Voice AI startup hires Google’s text-to-speech leader

Ian Hodson, an industry veteran and mentor of engineering talent, has left Google to join Voysis as a Distinguished Architect.

By Dan O'Shea • May 23, 2017

Target to pay $18.5M settlement for 2013 data breach

The retailer is closer to putting its massive holiday season snafu behind it, but it's still awaiting court approval to settle a consumer class action lawsuit.

By Dan O'Shea • May 23, 2017

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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

Report: 45% of retailers expect to use AI within 3 years

The complexity of commerce is expected to expand exponentially as technologies like AI drive more unified experiences.

By David Kirkpatrick • May 23, 2017

Apple, Visa sued for alleged patent infringement over Apple Pay

Tech company Universal Secure Registry has filed a lawsuit claiming that Apple Pay infringes on four of its patents.

By Dan O'Shea • May 22, 2017

City Furniture equips store associates with IBM mobile apps

The Florida-based regional retailer is deploying enterprise mobile apps from IBM to help store associates improve customer experiences.

By Dan O'Shea • May 22, 2017

JD.com plots massive 'heavy-load' drone logistics network in China

The company aims to construct the country’s largest low-altitude drone logistics network for devices that can carry shipments weighing more than a ton.

By Dan O'Shea • May 22, 2017

Lowe’s unveils AR app for in-home projects

The new Vision app for the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro lets shoppers envision redesigned living spaces with virtual drop-ins of the retailer's products.

By Dan O'Shea • May 21, 2017

Report: Automation threatens up to 7.5M retail jobs

Retail cashier jobs, 73% of which are held by women, are at highest risk of loss to automation technologies, according to a study conducted by Cornerstone Capital Group.

By Dan O'Shea • May 21, 2017

New Amazon research center propels drone traffic management

The Prime Air Development Center will employ about a dozen software developers tasked with creating a traffic control system to work the company’s planned fleet of delivery drones.

By Dan O'Shea • May 21, 2017

New Aptos Labs funnel millions into ‘unified commerce’ platform

The company's innovation development team is working on a "cloud-native, mobile-first" platform that promises new features and integration with its Singular platform.

By Dan O'Shea • May 18, 2017

Android Pay, PayPal deepen partnership

Users of the payment app can now link to their PayPal accounts to pay with one touch at more than 16 million PayPal merchants.

By Dan O'Shea • May 18, 2017

The War for the Shopping List

As consumers increasingly look for ways to save time in their lives they are turning to tools that maximize food shopping convenience

By Chris Bryson, Unata Founder & CEO • May 18, 2017

Lululemon snaps up REI's Averill to fill CTO spot

The move comes not long after the company said Miguel Almeida, who was hired less than two years ago to overhaul digital e-commerce operations, was stepping down.

By Dan O'Shea • May 18, 2017

Salesforce injects AI into Commerce Cloud Einstein

The company has enhanced its platform with order management, predictive sort and other e-commerce support features.

By Dan O'Shea • May 18, 2017

Google touts Assistant’s new e-commerce features

At the company's developer conference, an executive demonstrated the conversational commerce capabilities by ordering delivery from Panera and paying via fingerprint technology.

By Dan O'Shea • May 17, 2017

Pinterest expands visual search tech to ads

Extending the feature gives ads more relevancy by enabling them to show up adjacent to similar products sought in visual search.

By Dan O'Shea • May 16, 2017

Reflektion, Mad Mobile team to give retailers omnichannel view

The partnership will allow retailers who are joint clients of the firms to access data about customers' online activity while they're in stores.

By Dan O'Shea • May 16, 2017

Teleretail targets rural delivery with long-distance traveling robot

The Swiss startup has created a prototype of a robot capable of making long-range deliveries up to 50 miles away in urban, suburban and rural environments.

By Dan O'Shea • May 16, 2017

QR codes are back! But are they really better than before?

Following their flameout several years ago, QR codes are having another moment as major platforms and brands get behind them.

By Chantal Tode • May 16, 2017

Fashion Tech Lab aims to fund, innovate, connect with sustainability in mind

Digital entrepreneur Miroslava Duma is spearheading the startup accelerator, which is focused on investing in and developing sustainable technologies for the fashion industry.

By Dan O'Shea • May 15, 2017

Lowe's 'exosuit' gives employees a robotic boost

The home improvement retailer is piloting the use of robotic-enhanced suits that help employees lift and move products more efficiently to reduce fatigue.

By Dan O'Shea • May 15, 2017

Wayfair enables photo-based visual product search

Using the AI-enhanced feature, users can find products among its selection that are of a similar style to items they take pictures of with their mobile devices.

By Dan O'Shea • May 15, 2017

Starbucks app vulnerable to hacking, fraudulent charges

The app's popularity and use of gift cards make it an attractive target. 

By Rob Williams • May 15, 2017

Brooks Brothers suffers 11-month data breach

The retailer said some customer card information was collected by malicious software that had been installed on its payment processing systems.

By Dan O'Shea • May 14, 2017

Made.com tests live-chat feature with showroom employees

The U.K.-based e-commerce retailer is leveraging its brick-and-mortar retail assets to help close online sales. 

By Dan O'Shea • May 14, 2017