No more dressing rooms: the new virtual fitting experience
June 30, 2020
Tired of schlepping into dressing rooms to try on clothes and find your right size? And feeling like you’re a different size at different stores? Well, there’s a new solution …
Seven innovative retail technology deployments
June 30, 2020
These retailers and brands are leading the way in providing technology and experiences that are one step ahead of their customers’ expectations. 1. X5 Retail Group Russian food retailer X5 …
Why outdoor seating doesn’t make sense for some restaurants
June 30, 2020
Over the next weeks, and maybe even months, the success of independent restaurants will depend on a factor that many may have never considered before — the size of the …
Lululemon to acquire fitness company Mirror for $500 million
June 29, 2020
Lululemon is acquiring the in-home fitness company Mirror for $500 million, the retailer announced Monday, marking its first acquisition with a bet that more people are going to be pivoting to …
Letter from Silicon Valley: Our Ghost-Kitchen Future
June 28, 2020
Last fall, walking down Mission Street, in San Francisco, I noticed a new addition to an otherwise unremarkable parking lot at the base of Bernal Heights Hill: a large, white …
Investors’ love affair with commercial property is being tested
June 27, 2020
You may not realise it, but a growing share of your savings and pensions pot has been wagered on the commercial buildings in which you work, shop and sleep. The original …
Microsoft Closes All Physical Stores In Pivot To Online Operations
June 26, 2020
Share on linkedinShare on twitterShare on facebookShare on redditShare on email Microsoft will shutter all its physical Microsoft Store locations as part of a “strategic change in its retail operations,” according …
From Ghost Kitchens to Greenhouses: The Latest Gastronomy Trends
June 26, 2020
As the German poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing once said: ‘Good ideas are gifts of fortune.’ And sometimes also of misfortune: as the gastronomy ramps up again and prepares for a …
Alibaba and JD.com handle a record $136.51 billion during 618 event
June 19, 2020
China’s two biggest e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com handled $136.51 billion of sales through their platforms during one of the country’s biggest shopping events. Known as 618 because it falls on June 18, the …
Tears of joy at Boohoo as shoppers move online
June 18, 2020
The shift from bricks and mortar to online can be encapsulated by one company this morning: Boohoo. Seemingly unaffected by the pandemic, the fast-fashion retailer — which now has more than …