Reuters: Amazon exploring potential airport locations for Go stores

The e-commerce giant has reportedly been in contact with airports, with the cashierless store concept among conversation topics.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 10, 2018

How ‘brick-and-mobile’ is transforming in-store shopping

As retailers explore adding life to their brands through mobile experiences, will stores become overly tech-ridden and lose their human touch?

By Natalie Black (Koltun) • Dec. 10, 2018

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What's shaping the e-commerce landscape?

From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.

By Retail Dive staff

Online holiday spending so far tops $80B

Mobile and click-and-collect are helping American e-commerce smash records this year, according to Adobe's latest holiday shopping update. 

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 10, 2018

Facebook Live tests video shopping feature for merchants

Merchants can demonstrate and describe products for viewers to buy instantly through the platform.

By Robert Williams • Dec. 7, 2018

Retailers push for faster debit card transaction settlement

The deal proposes a real-time system that would process debit card payments instantaneously rather than the one to three days it currently takes.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 7, 2018

Coty unveils Clairol Color app for Google Assistant

The hair coloring Action for Google Assistant comes as Google's solution continues to win over retailers and brands.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 7, 2018

Online ripple effects: How digital tech changes shoppers' offline paths

New digital ways to shop and consume have changed shoppers' offline path, writes Denise Dahlhoff, research director of the Wharton School's Baker Retailing Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

By Denise Dahlhoff • Dec. 6, 2018

Facebook pushes feature for sharing holiday gift wish lists

The social network is expanding on the collections feature it began rolling out more than a year ago to enable users to save, organize and find content.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 6, 2018

Organized retail crime continues to surge

An NRF study revealed that 92% of retailers have been victims of organized crime in the past year. 

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 6, 2018

Keeping customers at the center of the customer experience

If your leadership team isn’t talking about customer experience, they are missing out. How consumers feel after making a purchase determines whether they will return. 

Dec. 6, 2018

Michaels deploys personalized shopping tech

With the addition of Salesforce Marketing Cloud, the arts and crafts retailer again taps its long-time partner, this time for cloud-based marketing help.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 5, 2018

Walmart arms store associates with online shopping app

The move is just another way the retail giant is increasingly trying to blur the lines between online and in-store shopping.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 5, 2018

Mastercard launches 3D-based virtual store experience

Should online shopping be more like browsing the aisles of a physical store? A new platform from Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts seeks that answer.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 4, 2018

WSJ: Amazon testing cashierless technology for larger stores

The e-commerce giant may be looking into how its Amazon Go technology performs in bigger spaces.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 4, 2018

Convenience stores set sights on speedier service

A new report on convenience store shopping trends suggests consumers are interested in instant payment technology.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 3, 2018

PayPal processed over $1B each on Black Friday, Cyber Monday

This holiday season is already looking like a big one for mobile payments, according to PayPal data.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 3, 2018

Dramatic or justified? Retailers' fears push cloud customers from AWS to Microsoft, Google

Though AWS and Amazon.com operate separately, retailers feel they could unintentionally add to a competitor's profit.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 30, 2018

Jet's Cyber Monday revenue plummeted 39%

Parent company Walmart performed well, as did Kohl's, Nordstrom and Amazon, according to an Edison Trends report.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 30, 2018

70% of consumers still want human interaction versus bots

While chatbots may be more cost effective for a company, a report by Sitel Group reveals the majority of consumers prefer speaking to a human.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 30, 2018

ModiFace transforms AR beauty tool into virtual nail salon

L'Oréal's latest acquisition is extending the uses for immersive mobile tech in the fiercely competitive beauty space.

By Robert Williams • Nov. 30, 2018

Holiday shoppers of tech gifts are migrating online

For the first year, tech gift buyers bought more online than in stores over the Black Friday weekend, according to the Consumer Technology Association.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 29, 2018

Asos’ in-app Fit Assistant helps shoppers find the perfect size

Customers who answer questions about their height, weight and fit preference can use the mobile tool to get a more accurate size for online items.

By Robert Williams • Nov. 29, 2018

Simon installs 'Launchpad' to showcase new products in malls

The mall owner released a platform with entertainment-based tech experiences and new products.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 28, 2018

Mobile shopping campaigns on Thanksgiving grew 44%

Marketers invested more heavily in shopping-friendly mobile ad units for the holiday weekend, driving rates down for cost-per-click and up for conversions, according to a study by digital ad platform Kenshoo.

By Robert Williams • Nov. 28, 2018

Overstock aims to sell retail business by February

The e-tailer's CEO first disclosed a plan for a sale nearly a year ago, but in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal he offered up few details regarding what he claims is an imminent deal.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 27, 2018