Tamir Bar-Haim, site lead at Amazon’s Toronto Tech Hub, discusses the economic impacts of the return of thousands of office workers to the downtown core.
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Antony Karabus discusses how this disruption represents a fundamental shift in consumer behaviour that will accelerate as a new generation of digital and value-savvy consumers become an even greater economic engine.
The e-commerce behemoth could gain significant market share from retailers such as Staples and Best Buy while potentially putting online players such as Grand & Toy out of business altogether.
Other News: Richemont Opens Montblanc and Vacheron Constantin in Vancouver, Rudsak Opens Concept Store, Dior Opens 1st Canadian Fragrance Boutique, First Ballet School to Open in a Canadian Mall, Amazon Announces Significant Retail Successes in Canada.
The retail behemoth has captured the attention, not to mention wallets, of Canadians in a big way by offering a wide range of products as well as music, video and other services.
This interactive and immersive experience centre, located at North America’s busiest retail centre, allows shoppers to experience what it is like to live inside a fully integrated Alexa-powered smart home.
As much as check-out lines are the bane of retailing, cashier-less checkout is not a panacea for the challenges brick-and-mortar retailers in Canada are facing. By Mark Ryski, Founder & CEO HeadCount Corporation.