This week, Amazon launched its online pharmacy targeting the 3.8 billion prescriptions filled in the U.S. each year. Shares of major pharmacy chains dropped about 10% on the news. Amazon honed this weapon in its Seattle lab and is eagerly unleashing it on retail chains and mom-and-pop pharmacies.
Something struck me while reading this news: Does Amazon remind you of Covid-19? The similarities:
Amazons kills many businesses in industries it touches. Pharmacies are now worried
?Prepare to be Love-Struck ?The NEW Faded Rose BAREFOOT DREAMS Loungs Set is unlike any other. Pullover top with cuffed sleeves and adjustable drawstring waist is paired with track pant bottoms with relaxed elastic waistband for ultimate comfort. Made from ohh-so-soft crinkle jersey fabric.
Does traffic seem worse? It may be your neighborsβ 1.5 million daily packages being delivered, shares todayβs Times.
My neighborhood is bombarded by trucksβand delivery people often ringing every apartment buzzer in a building to contact just one apartment.
Interesting stats from the article: + Homes now get more packages delivered than businesses. + Traffic speeds have slowed over the last decade. + 2 million square Feet of warehouse space is being built in NYC. + Carbon dioxide emissions ...
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What company in the tabletop industry has invested in a tech company? I don't know of one. I believe our industry should be doing what UPS does and investing in tech--and I'll explain why.
As today's WSJ shares, UPS has a venture capital arm and it has this because smart businesses know that most businesses are becoming more like: software businesses. Therefore, businesses have to βbuyβ that know-how by investing in a tech company. UPS knows that it doesn't have the internal tech know-how to...
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August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019
What happens when you make a dessert syrup with delicious locally roasted coffee and organic cane sugar? Pure two ingredient magic, thatβs what!! Tina Clarkβs Sweet and Cute Coffee Syrup was love at first bite for our staff and our customers. We wanted to know how this gourmet goodie came about and what other genius ideas were in Tinaβs foodie future. Daniel asked her to share whatβs brewing with us and got the scoop. What inspired you to get into business? I had always loved to bake and to ...
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We are proud to be hosting a Konstantino truck show Wednesday October 3 from 10 am to 7 pm. Please visit and see this exceptional collection!. This is one of many different collections. 2701 W. Market St., Fairlawn, OH 44333 888-689-7077
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July 14, 2018
July 14, 2018
Come check out a new item here at Rickey Heroman's. It's an ice chest to mimic a Ford truck. We have more from Think Outside.
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February 10, 2018
February 10, 2018
Amazon ventures into truck delivery. Analysts compared it to Amazonβs venture into cloud computing, which is now a billion dollar service.
Ok, so we rounded up a few of our male customers and asked them to pick out gifts they'd like to have. Sorry, no guns, boats, or trucks, but here's a peek at what they DID choose. Here you go girls.....Valentine's, birthday, anniversary!
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October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
We are excited to announce our Truck Show November 1st! Come join us early for our Jon Hart pieces!!! FREE MONOGRAMMING THROUGH NOVEMBER 6TH! Click here for details
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July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017
Squirrel Hill Happening This Weekend, Summer Sale At Cheeks & Glassworks! Squirrel Hill Happening This Weekend, Summer Sale At Cheeks & Glassworks! The Squirrel Hill Happening returns for 2017! Friday night the Vintage Grand Prix cars will parade through Squirrel Hill and park on Forbes Avenue for a car show at 6pm. Cheeks and other stores will be open until 8pm, with food trucks open 4 - 9pm. Saturday from 1 - 4pm will feature kids' crafts & face painting, shopping, a petting zoo, and different...
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August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015
Brochure websites vs. E-commerce websites Squarespace & Wordpress vs. Bridge & Shopify
Carol Schroeder, a store owner who pens a nice blog about retail, reviews website design services in her post this week. Carol mostly covers 'brochure style' website design tools. Brochure sites are characterized by attractive pictures and often a lack of functionality. My hope here is to stress how different brochure websites are from online stores. It's also to share my view that brochure sites are good for ...
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January 14, 2015
January 14, 2015
?#?WeddingTipWednesday? Photo credit: Andrew Chan Tip of the Day: Just a taste, please. Tasting stations have taken over the cocktail hour, with couples showing off their favorite foods in manageable portions. From oyster shucking stations and mac βn cheese bars, to make-it-your-own taco stands to local food trucks pulling right up to the patio, the idea is to surprise your guests with an unexpected assortment of party food.
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A guest at a dinner party has an important role. "The perfect dinner guest should be gracious and interested in the people around him or her," says Andrew Zimmern, host and creator of Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern," who has been a dinner guest in the homes of royalty, tribal chiefs and average families as part of his shows.
Using freshness and personalization to market products
This article from today's Wall St. Journal shares marketing techniques used by Whole Foods and others to market goods. I think retailers, brands, and sales reps. may use it for inspiration about how they may market their items.
Beginning of article:
By MARTIN LINDSTROM As someone who's been on the frontlines of the branding wars, I've spent countless hours with CEOs, advertising executives and marketing mavens at some of the biggest companies in...
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May 18, 2009
May 18, 2009
Chrsyler using its website to help predict real world car sales
The following article shows how Chrysler is using its website to drive real world sales. Excerpts:
Nearly six months before the launch, a team at Organic started calculating how much Chrysler would need to spend on marketing to sell its target number of vehicles by figuring out how much Web traffic the company needed to generate.
When the ad campaign went live, the system started calculating whether the commercials were generating ...
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