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Gene Munster Thinks Amazon Will Buy Target
Retail // January 03, 2018

The early part of a new year is always rife with predictions, and venture capital firm Loup Ventures co-founder Gene Munster deserves credit from coming out of the dugout with a great big win. Munster is predicting Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition in 2017 was just...

The Frightful Five: Fake Apps And Hubcaps
Retail // December 14, 2017

When a company is as massive as any one of the Frightful Five, the bad news is it’s inevitable that some things will slip under the radar. Apple and Amazon learned that the hard way this week as partners called them out on fake apps...

Amazon May Be On The Hook For Selling Fake Mercedes Parts
Amazon // December 08, 2017

Amazon has long avoided troubles with copyright and trademark infringement issues in the U.S. by calling itself a venue through which merchants can sell — not an actual merchant for many of the goods for sale under its umbrella. Amazon can try to police its sellers,...

Quick Reads
Amazon’s Experiment With Vendor Express Is Over

March 14, 2018
Three years after its launch, Amazon announced it is shutting down its Vendor Express program. According to CNBC, Vendor Express was designed to make it easier for smaller merchants to get their inventory onto the site without going through Amazon’s invite-only Vendor Central portal. But in an email to sellers, the company said it would […]

Gene Munster Thinks Amazon Will Buy Target

January 03, 2018
The early part of a new year is always rife with predictions, and venture capital firm Loup Ventures co-founder Gene Munster deserves credit from coming out of the dugout with...

Amazon May Be On The Hook For Selling Fake Mercedes Parts

December 08, 2017
Amazon has long avoided troubles with copyright and trademark infringement issues in the U.S. by calling itself a venue through which merchants can sell — not an actual merchant for many...