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Kohl's Takes in Amazon's Trojan Horse

How many of us are looking at this dedicated space that Kohl’s is allowing Amazon in their stores to be a Trojan Horse? Orrrr is it at Kohl’s chief merchandising and customer officer said an against the grain tactic to provide a best-in-class ominichannel experience? Spoiler alert see how well Amazon “helped” other retailers like Borders and Toys ‘R Us to be innovative. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-06/kohl-s-teams-up-with-amazon-in-bid-to-drive-traffic-to-stores https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/06/kohls-partners-with-amazon-to-sell-echo-devices-and-smart-home-items.html
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