The Week of December 4th: 10 things eft's been reading
Stores and apparently Bitcoin is in the trough of disillusionment (Someone should tell the speculators).
1.Amazon’s set to try a revolutionary new strategy this Christmas. ‘Amazon Looks to Lure Holiday Shoppers Offline and Into Its Stores.’ [Fortune]
2. Wal-Mart just dropped ‘stores’ from its name also. ‘Exclusive: Cyber Monday showdown - Wal-Mart closes in on Amazon in online price war.’ [Reuters]
3. Who’s winning the Amazon Headquarters race? (According to betting shops). ‘Amazon's New Headquarters: The City That's Now the Clear Favorite.’ [Inc.]
4. Fighting words from Tesla competitor. ‘Nikola Motors calls Elon Musk "full of it". Report suggests Tesla pre-orders are anemic.’ [FreightWaves]
5. UPS is gearing for capacity challenges. ‘UPS adds transit times to deliveries as "Cyber Monday" volumes spike.’ [DC Velocity]
6. Automation leading to jobs for truckers? ‘Could Embark’s Driverless Trucks Actually Create Jobs For Truckers?’ [FastCompany]
7. Robots are our fault. ‘Your online shopping habit is fuelling a robotics renaissance.’ [Wired]
8. Blockchain could change supply chain, but there are some key things necessary for that to happen. Here’s one. ‘The importance of integration in blockchain.’ [FreightWaves]
9. More store stories. ‘Target is betting big on small-format stores.’ [RetailDive]
10. Blockchain – buzzword of the year. ‘Buzzword of the Year: Blockchain.’ [SupplyChainDive]