Amazon set up a company called Big River Services in 2015 that sold items such as t-shirts, shoes, and beach chairs, writes The Wall Street Journal, part of Project Curiosity, a program designed to compare rival businesses against Amazon's own.Read Entire Article
A boycott targeting Loblaw is gaining momentum online, with what could be thousands of shoppers taking their money elsewhere in May. It’s the latest sign of Canadians’ mounting frustration with the major grocers, which have been under political and public scrutiny for rising food prices and profits. “We don’t want to struggle anymore,” said Emily Johnson, a mental health and addictions worker in Milton, Ont., and one of the boycott’s organizers. Johnson and others started organizing the...
The FTC sued to block the $25 billion merger between two of the country's
Kroger has changed its stance on selling Albertsons and Safeway supermarkets, as part of the $24 billion merger. Now it plans to sell off most stores.
Kroger and Albertsons, whose $25 billion merger is currently being blocked by the Federal Trade Commission, have agreed to sell more stores to curb competition and close in on a deal.
PHOENIX (AP/AZFamily) — Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said
Users on social media have noticed that Costco has quietly rolled out its own version of Trader Joe's fan-favorite frozen Korean kimbap in select locations.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' strategy to employ wealthy residents to help fund housing for the homeless is garnering support from local business leaders who say it might be the only solution to effectively tackle the growing crisis. During her State of the City address on Monday, the Democratic mayor highlighted the city's struggle to house over 40,000 homeless people, declaring that "the crisis on our streets is nothing less than a disaster." Bass touted the success of her signature Inside...
Success didn't come easy for Pang Gek Teng, the 35-year-old founder and CEO of Surrey Hills Grocer, an Australian-inspired grocer and café brand in Singapore.
A utopia-like space is set to be launched on March 11 in downtown San Francisco. City Campus was created by four community builders'. It is supposed to have everything that people need within a 15-minute walk
Late last month, the German discount supermarket chain Aldi, best known for its inexpensive groceries, released an Air Force 1–esque sneaker called the Gear. Available in two colorways—an all-white version with blue outsoles, and another with a big, colorful Aldi logo on the side—for just $12.99, they promptly went viral. What’s odder is that the Aldi Force 1s aren’t the only discount supermarket sneakers on the market. In fact, they aren’t even the only discount supermarket sneakers on the...
Tech neck is any form of chronic neck or shoulder pain, soreness, or stiffness caused by poor posture while using technology such as phones or computers. But there are tips to improve tech neck.