3M has flagged rising air and freight costs to ship its goods; Walmart has warned on the congestion in US ports; Legacy Homes, Williams-Sonoma & Wüsthof knife sets, have seen an uptick in wage costs

*3M has flagged rising air and freight costs to ship its goods*Walmart has warned on the congestion in US ports*Legacy Homes, Williams-Sonoma & Wüsthof knife sets, have seen an uptick in wage costshttps://t.co/j9PGeaM62W 🎩 @jessefelder pic.twitter.com/usUSnrTwY3 — Danielle DiMartino Booth …

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Walmart Will Crush Amazon

By Robert Ross Last week, Amazon announced that it would launch its own grocery chain. This is Amazon’s second big leap into groceries. In 2017, the company bought grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. All of this prompted a …

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Walmart Wants to Deliver Groceries Right to Your Fridge

https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/29/walmart-wants-to-deliver-groceries-right-to-your-f.aspx Amazon.com is probably further along on this idea than anyone. Using a special smart lock set and an Amazon security camera, the Amazon Key system allows packages to be placed inside your home. Using a smartphone, you can watch the …

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Walmart + Home Depot + Target + Costco + Lowes + Best Buy + Bed Bath & Beyond = Market Cap of $747B and yearly revenue of $932B. Amazon = Market Cap of $860B and yearly revenue of $180B.

by Windberry I completely understand Market Cap and Yearly Revenue are a mere two factors of an overall, more in depth evaluation. Though, I found it interesting and enough to warrant a conversation around the current Market’s evaluation of retail. …

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