Amazon and Kohls form alliance
Kohls to feature Amazon smart home products, returns
The pilot project is going to determine if the plan works for both and from there, expect expansion into a Kohls store near you.
Kohls shoppers will be able to explore and purchase new Amazon home products and also return them there. Amazon hopes it will be an added convenience for its customers, while Kohls sees it as an opportunity to increase foot traffic.
This move comes as the department store presence in America is in slow decline. Many of the big brands are suffering. Macy's, for instance, has seen its stock shrink 44% from a year ago. Kohls seems to be suffering the least among department stores and in the future, will be reducing its floor space as it seeks to adapt.
Kohls and Amazon smartly see opportunity in light of this. Amazon has a clothesline it would like to introduce, which may fit nicely into Kohls available floor space. And there is also Amazon Prime grocery that could come into play.
The Wisconsin based department store may look to offer Under Armour some floor space as it slowly surrenders to online shopping. It seems like the trend will be for Kohls to reduce its brick and mortar footprint while offering a new streamlined version of the traditional shopping experience. From CNBC
These are the first 10 Kohl's stores, out of 82, to handle Amazon returns:
Bucktown, 2140 N. Elston Av., Chicago, IL 60614
Harlem-Irving, 4220 N. Harlem Ave., Norridge, IL 60706
Chicago Ridge, 9700 S. Ridgeland Ave., Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Highland, 10353 Indianapolis Blvd., Highland, IN 46322
Elmhurst, 303 S. Route 83, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Tinley Park, 7500 W. 191st St., Tinley Park, IL 60477
Huntington Beach, 7777 Edinger Ave., Ste. 140, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Upland, 1923 N. Campus Ave., Upland, CA 91784
Redlands, 27540 Lugonia Ave., Redlands, CA 92374
Torrance, 25375 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505 From CNBC
Amazon is about to introduce the next big thing in communicating with friends and family. Voice-activated calling and video will become a feature in Echo and Alexa.
Users request access to people they would like to communicate with and a couple of voice commands later, the user is in a conversation as if there was a cell phone call placed.
It is an opportunity to reduce the times' people have to look for and pick up a cell phone in order to communicate. Simply speak and listen through the Echo speaker as Alexa manages the process through voice commands.
The technology was added a few weeks ago and includes mobile devices as well as landlines. This comes as Alexa continues to get smarter through the use of A.I. Alexa has added 25,000 new skills in the last three months alone. From CNBC
Harlem-Irving, 4220 N. Harlem Ave., Norridge, IL 60706
Chicago Ridge, 9700 S. Ridgeland Ave., Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Highland, 10353 Indianapolis Blvd., Highland, IN 46322
Elmhurst, 303 S. Route 83, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Tinley Park, 7500 W. 191st St., Tinley Park, IL 60477
Huntington Beach, 7777 Edinger Ave., Ste. 140, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Upland, 1923 N. Campus Ave., Upland, CA 91784
Redlands, 27540 Lugonia Ave., Redlands, CA 92374
Torrance, 25375 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505 From CNBC
Amazon Echo and Alexa introduce communication minus the cell phone
Amazon is about to introduce the next big thing in communicating with friends and family. Voice-activated calling and video will become a feature in Echo and Alexa.
It is an opportunity to reduce the times' people have to look for and pick up a cell phone in order to communicate. Simply speak and listen through the Echo speaker as Alexa manages the process through voice commands.
The technology was added a few weeks ago and includes mobile devices as well as landlines. This comes as Alexa continues to get smarter through the use of A.I. Alexa has added 25,000 new skills in the last three months alone. From CNBC
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