Walmart, PayPal partner to offer in-store services

The retail giant and payment company partner to offer account deposit and withdrawal capabilities in stores via the PayPal mobile app.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 12, 2018

Asos debuts voice-powered shopping on Google Assistant

The Enki chatbot also lets shoppers search for products using photos from the web or those taken with a phone camera.

By Robert Williams • Oct. 12, 2018

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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

Wayfair launches AR home design app

Shoppers can visualize how furniture might look in their home and view professionally designed rooms for inspiration.

By Robert Williams • Oct. 12, 2018

RFID can achieve near 100% order accuracy, study says

"We can end claims and chargebacks right now," said Justin Patton, director of Auburn University's RFID Lab. "That's billions of dollars saved."

By Edwin Lopez • Oct. 12, 2018

J.C. Penney extends credit card, financial deal with Synchrony

The partnership involves store-brand credit cards, financial services and data analytics, as well as a mobile component.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 11, 2018

Target to launch startup incubator aimed at Gen Z

The mass merchant's latest accelerator program aims to foster progressively-minded business concepts from members of the young demographic.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 11, 2018

Shopify aims to protect merchants from fraudulent chargebacks

The e-commerce platform’s new feature is intended to protect merchants at a time when the volume and cost of retail fraud have risen dramatically.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 10, 2018

Google launches Echo Show rival with Home Hub

Google's new device joins the smart display ranks, challenging Amazon's Echo Show with access to YouTube content.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 9, 2018

H&M invests $20M in payments firm Klarna

The retailer aims to streamline payments, deliveries and returns both online and in stores.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 9, 2018

Facebook enters smart speaker race with video-calling device

The company's long-awaited move into consumer electronic devices adds a visual dimension to the smart speaker market.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 8, 2018

Square opens up to installment programs

The payment company's new installment offering allows merchants to set up flexible payment programs that customers once would have found only at the biggest retailers.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 8, 2018

New tech uses product 'fingerprints' to detect counterfeits

Entrupy's new solution is based on data in the cloud to verify the authenticity of designer and luxury goods.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 8, 2018

Lane Bryant, Vibes win 2 awards for mobile engagement

The apparel retailer and their partner marketing firm received prizes for engagement by the Mobile Marketing Association.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 5, 2018

Extreme makeover: Lowe's edition

CEO Marvin Ellison takes the first steps in a massive remodel of the retailer's supply chain.

By Emma Cosgrove • Oct. 4, 2018

Report: Amazon captures 30% of online grocery spending

The company's market share is equal to that of all other supermarkets combined, according to Brick Meets Click, but it will struggle to grow if it doesn't do a better job selling perishable goods.

By Jacqueline Renfrow • Oct. 4, 2018

Skip takes aim at Amazon Go with plans for 3K stores

The mobile checkout app provider is racing Amazon Go to 3,000 stores — whether the e-commerce giant is planning to open that many or not.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 4, 2018

Rebecca Minkoff, Afterpay offer interest-free installment pay plans

The luxury brand launched a payment partnership aimed at increasing conversion and reducing shopper indecisiveness.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 4, 2018

Facebook Marketplace expands AI features

The social platform's Marketplace is currently a destination for Craigslist-style one-to-one transactions, but it's now adding content from local and e-commerce businesses.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 4, 2018

16% of consumers to use smartphones for holiday shopping

A new PwC study shows how a shift in buying habits will particularly benefit Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat, who have boosted their mobile commerce tools in the past year.

By Robert Williams • Oct. 3, 2018

Apparel group wants some Amazon sites listed as 'notorious' counterfeit markets

The e-commerce giant faces criticism again as sales of counterfeit products continue to be a problem across the entire global sector of online marketplaces.

By Dan O'Shea • Updated Oct. 3, 2018

One Door connects legacy planograms to cloud data

There's a missing link in the planning process for brick-and-mortar stores that the software company is trying to fill. 

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 3, 2018

Lowe’s will test sharing transactional data with Pinterest

The goal is to better map the customer journey and deliver more relevant content, an executive said at Advertising Week New York on Monday.

By Natalie Black (Koltun) • Oct. 2, 2018

Smart checkouts will process $45B in transactions by 2023, study says

But it could take until 2021 before at least 2,000 stores have smart checkout technology implemented, according to Juniper Research.

By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 2, 2018

Fraud attacks on retailers rose 13% in 2017

E-commerce and growing fraudster sophistication are driving increased attacks, according to the Forter Fraud Attack Index report.

By Dan Alaimo • Oct. 2, 2018

Will AR bring joy to holiday marketing?

The immersive tech is likely to play a more prominent role this holiday season across advertising, mobile shopping and even in stores.

By Dianna Christe • Oct. 1, 2018