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Report: Digital commerce surges on mobile growth
Digital commerce grew 19% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, with mobile accounting for 52% of all shopping traffic and 30% of all orders, according to the Salesforce Shopping Index.
By Dan O'Shea • March 20, 2017 -
Calvin Klein owner PVH to acquire lingerie startup True & Co.
Like many pure-play e-commerce startups, True & Co. attracted attention from shoppers and investors, but that didn’t necessarily translate to profits.
By Daphne Howland • March 20, 2017 -
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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Study: Consumer adoption of major mobile payment apps stalls
A new study from PYMNTS and InfoScout warns that consumers who have the apps aren't using them when presented with the option.
By Dan O'Shea • March 19, 2017 -
Wal-Mart lands patent for in-store drones
The retail giant's patented system would have drones deliver merchandise between departments in its stores.
By Dan O'Shea • March 19, 2017 -
Amazon’s ‘Outfit Compare’ mobile feature tells users what to wear
The new mobile feature allows Prime members to share photos of themselves in different outfits and get advice from Amazon stylists.
By Dan O'Shea • March 19, 2017 -
Survey: 83% of shoppers think they know more than store associates
Almost half of consumers surveyed by Tulip Retail said they would be encouraged to shop in stores if knowledgeable associates could suggest products based on their purchase histories.
By Dan O'Shea • March 16, 2017 -
Amazon brings Alexa to its Apple iOS mobile app
Users will be able to tap the microphone icon to shop by voice and will have access to most of the virtual assistant's other search functions and skills as well.
By Dan O'Shea • March 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Instacart's 'grocery nerd' talks about how to make e-commerce work
The web-based grocery service's Nilam Ganenthiran discusses how his company — and everyone in the space — can use technology to drive better sales and customer satisfaction.
By Keith Loria • March 16, 2017 -
Jo-Ann Fabric uses in-store Wi-Fi data to fuel targeted ad efforts
In recent months, the crafts chain also leveraged the Wi-Fi coverage in its 850 stores to create and run a successful targeted ad campaign on Facebook.
By Dan O'Shea • March 15, 2017 -
Visa may see bright future in pay-by-sunglasses concept
The prototype Ray-Bans integrate a payment-enabled chip to allow users to pay by tapping the eyewear on a Visa near-field communications payment terminal.
By Dan O'Shea • March 14, 2017 -
Bringg brings in $10M to further fund delivery management aims
The startup helps retailers, consumer products firms and others streamline their delivery ecosystem and last-mile efforts.
By Dan O'Shea • March 14, 2017 -
Survey: Consumers want more integration between in-store, mobile capabilities
About 43% of consumers are receptive to personalized prices based on their shopping patterns, and 39% would visit a mall or shopping center more often if they received alerts about products they are interested in purchasing.
By Dan O'Shea • March 13, 2017 -
Sephora again makes over Virtual Artist augmented reality app
New features include eyeshadow virtual try-on, an Expert Looks preview and virtual tutorials for brows, contouring and highlighting.
By Dan O'Shea • March 13, 2017 -
RILA, Accenture launch tech innovation center
The initiative, which aims to bridge the gap between retailers and startups, includes an advisory council bringing together executives from Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s, Target, Walgreens, Westfield and Foot Locker.
By Corinne Ruff • March 13, 2017 -
Report: Amazon's Alexa on track to be $10B 'mega-hit' by 2020
Amazon is on track to sell 60 million Alexa devices by 2020, which would rake in roughly $5 billion, according to a note from investment bank RBC Capital Markets.
By Daphne Howland • March 13, 2017 -
Best Buy denies FBI, Geek Squad techs worked together without warrants
"We have not been trained by the FBI nor have we ever shared customer lists, conducted surveillance or searched customer computers for them," the electronics retailer maintains.
By Daphne Howland • March 13, 2017 -
Target ups data analytics game through series of 'acqui-hire' deals
"Acqui-hires allow us to accelerate both onboarding the right kind of talent, onboarding the right kind of technologies and getting to market much faster," said Target Senior Vice President Paritosh Desai.
By Dan O'Shea • March 12, 2017 -
Adidas aims to open fitness app efforts to third-party partnerships
The sportswear brand is consolidating its digital efforts under the Runtastic platform banner and shutting down its miCoach platform of health and fitness products.
By Dan O'Shea • March 12, 2017 -
Snap opens pop-up Spectacles shop in LA
This marks the second physical store to sell the hardware following the closing of the first, New York-based location on Feb. 20, and comes just one week after Snap's IPO.
By David Kirkpatrick • March 10, 2017 -
Study: 70% of retailers planning IoT investments
By 2021, nearly 80% of retailers will be able to customize in-store experiences by leveraging location technology that tells them when specific customers are in their brick-and-mortar sites.
By Dan O'Shea • March 9, 2017 -
eBay, Google demo ShopBot appraisal feature for Google Home users
The digital concierge service is capable of telling users how much various items in their possession may be worth.
By Dan O'Shea • March 9, 2017 -
Wal-Mart testing in-store touchscreens in challenge to Amazon
The interactive kiosks on trial at some Texas stores help toy shoppers identify what they might want, or order a specific item they can’t locate on shelves.
By Daphne Howland • March 9, 2017 -
Instacart adds $400M in Series D, plans expansion to 25 new markets
The funding vaults the estimated total value of the grocery shopping and delivery startup to $3.4 billion, up from $2 billion in its previous round.
By Dan O'Shea • March 8, 2017 -
Retrieved from Nike on March 09, 2017
Nike designs new shoe to help elite marathoners break two-hour threshold
The Zoom Vaporfly Elite leverages technology advancements like 3-D knitting, progressive midsole cushioning (lighter, softer and more responsive than traditional foams) and biomechanics analysis.
By Dan O'Shea • March 8, 2017 -
Retrieved from Amazon on March 31, 2015
Opinion4 reasons why Amazon Dash still doesn't deliver the goods
The e-commerce giant's automated commerce program seems promising in principle, but there’s a long way to go before it pushes consumers’ buttons.
By Phillip Adcock • March 8, 2017
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