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Amazon has made a name for itself as a giant in e-commerce, logistics and cloud services both for businesses and consumers. Now it’s embarking on a big move to expand its corporate presence, too. Today the company announced that it is opening a search for a city in North America to make its second headquarters, envisioned as a “full equal” to Amazon’s existing home in Seattle, Washington. ...

Amazon Shops To Open Inside Some Kohl's Stores September 6, 2017 8:39 PM Filed Under: amazon By Kaya Yurieff PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — Amazon is continuing its effort to bring its online business into stores. The department store on Wednesday announced Amazon “smart home spaces” are coming to 10 of its stores in the Los Angeles and Chicago areas, starting in October. Shoppers will be able t...

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Can you hear that? It's voice shopping, and it's coming to a home near you. Both Walmart and Whole Foods are betting big on voice shopping as the new platform that will make it easier for customers to buy more frequently — and with larger carts full of merchandise. Walmart recently announced a partnership with Google to be listed on the tech giant's Google Express retail platform....

Can you hear that? It's voice shopping, and it's coming to a home near you. Both Walmart and Whole Foods are betting big on voice shopping as the new platform that will make it easier for customers to buy more frequently — and with larger carts full of merchandise. Walmart recently announced a partnership with Google to be listed on the tech giant's Google Express retail platform....

Amazon is landing in the five boroughs. The ecommerce giant announced on Wednesday that it's building its first fulfillment center in New York City, in the borough of Staten Island. According to the release, the warehouse will measure 855,000 square feet and provide over 2,250 new jobs in the area. The workers will pack and ship orders to the tri-state area and beyond, working in conjunction ...

Alibaba is planning to open its first brick-and-mortar mall in April at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China, MarketWatch reports. “More Mall,” as it is reportedly called, will be five stories tall and offer products from brands on Alibaba’s Taobao platform and elsewhere. It will also feature retail technologies like virtual fitting rooms, high-tech makeup testing mirrors, and Alibaba’s tec...

This guest post comes to us from Andrew Baum, Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of OxfordWill we soon be able to buy a house with the click of a button? My report, PropTech 3.0: the future of real estate, published by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on May 10th, takes an expansive look at property technology (proptech), and its findings detail ...

Smart building technology and retail innovations are making both e-commerce and physical retail more seamless. Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods signals a major change in retail tech integration, one that is coming even sooner than we thought. As retail technology advancements continue, the needs of retail CRE buyers and investors will shift. What is smart building technology? The Internet...

Using Twitter as a PR Tool by Kevin Hawkins on September 5, 2017 Twitter is probably one of the most ignored social media channels in real estate marketing and PR, which is remarkable considering its breadth and depth: 328 million monthly active users and 67 million of them in the U.S., a half-billion Tweets per day, and 80% of users access Twitter on their mobile devices. Okay, admittedly, Twitte...