Venmo rolls out debit card

A year after reports claimed such a move was on the table, the payments service is allowing users to make purchases anywhere Mastercard is accepted.

By Dan O'Shea • June 25, 2018

JD.com rakes in $24B from self-made shopping holiday

The Chinese e-commerce company's festival sales increased by 37% this year, challenging the success of Amazon's Prime Day and Alibaba's Singles Day.

By Dan Alaimo • June 25, 2018

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How retailers are deploying in-store technology

Payment systems, self-checkout stations and home visualization tech are just a few of the areas getting attention from retailers as they rethink the store experience.

By Retail Dive staff

Shopify rolls out messaging app for merchants

Store owners can now interact with customers through social media, their online storefronts, email and more in the same interface.

By Robert Williams • June 25, 2018

PayPal plans to buy fraud fighter Simility

Through its latest startup acquisition, the payment company snagged a machine-learning based anti-fraud platform to help round out its capabilities.

By Dan O'Shea • June 24, 2018

Major funding round underscores growth of aisle-scanning bots

Bossa Nova Robotics raised an additional $29 million, bringing its total to $70 million after Walmart expanded the technology to more stores.

By Alicia Kelso • June 22, 2018

Google Assistant debuts ‘Continued Conversation’ feature

The update allows for more natural conversation with Google's voice assistant — a feature that Amazon has been working on for Alexa as well.

By Dan Alaimo • June 22, 2018

Japan’s Mercari marketplace app poised for US growth

The flea market app has been compared to eBay and Craigslist, and is poised to challenge both as it expands in the U.S. and raises billions through an IPO.

By Dan O'Shea • June 21, 2018

Too many third-party features slow e-commerce sites

Adidas AG, The Men's Wearhouse and Ulta Beauty had the best site performance, according to a new study, but third-party features increased by 50%, dragging others down.  

By Dan O'Shea • June 21, 2018

Under the sea: Microsoft's submarine data centers

Cloud vendors are already using wind and solar solutions to conserve energy consumed by their servers. The next frontier, however, is in the ocean's waves. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 21, 2018

Dollar General testing mobile checkout in 10 stores

With its DG GO! scan-and-go app, the retailer may be the first in the extreme low-price segment to try out the technology.

By Dan Alaimo • June 21, 2018

Walgreens plans big tech office in downtown Chicago

The Old Post Office was one of the sites offered to Amazon, but now Walgreens plans to consolidate and expand its tech operations in the landmark building.

By Dan Alaimo • June 20, 2018

Why Target would welcome tougher data regulations

At Cannes Lions, the VP of marketing for the retailer's media network predicted marketers who haven't invested in data protection will lose ground going forward.

By Chantal Tode • June 20, 2018

Amazon brings Alexa to hotels

The company is making a long-anticipated foray into the hospitality market, with Alexa moving into the vast network of Marriott hotels.

By Dan O'Shea • June 20, 2018

Alibaba is updating 400 RT-Marts with tech

In-store shoppers can use the Mobile Taobao app to scan bar codes and place products in a virtual shopping cart, pay for them through Alipay and then have products shipped to home.

By Dan Alaimo • June 20, 2018

E-commerce optimization in the modern retail era

While consumers still want quality products—they also want to dictate their own shopping journey, including how they choose to interact with retailers and complete purchases.

June 20, 2018

L’Oréal glamorizes AR tech with two-way beauty consultation

A new offering for the company's NYX Cosmetics brand lets a beauty professional virtually place products on a user's face via a smartphone.

By Chantal Tode • June 19, 2018

Google to invest $550M in JD.com in blow to Amazon, Alibaba

The tech giant follows in the footsteps of Walmart and China's Tencent, becoming the latest player to invest in juggernaut JD.com.

By Dan O'Shea • June 19, 2018

Too many ads, clunky websites turning off digital shoppers

Mobile, desktop and in-store customers agree that the biggest "retail nightmares" involve intrusive retail tactics and difficult processes, according to a new study. 

By Dan Alaimo • June 19, 2018

Zara betting on AI, big data to outflank competitors

The push to incorporate technology is working: Last week, the fashion retailer's parent company, Inditex, posted record Q1 sales. 

By Alex Hickey • June 18, 2018

Asics plans to cut 55% of its supply chain carbon emissions

The company is committed to a "circular economic model" and is pursuing sourcing, logistics and operations initiatives.

By Nicole Ault • June 18, 2018

Walmart to debut high-tech Sam’s Club format

The membership club's latest store includes a Scan & Go self-checkout and other tech capabilities, showing Walmart's willingness to innovate everywhere.

By Dan O'Shea • June 17, 2018

Survey: Fewer online merchants accept payments from Apple, Google

Retailers ramped up support for PayPal and Amex Express Checkout as ease of use and fraud detection were top challenges.

By Robert Williams • June 15, 2018

Macy's grabs Home Depot's tech chief

This move comes just days after the department store retailer announced it would be partnering with retail experience startup b8ta. 

By Daphne Howland • June 15, 2018

Boxed speeds up automated fulfillment

The autonomously guided vehicle system was developed in-house and named for CEO Chieh Huang's favorite band — The Wu-Tang Clan.

By Daphne Howland • June 15, 2018

Rue21 looks to analytics, IT to boost sales

Following Chapter 11, rue21 is looking to technology to help adapt its assortment and supply chain quickly to consumer tastes and habits.

By Dan Alaimo • June 15, 2018