Ikea is 'cutting through the clutter' with in-house emoticon app

The emoticons will help solve household communication problems caused by clutter, the Swedish retailer says. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 12, 2015

How marketers are reaching mobile millennials in a 'snap'

Snapchat, the now-you-see-it, now-you-don't social platform, is figuring out how to monetize content targeting its legions of young fans.

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 11, 2015

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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

Home Depot enhances in-store checkout technology

FIRST Phones bring inventory information and checkout capabilities to sale associates on the floor. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 11, 2015

Birchbox and Story: Two retail stores redefining the shopping experience

These two New York City stores offer a peek at the future of brick-and-mortar. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • Feb. 10, 2015

Alibaba buys stake in smartphone manufacturer

The Chinese e-commerce giant hopes to boost use of its mobile OS. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 9, 2015

Michael Kors, Swatch to join the wearable wave

Although wearables is a segment yet to prove itself, there’s a lot of activity ahead of the Apple Watch debut.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 6, 2015

HeartThis mobile bulletin board debuts

The app eschews social functions for user-defined shopping likes. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 5, 2015

The ultimate showroom: How tech can help drive brick-and-mortar sales

Omnichannel strategies demand that physical locations be just as wired as their customers.

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 5, 2015

Alibaba testing drone deliveries in China

The three-day, three-city trial is bringing boxes of tea to consumer residences. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 5, 2015

Nordstrom scaling back Innovation Lab

The department store retailer lauded for its tech creativity established its Innovation Lab four years ago.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2015

FCC proposes utility-like regulation of the Internet

To ensure the success of their own innovations and customer satisfaction, experts say retailers should be invested in an open internet. 

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2015

Adidas unveils mobile sneaker reservation app

Adidas Confirmed was developed to take the hassle out of buying the brand's "hype" kicks using geopositioning technology.

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 4, 2015

Oti's new EMV reader to accept Apple Pay

The new unit offers an easy upgrade to EMV-compliant technology. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 3, 2015

Software firm Volusion raises $55M

The money will go to expanding the company's Mozu e-commerce technology to reach more mid-size and large businesses.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 3, 2015

Office Depot, Neiman Marcus adopt digital payments platform MasterPass

But many other retailers are still waiting for consumers to pick a payment system before committing.  

By Ian P. Murphy • Feb. 2, 2015

Majority of retailers say mobile all about brick-and-mortar

A new study shows that mobile is routinely being treated as a channel to increase sales at physical stores.

By Daphne Howland • Feb. 2, 2015

Why 2015 may be the year money goes mobile

With Apple Pay and new EMV standards on the way, 2015 may be the year mobile payments come of age.  

By Ian P. Murphy • Jan. 30, 2015

Bain & Co retail exec to lead Box's retail unit

Josh Chernoff will lead the cloud services and file-sharing company's new Box for Retail operation.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 30, 2015

Slyce snaps up SnipSnap app for $6.5M

The acquisition of the mobile coupon scanning app expands Slyce’s m-commerce capabilities even further.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 30, 2015

BCBG expands omnichannel strategy

The high-end apparel company will use the system to track inventory throughout its 700 stores. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Jan. 29, 2015

Beacons to help retarget ads based on in-store activity

A new partnership between Unacast and Total Communicator Solutions hopes to capture in-store shopping behavior to use when retargeting digital ads. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Jan. 28, 2015

Samsung set to unveil mobile payments system: report

Rolling out on Galaxy 6 smartphones, Samsung Pay will compete with Apple Pay.  

By Ian P. Murphy • Jan. 27, 2015

Adobe debuts new mobile marketing tools

The location-based tools incorporate GPS and Bluetooth user data to help make personalized e-mails more effective.

By Ian P. Murphy • Jan. 23, 2015

YP to link mobile ads to desktop search

As omnichannel shopping becomes more commonplace, marketers are struggling to keep up with customers' cross-device habits. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Jan. 23, 2015

'Chip and pin' use to rise 650% in 2015: report

The steep increase expected by October is spurred by a shift in liability from banks to retailers for payment security snafus.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 22, 2015