Amazon's subscription marketplace and the "on-demand arms race." Plus, Walmart and Rent the Runway's cofounder take on high fashion.
 
 
 
 
 
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Olo And How Order-Ahead Levels The Playing Field In Food
 
Every hungry consumer has made the choice — eat something fast or eat something good. But as Olo CEO Noah Glass told us in a recent conversation, that choice is becoming obsolete as mobile order-ahead makes it possible to get food of all quality levels on demand or even on delivery. Olo wants to help restaurants play on a level field with its mobile ordering and delivery platform — and with 30K restaurants and 45 million consumers using it today, it seems they know something about helping.
 
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Doubling Down On Subscriptions
 

In this edition of Amazon Tracker, Australian retailers are in for rude eCommerce awakening, Amazon secures a digital wallet license in India, and the company makes a major play in the realm of subscription commerceRead More...

 
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Just Say No (To Ads?)
 

Google Home and Amazon just say no to outside ad attempts. Meanwhile, Amazon releases pieces of Alexa and its hardware to expectant developers, as Bixby waits in the wings and Cortana plays it slow and steady.  Read More...

 
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Impacts on Productivity
 

Chatbots aren't good just for ordering late-night pizza or resolving customer service issues on websites. Businesses have begun branching out to bring them in to optimize both internal and external organizational needs. Read More...

 
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