Merchant Innovation

Luxe Parking App Fills Uber’s Void In Austin
Luxe Parking App Fills Uber’s Void In Austin
July 01, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Uber is the undisputed champion of the ride-sharing world, but even it can’t strong-arm local governments like Austin, Texas, that want to enact stricter background...

READ MORE >
Victoria’s Secret Embraces The ‘Bralette’
Victoria’s Secret Embraces The ‘Bralette’
June 30, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Victoria’s Secret might be one of those rare crossover brands that has equal name recognition among men and women despite selling to just one of...

READ MORE >
Kohl’s Is Betting Big On In-Store Tech
Kohl’s Is Betting Big On In-Store Tech
June 30, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

When you think of tech-savvy retailers, there are a few dozen names on the list before you arrive at Kohl’s. The no-frills retailer knows this...

READ MORE >
BauBax’s New Suit Will Charge Phones
BauBax’s New Suit Will Charge Phones
June 29, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

There’s nothing quite like the anxiety from a draining smartphone battery, and even though mobile battery packs have made massive advances over the last few...

READ MORE >
Experts Predict ‘Cobots’ As The Future Of Automation
Experts Predict ‘Cobots’ As The Future Of Automation
June 27, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Of all the hot takes on the coming of automation to the retail sector, opinion pieces on all of the soon-to-be out of work employees...

READ MORE >
B&M Jumps The Retail-Tainment Shark
B&M Jumps The Retail-Tainment Shark
June 27, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

By now, it’s a well-accepted fact that brick-and-mortar retailers will do just about anything to turn uncommitted buyers both online and on the sidewalk into...

READ MORE >
Barnes & Noble Bets On Books, Food, Beer And Wine
Barnes & Noble Bets On Books, Food, Beer And Wine
June 24, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Most libraries have a no-food, no-drink policy on their premises to limit the likelihood that precious volumes of classic literature end up drenched in Mountain...

READ MORE >
GM And Lyft To Expand Rental Program
GM And Lyft To Expand Rental Program
June 24, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

When news broke months ago that ride-hailing service Lyft and Big Four automaker GM had signed a deal to jointly invest in a future of...

READ MORE >
Amazon Echo’s Biggest Threat? Siri As A Service
Amazon Echo’s Biggest Threat? Siri As A Service
June 22, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

It’s been a few years since the Amazon Echo first burst onto the scene, and it can still seem like the device is from another...

READ MORE >