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Study: VR, voice assistants aren’t must-haves for shoppers
High-tech features in retail stores aren't important to 48% of consumers, Bazaarvoice found.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 6, 2018 -
Deep Dive
How Poshmark’s sellers made $1B off the ‘social mall’
The mobile marketplace is performing well in apparel, but could the temptation to expand make it just another Etsy?
By Cara Salpini • Aug. 6, 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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Amazon Go tech rival begins installations
Standard Cognition claims that it does Amazon Go technology better than Amazon Go, and it just set out to prove it with new installations.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 3, 2018 -
Starbucks, Alibaba scheme to expand coffee delivery in China
The coffee giant is working with one of the world's biggest e-commerce companies again, this time on a broad strategy to enhance its market position in China.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 3, 2018 -
Blockchain to drive $164B in efficiencies for retail by 2030
Cost savings and efficiencies from blockchain will accelerate dramatically in the coming decade for retail and e-commerce, according to a new report.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 2, 2018 -
Uniqlo offers personalized style tips with in-app chatbot
Customers in Japan can also access the digital clothing curator via Google Assistant.
By Robert Williams • Aug. 2, 2018 -
HP launches Engage line of point-of-sale retail devices and services
A new point-of-sale portfolio from HP seeks to provide much-needed and more flexible tools for a mobile in-store environment.
By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 2, 2018 -
Naked Labs introduces 3D body scanner, raises funding
The startup began shipping its platform for home use that could have implications for apparel shopping.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 2, 2018 -
A dollar of digital fraud costs merchants $2.94
A new study finds successful fraudulent transactions per month continue to increase, while the number of attempted bad transactions blocked continues to stay just ahead.
By Dan O'Shea • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Cole Haan combats cart abandonment with Messenger chatbot
The footwear brand turned to the messaging platform at a time when chatbot adoption has stalled at 8% among key brands.
By Chris Kelly • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Beauty brands stand to gain from virtual advisers
The virtual tools appear to attract customers who are engaged online and shop often.
By Nicole Ault • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Chase links payment app to Samsung Pay mobile wallet
Cardholders now have more ways to pay with their phones and at more places.
By Robert Williams • July 31, 2018 -
Returns software firm Optoro raises $75 million for expansion
Dealing with returned merchandise is one of the biggest challenges facing retailers today, evidenced by the funding raised by the logistics tech specialist.
By Dan Alaimo • July 31, 2018 -
Tommy Hilfiger unveils chip-embedded clothing line
The brand is hoping customers will trade rewards points for any privacy concerns they might have about the technology.
By Dan O'Shea • July 31, 2018 -
Deep Dive
WeWork goes to WeMRKT
Coworking conglomerate WeWork's latest move expands its community-oriented approach into retail. But why?
By Lara Ewen • July 31, 2018 -
US retailers lead world in data breaches
Despite big spending by U.S. retailers, data breaches continue to grow, according to a study, with half reporting a breach in the last year.
By Dan Alaimo • July 30, 2018 -
Oracle launches new store-driven inventory service
The new cloud-based platform aims to give retailers and their associates greater visibility into warehouse and store network inventory.
By Dan O'Shea • July 30, 2018 -
Alphabet backs mobile scanning developer Scandit
A venture capital arm of Google's parent is now behind a Swiss company that promises big advances in the use of mobile cameras for retail scanning.
By Dan Alaimo • July 27, 2018 -
Walmart, Waymo test driverless BOPIS service
The retailer is the latest to flirt with autonomous tech in a limited test that allows grocery shoppers to hitch a ride in a driverless vehicle to pick up orders.
By Dan O'Shea • July 26, 2018 -
Click-and-collect ‘superconsumers’ buy more in stores
New research from OrderDynamics identifies a group of the most active online shoppers as aggressive users of all channels, including brick-and-mortar.
By Dan Alaimo • July 26, 2018 -
Guess US stores add Alipay’s mobile wallet to reach Chinese tourists
A geolocation-based "Discover" function within the app lets travelers find nearby Guess stores, receive promotions and make purchases.
By Robert Williams • July 25, 2018 -
Mobile commerce startup shutters after failing to deliver
Unlike other doomed shopping apps, Grabble still has investment money that its co-founders intend to use to start another business.
By Dan Alaimo • July 25, 2018 -
Target taps Google Cloud as vendor refuses to be 'distant third' behind AWS, Microsoft
Target isn't the only retailer getting its cloud from an Amazon Web Services rival. Recently, Walmart chose Azure as its primary provider.
By Samantha Schwartz • July 25, 2018 -
Study: Snapchat users buy 20% more gifts during holidays
Victoria's Secret and Target saw the biggest jumps in foot traffic among Snapchat users on Black Friday.
By Robert Williams • July 24, 2018 -
Amazon rolls out Part Finder image search
The retail giant unveils a new use case for image recognition and visual search capabilities, taking aim at the home improvements category.
By Dan O'Shea • July 24, 2018