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If Amazon (AMZN) truly wants to get into the department store business, it may have an easier option to consider than trying to build out large locations across various parts of the country.  In fact, the option would be pretty turnkey, fancies one long-time retail strategist. “Amazon should be out there buying Kohl’s. They’ll get their 1,000 stores in one felt swoop, and they can put anything they want into them. The stores on average are 25,000 square feet bigger than they need to be,”… Source link

Newly unredacted sections of Epic’s antitrust complaint against Google reveal new details on the lengths to which Google went to undermine third-party app stores on the Android platform. According to the new text, starting in 2019, Google ran a “Premier Device Program” that gave Android phone makers a greater share of search revenue than they would normally receive. In exchange, the OEMs agreed to ship their devices without any third-party app stores preinstalled. Specifically, they… Source link

The Apple Inc logo is seen at the entrance to the Apple store in Brussels, Belgium July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – A Republican and a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at reining in powerful app stores run by companies like Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O). The bill is a companion to a measure introduced this week by a bipartisan trio of senators which would bar big app stores from requiring app… Source link

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, including Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O). Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Amy Klobuchar teamed up with Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn to sponsor the bill, which would bar big app stores from requiring app providers to use their payment system. It would also prohibit them from punishing apps… Source link

Three Northern Kentucky Kroger locations are participating in the Cincinnati-based grocery giant’s new partnership with Google Maps. A new program launched Wednesday that both companies say will help to streamline the grocery pickup experience. The pickup option increased in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a news release, when groceries are ordered from Kroger via the grocer’s app, users will have the opportunity to add the order to Google Maps.  When it is time to leave,… Source link

A new bipartisan bill announced Wednesday seeks to bring more competition to the app store market currently dominated by Apple and Google. The Open App Markets Act, led by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., would shake up the business model of both company’s app stores and the structure of their mobile operating systems. The bill targets, in part, the in-app payment systems for companies that own app stores with more than 50 million… Source link

Google has revealed an in-progress design for the Play Store’s upcoming safety section, which will provide information about an app’s data collection, privacy, and security practices. Announced in May, developers will be able to start declaring their safety info in October until a deadline of April next year. The safety section is currently due to start appearing in app descriptions in the first quarter of 2022. Although Google says the design is subject to change, screenshots… Source link

Attorneys general from 36 states and one district are suing Google for alleged anti-competitive practices — this time, over its Google Play app store. The suit turns up the heat on Big Tech companies, which are also facing a growing pile of antitrust suits, fending off bipartisan antitrust legislation from the House of Representatives, and preparing for more intense scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission now that it’s headed by antitrust expert and Big Tech critic Lina Khan. The… Source link

The New York Times Mayor Accused of Fraud Has New Problem: Drug Charges for Her Husband The husband of the mayor of Rochester, New York, was arrested Wednesday after police said they discovered drugs and guns in searches of his car and home, the latest crisis for the mayor in a year continually whipsawed by scandal. Mayor Lovely Warren’s husband, Timothy Granison, 42, was accused of being part of a midlevel cocaine trafficking ring and charged Thursday with drug and gun possession in what… Source link

Verizon is selling its Verizon Media unit for $5 billion to Apollo Global Management, Inc, and while Yahoo Small Business will not be included in the sale, it could mean a rebranding is in its future. That’s because after the sale, Verizon Media will be known as Yahoo (Verizon will retain a 10% stake in the company), which will continue to be led by CEO Guru Gowrappan. “Verizon Media is comprised of iconic brands such as Yahoo and AOL, as well as leading ad tech and media… Source link