Levi’s, Room & Board test Pinterest’s new shopping features

The image-pinning platform added more ways for users to make direct purchases with personalized recommendations. 

By Robert Williams • March 5, 2019

Office Depot teams up with Alibaba

The U.S. retailer and the Chinese e-commerce firm are partnering to work with small and medium-sized businesses.  

By Dan O'Shea • March 5, 2019

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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

49% of retailers name in-store mobile experience a top priority

Mobile shopping and browsing will continue to grow, according to a BRP report.

By Dan O'Shea • March 4, 2019

YouCam brings in-store AR sampling to beauty retailers

A new enterprise app works as a virtual mirror that also provides data to help retailers tailor business decisions.

By Robert Williams • March 4, 2019

Amazon ends Dash button sales

The e-commerce giant said the demise of the product is due in part to the success of smart home devices, according to a CNET report.

By Dan O'Shea • Updated March 4, 2019

Retail jumps to biggest buyer of mobile ads in second half of 2018

Retailers spent more on mobile advertising than the media, finance and automotive industries, a study by Smaato found.

By Robert Williams • March 4, 2019

Walmart acquires product review startup

Aspectiva is a natural language processing specialist that could help the retail giant harness the power of user-generated content.

By Dan O'Shea • March 1, 2019

Dooney & Bourke launches 1st mobile app

The handbag retailer partnered with tech company PredictSpring after learning that 60% of its web traffic was coming via mobile. 

By Dan O'Shea • March 1, 2019

Amazon unveils Project Zero to fight counterfeits

The company's automated technology will scan over 5 billion listings daily and will remove suspect products.

By Dan O'Shea • March 1, 2019

Walmart and Affirm team for installment payment service

Long after an initial pilot was reported to be in the works, the retailer unveils nationwide rollout plans for the service.

By Dan O'Shea • March 1, 2019

TechStyle claims more than 5M active members

 The company also recently surpassed $750 million in annual revenue and expanded its brand portfolio. 

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 28, 2019

Harrods partners with Farfetch to support e-commerce

The legendary department store looks to one of the sector's online innovators to energize digital sales.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 28, 2019

Best Buy's Q4 revenue beats estimates, shares rise

The retailer performed well both in-store and online, with e-commerce representing 21.9% of all revenue.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 27, 2019

FedEx debuts autonomous same-day delivery bot

The robot is the company's latest expansion of its B2C capabilities and ticks all the boxes of sustainability, autonomous operations and quick delivery.

By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 27, 2019

Shoptalk 2019: IBM helps retailers deliver happiness. Again and again.

The 4 P's of marketing are being eclipsed by the most complicated P of all: people.

Feb. 27, 2019

Sears has 46 smart appliances that work with Alexa

More than a year and a half after partnering with Amazon on Alexa certification, the retailer touts its growing number of smart appliance integrations.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 26, 2019

Specialty craft retailer finds a solution in true integration

Arts & crafts retail chain finds new ways to engage consumers.

By John Puterbaugh, Ph. D., Executive Director, Digital Business Development, Quad • Feb. 26, 2019

Mobile powers 76% of large fashion retailers’ web visits

Just 6% of traffic comes from paid placements on social media, personalization tech firm Nosto found.

By Robert Williams • Feb. 25, 2019

Most BOPIS shoppers make additional purchases in store

A study by return provider Doddle found that 85% of shoppers using the service buy more products when they're picking up purchases.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 25, 2019

Consumers turn to mobile card services to manage finances

Over half of shoppers use the services in part because they can turn off their cards in real time and receive texts about potential fraud, a PYMNTS.com report found.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 25, 2019

Fashion helper StyleHacks to add shopping capabilities

The Google Developers Blog revealed that users will soon be able to buy clothes through the tool.  

By Dan O'Shea • Updated Feb. 25, 2019

Levi Strauss appoints an artificial intelligence officer

The new title and role, and its home within the c-suite, reflect how much AI is now woven into a variety of retailer and brand initiatives.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 22, 2019

Apple taps former Microsoft exec to lead smart home development

A well-known technology sector veteran and product entrepreneur appears to be working on the company's in-home voice efforts.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 22, 2019

Walmart pilots Garnier's virtual hair-coloring tech in stores

The tool uses 3D technology to help shoppers "try on" products for a personalized shopping experience. 

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 21, 2019

Pay it down: How millennials’ relationships with credit cards will change retail

The 2008 recession is just one reason the demographic rejects plastic payments. Brands are now being pushed to fill the void with convenient, frictionless solutions. 

By Kaarin Moore • Feb. 21, 2019