| A young entrepreneur is building the Amazon of Bangladesh
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| At just 26, Waiz Rahim is supposed to be involved in the family business, having returned home in 2016 with an engineering degree from the University of Southern California. Instead, the young entrepreneur is plotting to build the Amazon of Bangladesh. Deligram, Rahim's vision of what e-commerce looks like in Bangladesh, a country of nearly 180 million, is making progress, having taken inspiration from a range of established tech giants worldwide, including Amazon, Alibaba and Go-Jek in Indonesia. It's a far cry from the family business. That's Rahimafrooz, a 55-year-old conglomerate that is one of the largest companies in Bangladesh. It started out focused on garment retail, but over the years its businesses have branched out to span power and energy and automotive products while it operates a retail superstore called Agora. During his time at school in the U.S., Rahim worked for the company as a tech consultant whilst figuring out what he wanted to do after graduation. Little could he have imagined ...
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| Aaptiv, the workout app, launches a new AI-based personal trainer called Coach
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| After raising at least $20 million last year from the likes of Amazon, Disney and Bose for a mobile app that offered workouts led by professional, human trainers, Aaptiv is now taking a tech turn. Today, the startup is beginning a pilot of a new service it calls Aaptiv Coach, an AI-based assistant that builds personalised fitness and lifestyle plans based on a user's goals, current fitness levels, eating habits and data input from external devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers. Coach will mark a notable departure for the startup. Aaptiv built its name on human-led workouts produced by Aaptiv itself. ("We might be the only people willing to acknowledge that we will not use AI to replace trainers," founder and CEO Ethan Agarwal told TechCrunch last June. "The trainers create the classes and that will be always the same. That relationship and drive and the passion cannot be matched by anyone or anything.") While the company is not removing trainers from the platform, it will be reorienting the focus ...
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| Here's a glimpse of the social games played by Amazon warehouse workers
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 Employees at Amazon fulfillment centers can race to compete tasks—in the guise of dragons if they choose. I got a glimpse of a game in progress. The Washington Post's Greg Bensinger has a fascinating story on Amazon's attempt to make the physically demanding work in its fulfillment centers more engaging—and maybe boost productivity along the way—by letting warehouse works choose to play social games that turn being fast at their jobs into a form of play. Read Full Story
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| Stein Mart Deploys Amazon Lockers At Nearly 200 Stores
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 Stein Mart will install Amazon Hub Lockers at nearly 200 stores across 28 states. Amazon shoppers will be able to select their nearest locker as their shipping address, and when the package is ready for pickup they will receive an email with a barcode they can use to retrieve their item during store hours. "We are thrilled to offer this innovative delivery experience to Amazon customers while introducing new shoppers to Stein Mart," said Hunt Hawkins, CEO at Stein Mart in a statement. "Customer service and convenience are top priorities at Stein Mart, and the ability to give both to Amazon customers was a big factor in our decision to introduce this program." {loadposition GIAA} Amazon Lockers have been spreading in both the U.S. and internationally in recent months. Rite Aid added lockers to 900 stores, while Casino added lockers at 1,000 stores in France. The Casino partnership also includes making 3,500 Casino-branded products available on Amazon.com. Kohl's also has formed a relationship with Amazon; ...
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| Going physical: Flipkart plans grocery stores
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| While foreign investors are not allowed into the retail space, Flipkart is looking to tap the "food retail" business where 100% FDI is allowed and lets the investor open physical stores. The move comes after the company opened its fifth online grocery store, Supermart in Mumbai.
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