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Store with tech to rival Amazon Go opens next month
San Francisco-based Zippin has launched a small public demo that is expected to grow into a full-sized, AI-enabled convenience store.
By Alicia Kelso • Aug. 21, 2018 -
C-store chain Ricker’s partners with Skip for mobile checkout
An Indiana convenience store chain is the latest company to adopt a mobile "just walk out" checkout option.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 21, 2018 -
Trendline
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.
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REI names first VP of commerce and experiences
Outdoor recreation is a segment where retail experience matters almost as much as marketing.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 21, 2018 -
Luxury marketplace Farfetch files IPO
The move is no big surprise and perhaps an absolute necessity for the marketplace as it aims to reach the next level.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 20, 2018 -
DKNY partners with Meitu on AR fragrance campaign
The promotion, which runs for two weeks in each target country throughout the Asia-Pacific region, includes a branded filter for the BeautyPlus app.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 20, 2018 -
Walmart patent filings hint at VR shopping experience
Two patent filings suggest the potential for a system that could use virtual reality to let customers shop a Walmart storefront from home.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 20, 2018 -
Marks & Spencer moves AI-displaced call workers to stores
By September, the retailer will have chatbots fully deployed to take over customer service inquires.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 17, 2018 -
Chicago Tribune: Google readying first retail store
The tech giant has experimented with pop-ups, but its widening array of devices makes brick-and-mortar retail an imperative if it's to take on Amazon.
By Daphne Howland • Aug. 17, 2018 -
Neutrogena, Sonos beta test use of video in Amazon search campaigns
Currently only available on iOS devices, the ads are shown below the fold in search results.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 16, 2018 -
Reebok rolls out first Cotton + Corn shoe
The athletics retailer has yielded the first shoe, made largely of "bio-based" materials, from its sustainable products program announced last year.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 16, 2018 -
Alexa-Cortana voice integration speaks its first words
In an increasingly competitive space, the two tech giants just took a big step toward bolstering their competitive positions with an Alexa-Cortana collaboration.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 16, 2018 -
EBay releases Image Search API to developers
The online marketplace committed to focus on technology in 2018, and its latest news shows progress on creating and releasing more APIs for the developer community.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 15, 2018 -
Study: Amazon’s share of smart speaker shipments fell to 41% from 76% last year
During Q2, Google boosted its share of smart speaker shipments to 28% from 16% during the same period a year ago, Strategy Analytics found.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 15, 2018 -
87% of shoppers now begin product searches online
Brick-and-mortar can survive and thrive as marketplaces grow, but retailers must respond to the imperatives of the new shopper-first digital world, according to a new report.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 15, 2018 -
H&M powers up new website, mobile app
The apparel company made good on its pledge to intensify e-commerce efforts, unveiling a new website and mobile app.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 14, 2018 -
L’Oréal brings AR makeup sampling to Facebook
The social platform's camera will let users virtually try on products from Maybelline, Lancome, NYX and Urban Decay.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 10, 2018 -
Samsung debuts smart home device
In a possible case of better late than never, the new Galaxy Home is playing catch-up in a connected home market already dominated by the Amazon Echo and the Google Home.
By Jacqueline Renfrow • Aug. 10, 2018 -
Wayfair unleashes mixed-reality shopping
The online furniture retailer takes home design one step further with a program that virtually moves furniture into consumer homes.
By Jacqueline Renfrow • Aug. 9, 2018 -
Opinion
5 trends reshaping retail
Digital transformation is driving a new breed of retail that will take consumers where they've never been before, writes Christi Olson, head of evangelism for search at Microsoft.
By Christi Olson • Aug. 9, 2018 -
The Information: Only 2% of Alexa users reportedly purchase off the devices
The publication cited "two people briefed on the company's internal figures" for the statistic, and also claimed that of those 2%, 90% didn't make a second purchase.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 8, 2018 -
Home Depot hires a new CISO after losing former exec to Equifax
Steve Adegbite joins the company to focus on data protection and vulnerability management. He is the latest hire in the company's largest technology hiring wave ever.
By Alex Hickey • Aug. 8, 2018 -
Abercrombie & Fitch cashes in on Venmo for mobile payments
The payment option, popular with millennials and Gen Z, is now available when checking out on the Abercrombie or Hollister apps.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 8, 2018 -
Amazon now lets Alexa users shop for delivery from Whole Foods
This comes as questions arise around just how strong consumers' interest is in voice shopping.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 7, 2018 -
Nordstrom poaches Tesco exec to fill CTO spot
After 18 months without a CTO, Edmond Mesrobian will step in to help drive the department store retailer's technology ambitions.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 7, 2018 -
Walmart to pilot Alphabot robotics for grocery pickup
The robots will operate in a 20,000-square-foot supercenter addition that will serve as a mini-warehouse of grocery products and an order pickup point.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 6, 2018