E-commerce

The giant, tower-like vending machines further Walmart's initiative to use stores as distribution points in new, high-tech ways. 

The specialty apparel retailer joins the mobile app era with the launch of an app that seems to favor practical utility over glitz.

As Amazon continues to expand Alexa's value, the e-commerce giant buys a company that enhances its search functionality.

Price-based competition remains fierce for retailers, both online and off.

A study from 3C Interactive paints a different picture of the chatbot trend from other recent studies, but that doesn’t necessarily mean chatbot usage is suddenly booming.

The new stores are part of the Chinese retail giant's "New Retail" strategy, which aims to transform and digitize the 85% of the Chinese retail market that isn't online.

CEO Michael Preysman once dismissed the notion, but now the company has pivoted and is reconsidering stores.

Amazon’s new price comparison practice is hardly an improvement over its old one, and may be more deceptive, according to a watchdog group. 

The company is dipping its toe into the social media pool with Spark, a feed in which users can "smile" at other users' posts and run product searches on items in photos.

Demandware founder Stephan Schambach's latest startup will use the funding to support its "Streaming Retail" mobile commerce vision.

The new center is part of the retailer's broader effort to ramp up digital operations and challenge Amazon.

The listing, which uses a racial slur to describe an item's color, also involved a product that its maker said was counterfeit and shows the risks of running a marketplace.

Nine startups are in line to get a six-figure check as well as development and management help in pursuing conversational commerce efforts.

The concept of a virtual fitting room is not new, but Metail just raised close to $12.9 million in funding for its ability to personalize the concept for each customer trying on clothes.

The long-rumored effort is spelled out in a trademark application from Amazon and could be aided greatly by its Whole Foods acquisition.

The vertical online beauty retailer has built a loyal following in the U.S. and is now responding to growing global demand.

Lowe's Innovation Labs is among the most productive of retail innovation units, and its latest is a 3D scanning technology that delivers a more realistic shopping experience.

The retailer is launching weekly online events to showcase outfits curated by store stylists available for one-click purchasing.

Mike George, who has been with the company since 1998, is stepping down just as the smart assistant and its devices begin to see explosive growth.

Amazon's Echo could be getting a new look and audio updates just in time for Apple's HomePod to arrive.

In an uncharacteristic move, Apple is about to start letting users of iPhones and other Apple devices to use PayPal to pay for Apple services.

The new online brand takes cues from no-frills grocery stores like Aldi, in a new venture that appears to be simpler than Jet and cheaper than Amazon.

Google is aiming to improve shopping search results by giving manufacturers more control over the product details that come up.