Cambridge Consultants, a product development group based in the U.K., is showing off a connected shopping cart that can tell a retailer where you are in a store within three feet… Read more »
Is there such a thing as a grocery shopping nerd? If so, I am one. I love strolling down supermarket aisles, comparing prices and ingredient lists and discovering new products. For… Read more »
In the middle of yet another disappointing earnings report Thursday, Barnes & Noble announced that it’s terminating the strategic partnership it formed with Microsoft in 2012. That partnership had combined Barnes… Read more »
Twitter has introduced “Twitter Offers,” which allow any retailer to turn a promoted post into a coupon. This is a substantial step for Twitter in the world of commerce. Read more »
As purchasing patterns shift, a battle is brewing over the fastest and most efficient way to get goods and services bought online into the hands of consumers. Read more »
While online personalization has been around for a while, only now are things really lining up for implementing it in a truly meaningful way for consumers online, in stores, and interacting… Read more »
What’s happening in the ebook business today is no more inevitable than what happened in the DVD market two decades ago. It’s just happening in reverse. Read more »
Apple’s latest splashy hire, Musa Tariq, comes from Nike, where he worked on marketing for the Fuelband. Previous to that, he worked alongside current Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts at Burberry. Read more »
Although techniques such as machine learning are taking off in the e-commerce and retail spaces as a way to display better recommendations or optimize product presentation, the smart money is still… Read more »