eCommerce Minute

Amazon is looking to license its Amazon Go cashierless technology to other retailers, specifically movie theaters, airports, and sports stadiums.

Rent the Runway recently stopped accepting new customers due to warehouse system updates that resulted in hundreds of canceled orders and a customer service catastrophe.

Forever 21 has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The fast-fashion retailer aims to close as many as 178 U.S. stores in order to resize its operations.

Also, Brittany explains the 'VSCO Girl' trend and traces back to the exact moment The Ramones shirt caught on in modern female culture. 

Discovery Inc. is launching a new video-streaming app in partnership with Amazon that offers cooking classes and advice from the most recognizable chefs, called Food Network Kitchen. 

From the minds behind the FultonFishMarket.com, The Fish Drop gives you access to the freshness and quality that has come to be expected from the largest seafood market in the western hemisphere.

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- The Fish Drop

Amazon will be boosting its efforts to reduce its climate impact by ordering 100,000 electric delivery trucks from Michigan’s Rivian.

Amazon’s new purchase comes as part of its efforts to convert its delivery fleet to 100% renewable energy by 2030. The e-commerce giant already runs 40% of its fleet on renewable energy. 

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- Amazon Co-founds The Climate Pledge, Setting Goal to Meet the Paris Agreement 10 Years Early

You can now help fight climate change when you shop on Amazon through a new Chrome extension called Beam.

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- Beam Project

- Ep 311: Lolli Lets You Earn Bitcoin While Shopping Online

- Rakuten

Walmart recently announced that it was reviving Scoop, one of its older but iconic fashion brands.

Enjoy is an online mobile store that partners with other companies, like AT&T, Sonos, Google and now EE, to create an online mobile store where customers can shop for devices and receive same-day delivery and setup.

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- Welcome to a new kind of delivery experience. (YouTube)

- Ron Johnson (Wikipedia)

he New York Yankees have officially partnered with Postmates to let baseball fans skip concession lines by ordering food and drinks on their mobile app.

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- New York Yankees Exclusive Partnership With Postmates

- Today's Special: Fast Food (Noah Kagan Presents)