Olympics

Alibaba Plans Tech-Driven Winter Olympics 2022
Alibaba Plans Tech-Driven Winter Olympics 2022
February 12, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has big plans for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, envisioning a more technology-driven event through which all stakeholders make more...

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Team USA Launches Omnichannel Strategy For Olympic Retail
Team USA Launches Omnichannel Strategy For Olympic Retail
February 06, 2018  |  Retail

With the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games not too far away, it’s high season for Team USA merchandise. Fanatics, a company that sells Team USA...

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Alibaba Scores Olympic Sponsorship Deal
Alibaba Scores Olympic Sponsorship Deal
January 20, 2017  |  Retail

Alibaba is certainly recovering after being blacklisted on the notorious marketplaces list by the USTR back in December. The Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group has...

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Holiday Shopping, The Olympics And The Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Retail’s Ups And Downs: Holiday Shopping, The Olympics And The Samsung Galaxy Note 7
October 12, 2016  |  Retail

America has met its newest hero. During the second presidential debate on Sunday (Oct. 9) night, with possibly more than 100 million Americans watching, a mild-mannered...

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Olympics Gear From Rio Now For Sale
Olympics Gear From Rio Now For Sale
August 22, 2016  |  Retail

If you still haven’t gotten your fill of the Olympics, why not buy a ball used in one of the games or a pair of...

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US Olympians Charged A So-Called ‘Victory Tax’
US Olympians Charged A So-Called ‘Victory Tax’
August 15, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Winning an Olympic medal isn’t an easy feat and often is associated with awards in addition to a gold, silver or bronze medal. In fact,...

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Olympians Go For The Gold With Help From The Internet Of Things
Olympians Go For The Gold With Help From The Internet Of Things
August 15, 2016  |  Internet of Things

For a few athletes, wearable IoT technology may hold the key to their Olympic dreams.

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Nike’s Olympian Free-Peat
Nike’s Olympian Free-Peat
August 13, 2016  |  News

Michael Phelps, at the age of 31, has won four gold medals in Rio, and is swimming for a fifth after this story goes to...

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Will Rio Take The Gold In Tech Innovation?
Will Rio Take The Gold In Tech Innovation?
August 10, 2016  |  International

Let’s face it — hosting a global sporting event as big and notable as the Olympics can’t be easy, especially for a country already dealing...

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