Eighteen months ago, New York department store Macy’s launched a new iOS app with a rather cunning feature. It offered the facility for users to upload a picture—maybe of that …
A Metro store in Dusseldorf has been trialling the use of the robots to assist customers round the store, allowing them to concentrate on ‘hands free’ shopping. These autonomous robots …
Europe’s biggest online fashion retailer, Zalando, facing a growing threat from rival Amazon moving into its territory, is teaming up with Adidas to offer same-day, free deliveries from one of its …
The Seattle-based e-commerce company promises food deliveries in one hour or less from the time users place their orders using the Prime Now mobile app or PrimeNow.com. The service is …
With this introduction, 1-800-Flowers.com is aligning the customer-centric traditions of its signature floral and gourmet gift delivery business with the emerging technology of the 21st century. GWYN, an acronym for …
These strategies are in addition to a new “super premium” chicken restaurant player entering the market, whose operators literally built the whole dining concept around mobile technology. KFC’s newly launched system works …
Ikea, one of the last major retailers to embrace e-commerce, will start testing an online retail store in Australia by the end of calendar 2016, ahead of the launch of …
The social media giant is also banking on hitting a sweet spot for retailers by investing in technology aimed at helping its partners to understand shopper behaviour. Facebook’s head of …
Pizza Hut Asia will be piloting Pepper for order-taking and personalised engagement. This marks the first commercial application for Pepper, according to MasterCard. Pepper, which was unveiled on Tuesday, will …
The AmazonFresh service lets Amazon customers order groceries, including perishable items like dairy, meat and fish, for delivery within 24 hours. It’s only available to customers who buy a $299 Prime Fresh …