Merchant Innovation

Amazon’s Latest Delivery Ploy: Same-Day “Treasure”
Amazon’s Latest Delivery Ploy: Same-Day “Treasure”
June 26, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

The eCommerce retailer is stepping, or rather driving, in a new direction with the launch of its Treasure Truck service, which will bring customers a...

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Amazon Echo Goes Prime Time
Amazon Echo Goes Prime Time
June 24, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

Seven months after its invite-only release, Amazon’s voice-controlled smart speakers are now available for everyone to purchase and will start shipping on July 14, the...

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Toshiba Pursuing Hacker-Resistant Encryption
Toshiba Pursuing Hacker-Resistant Encryption
June 23, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

Toshiba is working on an Internet-based communication encryption system, which industry analysts say will be unbreakable, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (June 22). Engineers believe...

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Amazon’s Customer-Centric Focus
Amazon’s Customer-Centric Focus
March 24, 2015  |  In Depth

“Everybody’s talking and no one says a word,” wrote John Lennon in his popular “Nobody Told Me,” song from 1984. Lennon, of course, wasn’t talking...

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