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.

Google Makes Search More Shoppable
Google Makes Search More Shoppable
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

Google is going shoppable – everywhere. That is the takeaway from a newly published blog post, in which the online search giant announced that, going...

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Google Embeds Shopping Links In YouTube Vids
Google Embeds Shopping Links In YouTube Vids
May 03, 2019  |  Google

Google is testing a new feature that has shopping links placed underneath YouTube videos, according to reports. The company displays a recommended product along with...

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In China, Women-Led Shopping Is A $670B Enterprise
In China, Women-Led Shopping Is A $670B Enterprise
May 03, 2019  |  Retail

Young women are spending more and more in China, driving the economy and the view of spending habits in the country, according to a report...

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Google Could Add Filters To Lens
Google Could Add Filters To Lens
April 22, 2019  |  Google

Google is overhauling Lens, its image search technology, reportedly adding so-called filters to the technology. According to a report in 9To5Google, the publication was able...

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Instacart Loosens Availability Requirements For Shoppers With New On-Demand Option
Instacart Loosens Availability Requirements For Shoppers With New On-Demand Option
April 12, 2019  |  Delivery

Grocery delivery startup Instacart has introduced a new option for its workers, according to reports: on-demand shopping. Instacart shoppers have generally had to sign up...

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Can Visual Search Help Retailers Find New Sales?
Can Visual Search Help Retailers Find New Sales?
April 09, 2019  |  Retail

Amazon failed Ted Mann, CEO of Slyce, a visual search firm, when it came to the cheesy sweater — the one with, in his words, “little...

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Retail, RFID And Real-Time Sales
Retail, RFID And Real-Time Sales
April 05, 2019  |  Innovation

Probably every shopper knows the thrill of the retail treasure hunt — that odd, unexpected, but perfect product discovered on a shelf; that highly desired...

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Deutsche Bank Likes Instagram’s New Shopping Feature
Deutsche Bank Likes Instagram’s New Shopping Feature
April 02, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Facebook-owned Instagram’s efforts to make the platform a destination to shop for and purchase items has caused Deutsche Bank to become more bullish on the stock....

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LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping
LetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping
March 29, 2019  |  Retail

Amid a rise of influencer-sponsored items on social media, LetsBab enables consumers to shop, recommend and earn money through its new peer recommendation app. The...

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