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.

Department Stores Start 2018 With A Bang On Wall Street
Department Stores Start 2018 With A Bang On Wall Street
January 03, 2018  |  Retail

So far, so good for department stores in 2017: Early holiday sales results have spurred enthusiasm on Wall Street, which has turned into a happy...

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Average American’s Holiday Debt Goes Up 5 Percent
Average American’s Holiday Debt Goes Up 5 Percent
January 03, 2018  |  Retail

The average American got swept up in the holiday spirit this season, accumulating an average of $1,054 of debt — about 5 percent more than...

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Amazon Prime Ships More Than 5 Billion Items In 2017
Amazon Prime Ships More Than 5 Billion Items In 2017
January 03, 2018  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon announced news on Tuesday (Jan.2 ) that more than 5 billion items were shipped worldwide in 2017 through its Prime membership program. In a...

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New Retail Space Going Up Next To Homes
New Retail Space Going Up Next To Homes
December 27, 2017  |  Retail

Retail space may be plentiful in some parts of the country, but that hasn’t stopped developers from building more of it, even placing it alongside...

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FedEx And UPS Want To Reap Rewards From $90B In Returned Holiday Gifts
FedEx And UPS Want To Reap Rewards From $90B In Returned Holiday Gifts
December 27, 2017  |  Delivery

FedEx and UPS don’t want to simply make money delivering holiday gifts; they also want to benefit from the many recipients of unwanted presents that...

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Amazon Boosts Prime Membership During Holiday Runup
Amazon Boosts Prime Membership During Holiday Runup
December 27, 2017  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon has announced that the 2017 holiday season was its “biggest” ever. According to news from CNBC, Amazon said on Tuesday that customers shopped on...

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The Year In Voice-Activated AI
The Year In Voice-Activated AI
December 27, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

“Alexa?” “Hey, Siri…” “Okay, Google…” “Hi, Bixby…” If we told the average person in early 2013 that someday it was going to be very important...

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How Capsule Wants To Bring The Human Touch To eCommerce
How Capsule Wants To Bring The Human Touch To eCommerce
December 22, 2017  |  eCommerce

The pharmacy is just one of those places. Like the DMV or the dentist, it’s one of those places consumers have to visit from time...

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Grocerants Take A Bite Out Of Online Grocery And Fast Casual Dining
Grocerants Take A Bite Out Of Online Grocery And Fast Casual Dining
December 22, 2017  |  Retail

Grocery shopping? Nah, just order it online. This is not the predominant attitude among consumers (yet), but it is growing. What can’t people order from...

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