Merchant Innovation

Booking.com Wants Chatbots To Be The New Global Concierge
Booking.com Wants Chatbots To Be The New Global Concierge
May 05, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Chatbots are the hot new thing in retail — so hot, in fact, that merchants are scrambling to set up their own conversational commerce platforms...

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Sears Tapping The Power Of Motherly Love And Omnichannel
Sears Tapping The Power Of Motherly Love And Omnichannel
May 04, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Where there’s a holiday, there’s an opportunity for retailers of every stripe to cash in with well-timed promotions. Fortunately for Sears, which is coming off...

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Uber’s Loyalty Play Links Merchant Deals To Free Rides
Uber’s Loyalty Play Links Merchant Deals To Free Rides
May 04, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Uber has shown that it’s far from shy about putting its brand alongside other ventures, and it’s recently demonstrated propensity for non-automotive transport is an...

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Postmates Brings Shopify Merchants Same-Day Delivery
Postmates Brings Shopify Merchants Same-Day Delivery
May 04, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

As consumers have grown accustomed to having things shipped fast and cheap from the megaretailers that can afford it, there’s been a pushback of sorts...

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Why Uber Can’t Afford To Stop Innovating
Why Uber Can’t Afford To Stop Innovating
May 03, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Though it might be a relatively young company in the grand scheme of things, Uber is far from the startup phase of its development timeline....

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How TJX Wants To Drive Growth With Sierra Trading Post
How TJX Wants To Drive Growth With Sierra Trading Post
May 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

2015 was a very good year for T.J.Maxx (TJX). The retailer caught the off-price wave perfectly, while its higher-priced department store competitors struggled in the...

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Uvionix Pitches $3 Drone Deliveries To Local Retail
Uvionix Pitches $3 Drone Deliveries To Local Retail
May 02, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Drones haven’t had their coming out (or taking off) party just yet, but that hasn’t stopped plenty of retailers from testing their own autonomous aerial...

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