Alibaba group has played a crucial role in shaking up the traditional retail sector, but now, the e-commerce giant is bucking the trend by buying up brick-and-mortar stores. With what …
It all started with a tap on the shoulder: “Hey, we’re going to do an innovation lab and you’re going to do it.” That’s how Scott Emmons describes how he got …
Jet.com has started offering Wal-Mart’s in-house brands including Great Value, Equate and Sam’s Choice now that the companies’ online order-fulfillment centers have been linked up, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The …
In fact, the 87-year-old convenience store brand only embarked on its first “digital journey” three years ago, and named a chief digital officer just three months ago. “7-Eleven is new to …
As Amazon pushes further into physical retail, it’s seeking a foothold in the Bay Area, a region where its futuristic bookstores and grocery marts have yet to find ground. With …
Nike says its Equality initiative, timed with February’s Black History Month as well as recent Nike partnerships with two community-driven organizations, is designed to encourage people “to take the respect …
The phonemaker will roll out a chain of about 1,000 brick-and-mortar stores under the Mi Home banner over the next three years, as co-founder Lei Jun mimics a strategy that’s …
This trend will be one to follow in 2017 — and for good reason. Name-brand retailers realize what’s at stake when in turning their mobile app into a one-stop shop for customers. …
For a growing number of supermarkets looking to sell boxes of cereal, bottles of laundry detergent, and even fresh produce online, partnering with third-party services like Instacart, Postmates and Google Express …
Walmart – the world’s biggest retailer with over 20,000 stores in 28 countries, is in the process of building the world’ biggest private cloud, to process 2.5 petabytes of data every hour. …