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Target CEO Brian Cornell: 'Our stores are driving digital growth'
During his keynote at Shoptalk 2017, Cornell said physical and digital activity are working in tandem to drive the next phase of the retailer’s evolution.
By Jason Ankeny • March 21, 2017 -
Wal-Mart launches retail technology startup incubator Store No. 8
At Shoptalk 2017, Marc Lore, head of Wal-Mart’s U.S. e-commerce unit, said the Silicon Valley-based initiative will help build “startups that have a responsibility to change the course of retail.”
By Jason Ankeny • March 21, 2017 -
Trendline
How the purpose of stores is evolving
Stores have always evolved in order to compete as times, technology and tastes change. And, most of all, to please customers.
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Deep Dive
10 Items or Less: How sluggish mobile apps are killing retailers in a matter of seconds
Each week, Retail Dive Editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Speed, sunglasses and Spice Girls.
By Jason Ankeny • March 21, 2017 -
EBay to launch fast, free delivery for millions of items
The e-commerce marketplace is also revamping its homepage, personalizing it with suggestions based on customer search and purchase history.
By Daphne Howland • March 21, 2017 -
Charlotte Russe fashion app speeds past 1M downloads
Since launching eight months ago, the fast-fashion retailer said its native app has hit a major milestone.
By Dan O'Shea • March 21, 2017 -
Report: Digital commerce surges on mobile growth
Digital commerce grew 19% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, with mobile accounting for 52% of all shopping traffic and 30% of all orders, according to the Salesforce Shopping Index.
By Dan O'Shea • March 20, 2017 -
Personal data of thousands of Saks Fifth Avenue customers exposed
Owner Hudson’s Bay Co. took the affected pages offline after an inquiry from Buzzfeed News, but email, phone numbers and IP addresses were visible in the meantime.
By Daphne Howland • March 20, 2017 -
Calvin Klein owner PVH to acquire lingerie startup True & Co.
Like many pure-play e-commerce startups, True & Co. attracted attention from shoppers and investors, but that didn’t necessarily translate to profits.
By Daphne Howland • March 20, 2017 -
Amazon’s ‘Outfit Compare’ mobile feature tells users what to wear
The new mobile feature allows Prime members to share photos of themselves in different outfits and get advice from Amazon stylists.
By Dan O'Shea • March 19, 2017 -
Survey: 83% of shoppers think they know more than store associates
Almost half of consumers surveyed by Tulip Retail said they would be encouraged to shop in stores if knowledgeable associates could suggest products based on their purchase histories.
By Dan O'Shea • March 16, 2017 -
Amazon brings Alexa to its Apple iOS mobile app
Users will be able to tap the microphone icon to shop by voice and will have access to most of the virtual assistant's other search functions and skills as well.
By Dan O'Shea • March 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Instacart's 'grocery nerd' talks about how to make e-commerce work
The web-based grocery service's Nilam Ganenthiran discusses how his company — and everyone in the space — can use technology to drive better sales and customer satisfaction.
By Keith Loria • March 16, 2017 -
Retrieved from Amazon on October 28, 2015
Amazon bets on booze with latest Prime Now expansion
The e-commerce giant has added alcohol delivery to its members in Cincinnati and Columbus.
By Jeff Wells • March 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Are retailers eating themselves alive? 8 experts chew on the question
Cannibalism didn't end with the Donner Party. Rising e-commerce sales are taking a big bite out of retailer brick-and-mortar revenues — a wide-ranging problem yielding a range of perspectives.
By Jason Ankeny • March 16, 2017 -
Survey: Consumers want more integration between in-store, mobile capabilities
About 43% of consumers are receptive to personalized prices based on their shopping patterns, and 39% would visit a mall or shopping center more often if they received alerts about products they are interested in purchasing.
By Dan O'Shea • March 13, 2017 -
Sephora again makes over Virtual Artist augmented reality app
New features include eyeshadow virtual try-on, an Expert Looks preview and virtual tutorials for brows, contouring and highlighting.
By Dan O'Shea • March 13, 2017 -
Target ups data analytics game through series of 'acqui-hire' deals
"Acqui-hires allow us to accelerate both onboarding the right kind of talent, onboarding the right kind of technologies and getting to market much faster," said Target Senior Vice President Paritosh Desai.
By Dan O'Shea • March 12, 2017 -
Adidas aims to open fitness app efforts to third-party partnerships
The sportswear brand is consolidating its digital efforts under the Runtastic platform banner and shutting down its miCoach platform of health and fitness products.
By Dan O'Shea • March 12, 2017 -
Study: 70% of retailers planning IoT investments
By 2021, nearly 80% of retailers will be able to customize in-store experiences by leveraging location technology that tells them when specific customers are in their brick-and-mortar sites.
By Dan O'Shea • March 9, 2017 -
eBay, Google demo ShopBot appraisal feature for Google Home users
The digital concierge service is capable of telling users how much various items in their possession may be worth.
By Dan O'Shea • March 9, 2017 -
Wal-Mart testing in-store touchscreens in challenge to Amazon
The interactive kiosks on trial at some Texas stores help toy shoppers identify what they might want, or order a specific item they can’t locate on shelves.
By Daphne Howland • March 9, 2017 -
Instacart adds $400M in Series D, plans expansion to 25 new markets
The funding vaults the estimated total value of the grocery shopping and delivery startup to $3.4 billion, up from $2 billion in its previous round.
By Dan O'Shea • March 8, 2017 -
Retrieved from Amazon on March 31, 2015
Opinion4 reasons why Amazon Dash still doesn't deliver the goods
The e-commerce giant's automated commerce program seems promising in principle, but there’s a long way to go before it pushes consumers’ buttons.
By Phillip Adcock • March 8, 2017 -
Pinterest unveils browser button to power web-wide image search
Users can enable image searches via the browser button by hovering over any image on a given site, then selecting the magnifying tool to instantly discover visually-similar ideas on the Pinterest platform.
By Dan O'Shea • March 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
10 Items or Less: Why retailers need to rethink what they think about mobile
Each week, Retail Dive editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Smartphones, shoes and solar power.
By Jason Ankeny • March 7, 2017
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