At least one thing about Jet.com is certain: It is taking a big swing at becoming a shopping site for the masses. The heavily funded startup just added fresh groceries like milk, fruit …
McDonald’s is to tour agricultural events around Britain with a roadshow that uses virtual reality to bring people closer to the fast food chain’s supplier farms. The company will invite visitors …
Alibaba, often regarded as a proxy for Chinese consumer spending, is capitalizing on the liquidity of households and expanding into rural areas, helping limit the impact of an economy growing at …
From industrial looms to e-commerce, new technologies have remade the fashion world again and again. But oftentimes, new tech-driven innovations take too long to gain acceptance in this famously insular …
Toronto organic delivery company Fresh City Farms has acquired organic delivery pioneer Front Door Organics, in a move the company says will allow it to improve its food delivery in …
The “last mile” of retail refers to the last leg of the delivery getting the product in the hands of the consumer. The speed and convenience delivery to the home …
More than two months after Cosmopolitan editor and Snapchat board member Joanna Coles told Re/code thatthe social media app might soon roll out e-commerce capabilities, Snapchat unveiled shoppable ads appealing to Cosmopolitan’s young female …
Target is testing robots that track inventory on its store shelves including shampoo and laundry detergent. The retail giant is conducting a one-week trial at one of its department stores …
Since 2010, Yu Kai has followed the ritual every year: When a new Apple iPhone comes out, he gets rid of his old one and heads to a store in Beijing to buy …
Ebay Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday and raised its full-year revenue forecast as a revamped shopping platform attracted more buyers, mitigating growth concerns following its spinoff of PayPal …