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Walmart’s Latest E-Commerce Moves: What Can it Really Deliver?

Can Amazon be out Amazoned? The short answer? Probably not. I say probably because business history is littered with industry leaders that hit their zenith and then for one reason or another plummeted back down to Earth and disappeared from existence (e.g: A&P at one point was the largest food/grocery retailer in the United States). But is Amazon's culture like that of those fallen behemoths? Marc Lore learned that may not be the case when his former business, Quidsi (aka diapers.com) expanded product categories in an attempt to go head-to-head with Amazon annnnd..got bought by Amazon. In his second act with Jet.com Lore opted for the enemy of his enemy in Walmart. The problem? Walmart faces an existential crisis not unlike that of industry leaders in business history like the Penn Central Railroad. Too many stores in places people aren't shopping at (or too many roads where people aren't riding) while customer flock to new methods of shopping (or taking the car instead

What Online Retailers Can Learn From Amazon

Amazon's genius lies in being able to not only find new ways to collect data to create data givers out of their Customer base but also how they use that data to drive purchase intent as well as increase frequency. http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/online-retailers-learn-amazon/307982/?utm_source=digital_email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=adage&ttl=1487877304&utm_visit=682760

What the NBA's G-League Deal Means for Sports Marketing

The NBA has used the development league as a testing ground in the past. Now it looks to up the ante in sponsorship marketing by signing a long-term deal with Gatorade to be the title sponsor for the league. This has been a common practice both overseas (see Barclays Premier League, although they recently ended that partnership) as well as in the US market (NASCAR). The issue it could raise is around brand ownership. As the Premier League discovered they felt their brand was getting lost through its association with Barclays wherein Consumers either can’t distinguish between the two (i.e.: they think Barclays actually owns the league) or simply refer to it as the sponsored brand hence eliminating the need for a name for the league. No signs that the NBA will actually move in that direction but with jersey sponsorship on the horizon it’s something many marketers will take a great interest in. http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/nba-s-g-league-deal-means-sports-marketing/307985/?