Amazon’s real challenges are in e-commerce, AI, cloud computing, data centres. Or in renewables where it is a major player in France but not in Italy because this government does not believe in it and above all has a major conflict of interest
In in-house production models such as those of Esselunga, Migros and Cactus, there are no conflicts of interest because private-label products are only sold through their own network outlets
Amazon’s first big push into robotic automation began in 2012, when it paid $775 million to buy robotics manufacturer Kiva. The acquisition transformed Amazon’s operations: no longer workers making miles but robots preparing products for deliveries. Then there is the deal with OpenAI
To understand the size: 40 billion is roughly 20% of Walmart’s total capitalisation of $806 billion. And traffic to US retail sites from GenAI browsers and chat services increased 4,700% year-on-year in July
Europeans get poorer, Americans richer even as US debt soars
From Bluetooth to track 90 million pallets to RFID sensors for digital identity for freshness and real time data to collaboration with ChatGPT Walmart has put the ‘turbo charge’ of innovation
These demographic changes represent a challenge and a momentous shift for the entire consumer world, whose marketing will have to evolve to serve a new army of single, over-65s. The labour shortage should not surprise us
The collapse of alcohol consumption worldwide amid market crises in the US, China and disaffection among the very young
The first steps are encouraging, and especially if it works in beauty, which is positioned somewhere between mass consumption and luxury, this could really pave the way for other categories such as fashion, accessories and design
Cocoa, sugar, oranges, olive oil and coffee: rising prices . Then there are potatoes, wheat, tomatoes and rice
These productions, stimulated by climate change, will only meet 5% of national demand in 2022. Their growth potential is considerable and there is strong demand from the rest of Europe. Moreover, the profitability of the crops is up to 15 times higher than that of oranges and makes investment in precision farming solutions possible
nothing guarantees that agricultural products treated with the same banned pesticides exported outside Europe do not return to our country, creating a further paradox
