Report: Online spending jumps 14% and outpaces traffic

Consumer online spending jumped as mobile took more share with 57% of e-commerce sales and shoppers spent more per visit. 

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 6, 2017

Study: Social media influences purchases across generations

While millennials are the most likely to be influenced by the platform, Gen X and Baby Boomers also make social media-influenced purchases.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 4, 2017

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Digital innovation and technology trends in retail

Generative AI and TikTok Shop have replaced the metaverse and NFTs as the hot topics of the day — here’s a look at how brands are using them.

By Retail Dive staff

Report: Amazon footwear sales rose 35%

Amazon kicked footwear sellers with soaring sales thanks to its Zappos unit, all before the launch of new private label The Fix.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 4, 2017

How Data Will Save Retail

With Amazon’s multi-billion dollar acquisition of Whole Foods, convergence between eCommerce and brick and mortar retail is here. 

By Ben Reynolds • Aug. 4, 2017

Study: Retailers see promise in AI

Retailers are automating customer service, but that may not mean much without integrating artificial intelligence.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 3, 2017

Wayfair amps up AR with new app feature

Use of augmented reality in retailer apps takes another step forward with the rollout of WayfairView in the newly-released Asus smartphone.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 3, 2017

Retail Therapy: Not-your-muggle's lingerie

This Harry Potter-themed lingerie lets you solemnly swear that you’re up to no good — suspenders, tie and all.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 3, 2017

Study: Early tech adopters eager to use VR for shopping

Home improvement projects, trying on clothes and shopping with friends who aren't physically present were cited as exciting uses. 

By David Kirkpatrick • Aug. 3, 2017

Why back-to-school shopping matters more than ever in 2017

Some retailers will clean up — cough, cough, Amazon — but for others, it's do-or-die during back-to-school shopping season.

By Laura Heller • Aug. 3, 2017

Wedding registry startup Zola partners with Backcountry

The partnership comes as the outdoor gift category has grown 20% and the millennial penchant for experiences over stuff dovetails with the rising number of millennial marriages.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 3, 2017

Boxed closing in on 'autonomous shopping'

Boxed is ready to do your shopping for you, with two new features that use machine learning to predict and act upon customer's perceived product needs.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 2, 2017

Study: Prime week spiked mobile purchases for other retailers

While non-Amazon shopping apps took a hit on Prime Day itself, the day after saw a 70% surge in mobile app purchases.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 2, 2017

West Elm to open new hotel in Portland, Maine

The furniture retailer's boutique hotels offer customers a unique way to purchase furniture — after actually using it.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 2, 2017

Tuft & Needle taps Amazon tech for new Seattle store

Many online sellers struggle with how much they should let Amazon take control of their sales and inventory, but Tuft & Needle is counting on the e-commerce giant for brick-and-mortar in-store tech and fulfillment.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 1, 2017

Amazon enables Alexa to control Fire TV

Can't find the remote? Fire TV owners can now let the virtual assistant take control of their TVs through any Echo device.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 1, 2017

Study: 72% of coupons used in 2016 affected shopping behavior

The majority of consumers would try a new product if they had a coupon for it, and 58% would abandon their regular brand for a coupon.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 1, 2017

Study: Gen Z seeks more brand interaction

Members of the young generation don't just want to buy products — they want to be a part of the creative process that develops and markets them too.

By Cara Salpini • Aug. 1, 2017

Shopicks’ mobile shopping platform rebrands as Thinkover

The move aims to broaden the utility of the company's app across sectors as it aims to be a resource for shoppers mulling product purchases.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 1, 2017

Lowe's builds up in-home assistance for DIY contest winners

The retailer's Upskill Project aims to boost customer confidence about tackling home improvements tasks — and make loyal customers at the same time.

By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 1, 2017

Amazon Prime Day prompts decline in store visits

Several brick-and-mortar retail stores were quite a bit emptier than usual on Amazon Prime Day last month.

By Dan O'Shea • July 31, 2017

How mobile is changing back-to-school

Gen Z students and millennial parents comprise much of the back-to-school market, and having, or not having, a mobile strategy could make or break the season.

By Cara Salpini • July 31, 2017

In-app payments for retail rose 57% in a year

Mobile apps of all types are increasingly coming with payment features, a trend that is especially strong in retail, according to new research.

By Dan O'Shea • July 28, 2017

Walmart's ASDA launches gift card marketplace

ASDA opens a new avenue to B2B dollars by creating an e-commerce site that sells gift cards in bulk.

By Dan O'Shea • July 27, 2017

Retail Therapy: Are Asos' sunglasses a sight for sore ears?

Love is blind for a new pair of dark-tinted, round sunglasses that double as — wait for it — hoop earrings.

By Cara Salpini • July 27, 2017

Is Sears' Kenmore deal with Amazon a game changer, or a drop in the bucket?

A partnership to sell Kenmore appliances on Amazon could add new sales for Sears and expand Amazon's appliance ambitions. But will Amazon shoppers flock to a brand some say is dying?

By Ben Unglesbee • July 27, 2017