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Billboard Aims To Attract Amazon With Ways To Love Colorado
3 months ago admin2 Comments Off on Billboard Aims To Attract Amazon With Ways To Love Colorado
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Organizers behind a public campaign to bring Amazon to Colorado are hoping to help attract the e-commerce giant to build its second headquarters here. (credit: Colorado Loves campaign) The campaign named Colorado Loves showcases the many ways to love Colorado. (credit: Colorado Loves campaign) Sameer Dholakia, the CEO of tech company Sendgrid, Read More
The darker side to winning the Amazon HQ2 sweepstakes
3 months ago admin2 Comments Off on The darker side to winning the Amazon HQ2 sweepstakes
As the frenzy to snag the Amazon HQ2 prize gains steam among the cities watching for signs of favor from Jeff Bezos, it may be time to reexamine the stakes for the winning bid. Cities vying to be Amazon’s next headquarters are dazzled by the potential benefits—local job opportunities, enhanced private-sector productivity and competitiveness, as Read More
The books India read in 2017, according to Amazon
3 months ago admin2 Comments Off on The books India read in 2017, according to Amazon
In 2017, Indians shopping for books on Amazon.in were overwhelmingly looking for one thing: textbooks. According to the Amazon.in Reading Trends Report 2017, the highest-selling book on the website was M Laxmikanth’s Indian Polity, an 852-page clunker designed for students attempting the highly-competitive civil services examinations. Overall, exam preparation was the most popular genre on Read More
Germany has ordered Amazon to stop taking advantage of people who can’t spell “Birkenstock”
4 months ago admin2 Comments Off on Germany has ordered Amazon to stop taking advantage of people who can’t spell “Birkenstock”
Germany is saving consumers from their own poor spelling. A German court has barred Amazon from drawing in online shoppers who misspell iconic German sandal maker Birkenstock in their Google searches, Reuters reports. Amazon reportedly won business for common Birkenstock misspellings by booking variants like “Brikenstock,” “Bierkenstock,” and “Birkenstok” in Google AdWords, so that they Read More
Flipkart just figured out a way to one-up Amazon: AI and a decade of data
4 months ago admin2 Comments Off on Flipkart just figured out a way to one-up Amazon: AI and a decade of data
India’s largest homegrown e-commerce giant, Flipkart, is making a big push for artificial intelligence (AI). A new unit, AI For India, will use AI technologies to mine the consumer data that Flipkart has gathered over the last decade to strengthen its business offerings, a company blog post said on Dec. 21. Flipkart will invest “hundreds Read More
Amazon’s org chart is incredibly short on women
5 months ago admin2 Comments Off on Amazon’s org chart is incredibly short on women
The Amazon executives who report directly to CEO Jeff Bezos, helping him run a sprawling empire that touches more than one in four US households, includes just one woman: Beth Galetti, the company’s senior vice president of human resources. The stark shortage of gender diversity goes at least one layer deeper than that. An organization Read More
AMD Very Willing to Participate in Blockchain, CEO Lisa Su
5 months ago admin2 Comments Off on AMD Very Willing to Participate in Blockchain, CEO Lisa Su
Major semiconductor firm AMD Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lisa Su has claimed that the company is very interested in participating in Blockchain technology and the cryptocurrency mining market. She further stated that they are merely waiting how the business community and the industries will adopt Blockchain and the digital currencies before making their move. Her Read More
Rising affluence and lower rents in small-town India will fuel the next retail boom
5 months ago admin2 Comments Off on Rising affluence and lower rents in small-town India will fuel the next retail boom
India’s retail revolution is gaining momentum in the country’s smaller cities. After years of opening stores in large cities and paying hefty rents, brands and mall developers are increasingly investing more in smaller cities, as lower rentals, experiments with new leasing formats, and aspirational shoppers drive growth in these markets, according to a report (pdf) Read More