Posted on 06/30/2018 7:08:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
This month some important Walmart news did not get the attention it deserved. The news wasn't some flashy announcement about virtual reality or about some new service for busy Manhattanites. It was something much more subtle and much more substantive.
It was the hire of Valerie Casey. Google "Valerie Casey" even today and only two listings make mention of her newfound connection with Walmart on the first page of the returned search results. This amount of attention is unjustifiably slight. Let this piece then serve as the hire's coming out party.
Shrewdly, Walmart has made Valerie Casey, formerly of Frog, Ideo, and Pentagram, its new Head of Design. She will be charged with leading Walmart into the future and ensuring that all its products and services, from websites to employee and consumer apps, will work in cohesion and from a singular experience design point of view.
"What's the big whup?" you might ask.
The big whup is that this announcement clearly shows that Walmart has jumped feet first into the waters of next generation retailing. Under Doug McMillon's bold leadership, Walmart here again is taking one of the most essential steps to long-term success for any legacy bricks-and-mortar retailer -- specifically, redefining how it thinks of the word "Product."
Instead of doing what many retailers do, like staffing de facto "Product" heads within owned brand development, store operations, e-commerce, etc. and then leaving them to collaborate inside complex organizations with competing priorities, Walmart rightly understands that retailing has become so complex that all these aforementioned roles now need their own steward to ensure alignment....
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
For most spam, if it shows up in my inbox, I tag it as spam/junk and any future emails from that address goes directly to my spam folder so all I have to do is periodically empty it out (right click on the folder and do it all at once).
I don’t need a faster delivery, so I have been using regular Amazon since 2002.
Here is a freaky fact: the other day, I was telling hubby and son about a little shop I visited at the Tokyo airport, where they had teacakes of all different flavors and colors. I’d had to restrain myself to buying just one or two boxes (along with the mineki neko for my son), because I could have easily walked out of that shop with bags full of teacakes.
And now Amazon is trying to sell me Japanese teacakes.
I’m hoping it’s because I did an internet search on Japanese teacakes, and not because some spying app heard me talking about it.
I always take a look at what is in Spam before I delete it. Once in a while, an email I actually need is in there.
I tried Amazon Prime’s 30-day free trial and dropped it after the test period.
I really don’t purchase that much on Amazon and can easily wait an extra day or so vs paying $120/yr.
I found only a few videos/movies of interest...although I did enjoy binging all 5 seasons of “Chuck” and Sarah Walker.
I sometimes need to check spam before deleting but I usually know if I’m expecting a needed email.
My daughter has two rambunctious toddler boys and her husband travels often. She discovered Walmart’s online order and pick up feature. She plans her menu and orders all the groceries and diapers online. Drives to the store where they bring it out bagged and load it in the car for her. She said the bagging is excellent with meats together, produce together etc. She even ordered a blender this last time. She never has to take the boys out of the car.
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