Target Buys Ship’t for $550mn; Here’s Why
Target Corp announced that it has agreed to acquire Shipt, Inc., a leading online same-day delivery platform, for $550 million in cash. The move—one of the largest acquisitions in Target’s history—means same-day delivery will be an option at about half of Target...
Unilever: Direct to Consumer Goes Beyond Dollar Shave Club
For Unilever, DSC is the face of D2C. But here are 3 other concepts you might not know about, that the company plans to leverage in 2018, in an attempt to win a larger share of the fast growing toiletries and personal care e-commerce market. More than ever, consumer...
Carrefour: New Retail for the “New Consumer”
“RETAIL IS NO LONGER ONLY ABOUT PRODUCTS ON SHELVES”. This statement, opening Carrefour’s Investor Day in April 2017, served to explain the company’s omni-channel strategy, which involves shopper focus as well as operational focus. In an...