filed Under: Business Intelligence, Functions and Supply Chains, Strategic Uses, Web-Enabled Enterprise Tagged With: amazon, Business Strategy, E-Commerce, retail, technology, Whole Foods

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