shopping

How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.

Amazon Go Has Its Roots In A 1920s Texas Ice Retailer
Amazon Go Has Its Roots In A 1920s Texas Ice Retailer
January 30, 2018  |  Retail

When “Uncle Johnny” Jefferson Green realized that grocery stores weren’t always open when consumers needed household staples, he sensed an opportunity. Get the Full Story...

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Amazon Targets FedEx, UPS With Direct-To-Home Shipping
Amazon Targets FedEx, UPS With Direct-To-Home Shipping
January 30, 2018  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon is expanding its so-called “seller flex” program, which makes a host of products available for quick delivery from merchants without taxing its warehouses with...

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Why TOMS Shoes Is Putting A Toe In Brick-And-Mortar
Why TOMS Shoes Is Putting A Toe In Brick-And-Mortar
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie did not begin life dreaming of entrepreneurship, shoes or creating a socially conscious company. In fact, when he embarked on...

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33 Percent Of Grocery Customers Would Use Digital Coupons If Retailers Offered Them
33 Percent Of Grocery Customers Would Use Digital Coupons If Retailers Offered Them
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

Grocery shopping is clearly no longer confined to the aisles of the local Kroger or even a superstore like Target or Walmart. With services like...

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Luxury Retail Still Taking A Pass On AI
Luxury Retail Still Taking A Pass On AI
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

Earlier this month, Saks Fifth Avenue President Marc Metrick told CNBC that the luxury retailer didn’t need fancy artificial intelligence (AI) to help it succeed...

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California Startup Brings Retailers To The Driveway
California Startup Brings Retailers To The Driveway
January 29, 2018  |  Delivery

After Ali Ahmed founded Dispatch, a service that allowed consumers to have goods delivered from retail stores through a text message, he noticed that customers...

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Target Brings Same-Day Delivery To The Sunshine State With Shipt
Target Brings Same-Day Delivery To The Sunshine State With Shipt
January 26, 2018  |  Retail

One month after Target acquired delivery startup Shipt in an effort to bring same-day delivery to customers nationwide, the retailer plans to roll out same-day...

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The Truth Is In The Data, Not The Mirror
The Truth Is In The Data, Not The Mirror
January 26, 2018  |  Retail

A woman is shopping for jeans. She’s 4’11” and on the heavier side. Finding a pair that fits her waist comfortably without needing to be...

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Bringing Dollar Store Shoppers Into The Digital Age
Bringing Dollar Store Shoppers Into The Digital Age
January 26, 2018  |  Retail

While most players in the world of digital retail have felt the sting of the “Amazon Effect,” extreme discount retailers, or “dollar stores,” have remained...

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