- Amazon has just added the ability for the Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8’s camera to scan barcodes, and automatically add those items to your shopping list. Story by Sean Hollister.
- Kohl’s is building two new stores in Dallas-Fort Worth that will open this fall, moving forward with expanding the line-up of stores with smaller footprints. Coverage from Maria Halkias.
- If bed-in-a-box start-up Casper goes public at its current IPO range, investors like Target that pushed the private valuation above $1 billion could be sitting on a loss, at least on paper. Reported on by Eric Rosenbaum.
- Amazon continues to expand its brick-and-mortar presence with the addition of more 4-star stores. Story from Marianne Wilson.
Source: Amazon’s Echo Show can now scan barcodes to flesh out your shopping list | The Verge
Source: Target looks like it could be loser in Casper IPO, and not the only one | CNBC
Source: Amazon to double down on expansion of Amazon 4-star stores | CSA
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