Jan 22 British fashion retailers will switch their spending firepower to technology from the high street in 2017 after online shopping became the key driver of sales growth over the all-important festive …
Chat bots are the new black, sweeping all before them in an increasingly connected and online world. And as e-commerce consumers become more comfortable interacting with machines online, chat bots will …
Publix Super Markets has never had to be particularly fancy or sophisticated to win over customers. The Lakeland-based grocery chain has spent the span of several decades luring and retaining …
Designer trainers brand Axel Arigato is using first-person shopping technology from GoInStore to allow online shoppers to get a virtual in-store experience. The technology was introduced for the Christmas period, but is to remain …
As the spotlight on reducing consumer food waste intensified this week, Sainsbury’s director of corporate affairs Louise Evans has revealed that the supermarket has seen a surge in applications from …
New technologies continue to reshape retail in interesting and unexpected ways. For example, the phrase “conversational commerce” was fairly unknown in retail entering 2016, but throughout last year, the sector …
From custom lipstick to custom fragrance, makers of bespoke beauty products are having a moment thanks to an increasingly tech-savvy customer base. One of those companies is MatchCo, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup that …
Just as struggling chains like The Limited, Sears and Macy’s are closing stores, one retailer is gearing up for the largest U.S. expansion program in recent memory. Dollar General confirmed …
Amazon.com Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt have walked away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com after disagreeing over price, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The e-commerce business …
Toys “R” Us is the latest to join a growing list of retailers bemoaning the promotional environment over the holidays. Chairman/CEO Dave Brandon said the company was forced into markdowns …