Amazon adds more unlocked smartphones to Prime discount program

The Alcatel A30 and Moto G5 Plus have joined Prime Exclusive Phones, which offers discounts on brand-name unlocked mobile devices featuring ads and product recommendations on their lockscreens.

By Dan O'Shea • March 26, 2017

Distil: Bot attacking websites in effort to steal gift card balances

GiftGhostBots use a rolling list of number combinations to test about 1.7 million gift card account numbers per hour in attempts to gain access to those cards and request balance information.

By Dan O'Shea • March 26, 2017

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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.

By Retail Dive staff

Announcing our new weekly newsletter — Retail Dive: Mobile Commerce

Smartphones now account for a quarter of online retail sales in the U.S., a year-over-year increase of 41%. Here's a newsletter to help you maximize the mobile commerce opportunity.

By Jason Ankeny • March 24, 2017

Lowe’s targets store navigation with latest augmented reality app

Customers in select locations can use smartphones enabled with Google’s Tango AR technology to search for products, add them to a shopping list and locate the item within the store.

By Dan O'Shea • March 23, 2017

Adobe touts integrations with Amazon's Alexa, Microsoft's HoloLens

The integration of Adobe Experience Cloud technologies with Amazon’s open APIs for Alexa allows the virtual assistant to tap into customer profiles and other user-specific data to drive greater levels of personalization.

By Dan O'Shea • March 23, 2017

Tulip tries on True Fit to give store associates personalization power

The retail tech startups will pilot new shopper personalization capabilities at Kate Spade stores later this year.

By Dan O'Shea • March 23, 2017

Starbucks enabling ordering via voice in Alexa-enabled Ford vehicles

The coffee colossus said it now has about 9 million mobile paying customers, with one in three of those using its Mobile Order & Pay app.

By Dan O'Shea • March 22, 2017

Shipt adds Costco to grocery delivery list

The online grocery marketplace and delivery service plans to serve 50 markets and to more than 30 million households by the end of the year.

By Dan O'Shea • March 22, 2017

LG Electronics preps mobile payments launch

LG Pay will rely on magnetic secure transmission, which simulates magnetic stripe payments by transmitting a magnetic signal from the phone when the device is held against a merchant’s payment card reader.

By Dan O'Shea • March 22, 2017

Foursquare Analytics aims to help stores understand foot traffic

The platform, which puts data from a company’s location-based services into a dashboard format, helps break down foot traffic patterns at the store level.

By Dan O'Shea • March 21, 2017

Nordstrom picks Infor cloud POS to improve inventory awareness

Nordstrom is deploying a cloud-based Point-of-Sale from Infor to help improve customer engagement with inventory awareness and management across the cloud.

By Dan O'Shea • March 21, 2017

Williams-Sonoma unveils augmented reality app for Pottery Barn brands

For now, the smartphone app's 3D Room View tool focuses on the living room, but the home decor retailer will add additional spaces later this year.

By Dan O'Shea • March 21, 2017

Google Home voice shopping to add local product inventory info

Consumers may soon query Google Home devices to determine whether items are available nearby, receiving responses complete with details like sizes and price as well as store hours and travel directions.

By Jason Ankeny • March 21, 2017

Wal-Mart launches retail technology startup incubator Store No. 8

At Shoptalk 2017, Marc Lore, head of Wal-Mart’s U.S. e-commerce unit, said the Silicon Valley-based initiative will help build “startups that have a responsibility to change the course of retail.” 

By Jason Ankeny • March 21, 2017

10 Items or Less: How sluggish mobile apps are killing retailers in a matter of seconds

Each week, Retail Dive Editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Speed, sunglasses and Spice Girls.

By Jason Ankeny • March 21, 2017

Charlotte Russe fashion app speeds past 1M downloads

Since launching eight months ago, the fast-fashion retailer said its native app has hit a major milestone.

By Dan O'Shea • March 21, 2017

Adidas tries on in-store custom-knit sweater technology

The athletic apparel maker is testing “Knit For You,” an automated process that lets shoppers design a sweater and have it created on the spot.

By Dan O'Shea • March 21, 2017

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

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

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