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Amazon lockers are heading to Coachella

The e-commerce giant will allow festival-goers to order essential items online and pick them up on-site.

Stat: Consumers could soon be banking with Amazon

With sources reporting that Amazon is in talks to offer a basic bank account to its Prime members, a new study of 6,000 American consumers by Bain & Company suggests that Amazon already has a sum of loyal customers that would be open to banking with them.

Stat: Amazon dominates US e-commerce

Recent figures from market research firm eMarketer demonstrate how mega-systems such as Amazon are dominating e-commerce.

Wheelys 247, Shanghai

Staffless stores

Shanghai – Wheelys 247 is the first staffless retail model to open in China.

Biked books

Austria – Lobu is a new delivery service that aims to support the high street by connecting consumers to local book stores.

Opt out of fashion

Global – The appeal of subscription fashion is dwindling as the category becomes bloated with too much competition.

Grocery goliath

US – E-commerce giant Amazon is opening a series of bricks-and-mortar grocery stores.

Searching for style

New York – Google is enabling luxury fashion brands to curate image-led search carousels during Fashion Week.

Travel & Hospitality

Do-it-your-way stay

Älmhult, Sweden – Ikea is flexing its muscles in the travel market with its newly renovated hotel.