Retailers big and small are trying to chip away at Amazon's growing competitive edge, in some cases even if it cuts into their own profits. A number of stores and e-commerce sites now offer same-day delivery as a way to ward off Amazon's incursion into the realm of immediate gratification—one of the few remaining advantages of brick-and-mortar shopping. With Amazon hinting at expanded same-day shipping services, small companies like Shoptiques, along with bigger fish like Walmart, Macy's, and Target, are exploring ways to offer same- or next-day delivery to their online customers. More
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Techonomy 2012: Collaborative Consumption and the Sharing Economy
Arun Sundararajan, professor and NEC Faculty Fellow at New York University’s Stern School of Business, speaks at Techonomy 2012 in Tucson, Ariz. More
Why Big Companies Crowdsource: A Report from the Crowdopolis Conference
At this summer’s Crowdopolis conference in Los Angeles, which I organized, speakers from major brands such as eBay, Amazon, Nokia, and GE presented case studies on their company’s use of crowdsourcing. They shared best practices and provided unique insight into how the practice is impacting advertising, content marketing, and technology. More
