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Amazon Prescribes Bigger Investment in Healthcare

The acquisition of One Medical for $3.9 billion by Amazon signaled the intent of the e-commerce giant to compete in the healthcare industry, in particular, the telehealth sector.

Amazon has grown from operating as an online retailer to becoming a key player in entertainment, groceries, and pharmacy with the acquisition of MGM, Whole Foods, and PillPack respectively, in recent years.

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Amazon to buy One Medical in healthcare push (July 21, 2022, Reuters)
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By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-09-05T19:50:24+00:00September 6, 2022|Tags: competitiveness, ecommerce, innovation, technology|

Jaguar Land Rover Partners with Nvidia on Autonomous Vehicles

Jaguar Land Rover is in collaboration with Nvidia to develop vehicles that can drive themselves, park autonomously, and provide drivers with more information and software-powered features. These driving technologies will be deployed in all Jaguar and Land Rover models in 2025, positioning Jaguar Land Rover to better compete with Tesla.

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Jaguar Land Rover Has Formed A Partnership With NVIDIA (Feb 16, 2022, DPCcars)

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By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-04-26T02:19:16+00:00April 25, 2022|Tags: automation, competitiveness, process strategy, product design, technology|

Amazon Tries On Brick-and-Mortar Clothing

Amazon is opening its first physical apparel store called Amazon Style in Los Angeles, in the latter part of 2022.

The store will have QR-coded clothes racks for customers to see item details, select items to send to a fitting room, and alert customers when a fitting room is ready. The fitting rooms have touchscreens for customers to request more items.

Customers can make purchases in store, buy at a later date, or find items remotely to deliver to the store to […]

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2022-03-01T23:18:17+00:00March 1, 2022|Tags: competitiveness, customer service, service design, service operations, strategy|

Will Lab-Grown Cat Treats Change the World?

Because, Animals is a startup company debuting its new lab-grown mouse meat. The founders hope their product will usher in a new way of thinking about pet food.

The company already sells plant-based dog and cat treats.

The idea for Because, Animals’ newest product is to harvest cells from an anesthetized mouse and then feed and grow the cells in a bioreactor. The end product is 100 percent meat, with no mice killed in the process, that can be used for its […]

By Lisa M. Spencer|2021-11-17T17:41:32+00:00November 17, 2021|Tags: competitiveness, ethics, forecasting, product design, product life cycle, strategy, sustainability|