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.

China’s ZTO Express Testing Out Drone Deliveries

China’s ZTO Express Testing Out Drone Deliveries
China’s ZTO Express Testing Out Drone Deliveries
November 23, 2017  |  Delivery

ZTO Express, a leading express delivery company in China — and one of the largest express delivery companies globally — believes that using drones to deliver goods...

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Amazon Australia To Open Thursday
Amazon Australia To Open Thursday
November 23, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon.com is coming to Australia, notifying third-party sellers to prepare to accept retail orders on Thursday (Nov. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The Untraditionally Inexpensive Traditional Thanksgiving Of 2017
The Untraditionally Inexpensive Traditional Thanksgiving Of 2017
November 23, 2017  |  Retail

There are a lot of ways to cook a turkey, and today Americans will be trying all of them. Deep-fried, brined, baked and dipped in...

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Bringing The Power Of The Blockchain To The Thanksgiving Table
Bringing The Power Of The Blockchain To The Thanksgiving Table
November 22, 2017  |  Retail

Consumers increasingly want their food to be locally sourced and ethically raised, including (and perhaps especially) on Thanksgiving. The market has been eager to respond...

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Amazon And CVS Leverage Pinterest’s Secret Santa Toolset
Amazon And CVS Leverage Pinterest’s Secret Santa Toolset
November 22, 2017  |  Social Commerce

In an attempt to make it even easier to get the right gift this holiday shopping season, Pinterest has announced news of a personalized Secret...

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Swiss Consortium Adopts Single Digital Identity For Online Purchases
Swiss Consortium Adopts Single Digital Identity For Online Purchases
November 22, 2017  |  eCommerce

A consortium of nine large companies — including UBS, Credit Suisse, Swisscom, Swiss Post, SIX, Raiffeisen, Swiss Railways, Zuercher Kantonalbank and Mobiliar — will enable Swiss consumers...

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Why REI Is Opting Outside Again This Year
Why REI Is Opting Outside Again This Year
November 21, 2017  |  Retail

Daring to be different can pay dividends. And yet, even at Thanksgiving — once the start of the holiday shopping season — some consumers can already feel...

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Dollar Tree Snags An Earnings Beat
Dollar Tree Snags An Earnings Beat
November 21, 2017  |  Retail

The largest dollar store chain operator in the U.S., Dollar Tree, has reported solid 3Q earnings that came in ahead of analyst expectations on Wall...

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KFC Is Selling A Colonel Sanders-Crowned Internet Escape Pod
KFC Is Selling A Colonel Sanders-Crowned Internet Escape Pod
November 21, 2017  |  ResTech

Sorry, turkey, but it looks like you’ve been out-clucked by chicken this Thanksgiving. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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