Walmart Inc has placed a bet on Tencent Holdings Ltd’s mobile payment system, giving the tech giant a boost in its battle with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for pole position …
H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, launched its core brand on Alibaba’s giant online marketplace Tmall on Wednesday to try to keep up with competition in China. It is the …
Dunkin’ Donuts is betting big on voice ordering. As of March 14, people can order Dunkin’ Donuts or reorder recent items on their iPhones or Androids using their voice through …
Macy’s wants to make checking out at its stores less of a hassle. The company will roll out a mobile checkout option, powered by its mobile app, to all full-line Macy’s …
Following hot on the trail of its tie up with media outlet Mashable to let shopper ‘shop the look’, eBay is rolling out a similar offering with Time Inc based around celebrities …
Zara, the fashion chain owned by the world’s biggest clothing retailer Inditex , will introduce augmented reality displays from April, it said on Tuesday, in an effort to lure millennials into its …
In an increasingly digital-first marketplace, social connections are more important than ever before. Consumers are looking to form relationships that help shape their identity, promote a greater feeling of belonging, drive personal …
A luxury UK-based fashion website is gearing up for a stock exchange listing that is expected to value the company at more than £4bn – or close to the current …
Walmart is opening an emerging technologies office in Plano to work on new systems designed to improve store operations. The world’s largest retailer already employs 2,000 technologists in Silicon Valley, …
Silicon Valley-based startup Bear Robotics has introduced robots that can deliver food to tables in restaurants. The robotic system, dubbed Penny, uses AI self-driving technology to navigate its way through the restaurant, …
Zara wants to knock the kinks out of “click and collect.” The fashion behemoth has honed an online strategy that is the envy of its more lumbering competitors, exploiting a …
Alibaba bolstered its cloud computing presence in Europe on Tuesday with new products aimed at taking on the dominance of Microsoft and Amazon. The Chinese technology giant launched cloud products around artificial intelligence (AI) …