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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …