Walmart is developing facial recognition technology to detect frustrated or unhappy shoppers. The technology uses video cameras at store checkout lines that monitor customers’ facial expressions and movements to try and identify varying levels of …
Another Seattle-brewed Amazon.com experiment is going national: the Treasure Truck. It’s a truck that rolls through city neighborhoods carrying large quantities of only one item, usually heavily discounted (at one …
There’s a lot of debate about what Artificial Intelligence really means, and how we should feel about it. Will it transform our world for the better? Will the machines take …
A 24-hour shopping service that’s environmentally friendly is giving customers the chance to buy essentials at the click of a button. Moby Mart, a staff-less, mobile store which is currently …
PayPal in the last year or so has shown it is willing to partner with anyone and everyone in the growing, but very fragmented digital payments space. The alternative payment …
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc has secured approval to stock and sell food and groceries in India, potentially expanding its business in the fast-growing economy where it is in a …
A new startup is making a bet that you don’t care as much about the brands you consume as you think. Brandless, pitching itself as the “Procter & Gamble for millennials,” offers …
While most people are focused on the beginning of summer, Facebook already has its sights set on the holiday season — specifically, mobile shopping. The social media giant unveiled new …
The six countries where Lazada operates have a combined population of some 560 million people, with an internet user base of some 200 million, according to Internet Live Stats. Just …
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will invest another $1 billion to raise its stake in online mall Lazada Group SA to 83 percent, securing control of a fast-growing startup at the …