The Future of Retail Issue - October 22, 2018 Issue

October 22, 2018 Issue

Amazon Wants India to Shop Online, and It’s Battling Walmart for Supremacy

Amazon Wants India to Shop Online, and It’s Battling Walmart for Supremacy

By Brad Stone and Saritha Rai

The Bloomberg View

The Bloomberg View

Stop Subsidizing Debt

By The Editors

Signal Woman

Remarks

Remarks

The Balkans Are Coming Apart at the Seams Again

By Jasmina Kuzmanovic, Andrea Dudik and Rodney Jefferson

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Business

Business

China’s Space Program Is Coming for Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos

By Bloomberg News

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Will Myanmar’s ‘Genocide Gems’ Become the New Blood Diamonds?

By Sheridan Prasso

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Europe’s Biggest Luxury Brands Are Nervous About China

By Carol Matlack, Rachel Chang and Allen Wan

Europe’s Biggest Luxury Brands Are Nervous About China

Long Before Walmart or Amazon, Sears Was the Original Everything Store

By James Ellis

Long Before Walmart or Amazon, Sears Was the Original Everything Store

Technology

Technology

The Future of the Cloud Depends on Magnetic Tape

By Susan Decker

The Future of the Cloud Depends on Magnetic Tape

Biohackers Are Implanting Everything From Magnets to Sex Toys

By Stefan Nicola

Biohackers Are Implanting Everything From Magnets to Sex Toys

Salmon Farmers Are Scanning Fish Faces to Fight Killer Lice

By Agnieszka de Sousa

Fish Facial Recognition

Finance

Finance

Are Jumpy U.S. Equities Hiding a Nasty Surprise?

By Peter Coy

Are Jumpy U.S. Equities Hiding a Nasty Surprise?

Colleges Are Baffled by Bitcoin Donations

By Janet Lorin

Colleges Are Baffled by Bitcoin Donations

Economics

Economics

The Permian Oil Boom Is Showing Signs of Overheating

By Kevin Crowley

The Permian Oil Boom Is Showing Signs of Overheating

Politics

Politics

What Damage Control Looks Like in Saudi Arabia

By Donna Abu-Nasr and Vivian Nereim

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Democrats Pin Their Midterm Hopes on Registering New Voters

By Margaret Newkirk

Democrats Pin Their Midterm Hopes on Registering New Voters

Features

Features

Amazon Wants India to Shop Online, and It’s Battling Walmart for Supremacy

By Brad Stone and Saritha Rai

Amazon Wants India to Shop Online, and It’s Battling Walmart for Supremacy

LVMH Perfects the Soft Sell on the High Seas

By Fran Golden

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The Retail Apocalypse Can’t Keep Tractor Supply Co. Down

By Kyle Stock

The Retail Apocalypse Can’t Keep Tractor Supply Co. Down

China Is the World’s Retail Laboratory

By Rachel Chang

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The Devil Instagrams Prada

By Stephanie Baker and Robert Williams

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Pursuits

Pursuits

At Pinehurst Resort, the Golf Courses Are Getting Their Grooves Back

By Michael Croley

At Pinehurst Resort, the Golf Courses Are Getting Their Grooves Back

That $325,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV Should Be Taken Off-Road

By Hannah Elliott

That $325,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV Should Be Taken Off-Road

Your Old-Fashioned Is Old-Fashioned. Time to Drink the Rainbow

By Kate Krader

Your Old-Fashioned Is Old-Fashioned. Time to Drink the Rainbow

HBO’s ‘Price of Everything’ Doesn’t Pull Any Punches

By Devin Leonard

HBO’s ‘Price of Everything’ Doesn’t Pull Any Punches

Moen’s Magnetic Docking System Will Change the Way You Bathe

By Ami Kealoha

Moen’s Magnetic Docking System Will Change the Way You Bathe

Last Thing

Last Thing

Homebuilding Isn’t What It Used to Be

By Justin Fox

Homebuilding Isn’t What It Used to Be