Category: Tech

June 17, 2019

Allowing outside developers onto Amazon’s platform is yet another step in the company’s efforts to captivate a younger market. The company introduced the Amazon Echo Dot for children, complete with a suite of kid-focused content, apps and skills, in April […]

June 10, 2019

Mountain Hardwear’s app was designed for outdoor enthusiasts who have shopped for gear online and wondered, “How big is that?” While other shopping apps may put apparel on various models, shoppers must feel confident the gear sold by Mountain Hardwear […]

June 7, 2019

In our online retail world, data exists on every consumer, thanks to their browsing habits and social media use. According to Pew Research Center, 69% of American adults are using Facebook, and 74% of those users log in daily, meaning […]

June 5, 2019

While AR try-ons have been gaining steam as a key part of marketing beauty products, the technology’s arrival on Amazon has the potential to bring AR trials to a significantly wider audience than previous deployments to date. With more consumers […]

June 4, 2019

Allowing more smaller merchants onto its PayPal Commerce Platform is the online payment system’s latest move toward strengthening its market position. Just over a year ago, the company acquired iZettle, a small business commerce platform that’s popular in Europe and […]

May 31, 2019

Savvy retailers are leaving no stone unturned in their quest to better understand their customers so they can reinvent their approach to retail in an omnichannel world. One rich trove of new data is coming from a previously data-dark place: […]

May 29, 2019

Retail robotics are no longer science fiction. Automation is increasingly infiltrating the store, the warehouse, and the road as retailers pivot their strategies to become more customer-centric and to handle the inventory and fulfillment needs of today’s omnichannel orders. “Retailers […]

May 23, 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making its way into the retail industry in a big way. If you haven’t caught up with AI and all its capabilities, AI, at its core, focuses on making machines intelligent, or capable, of solving problems […]

May 16, 2019

We live in a very digitally-conscious age where anyone can do virtually anything with a smartphone. Consumers can make a bill payment, purchase products online, and store their credit card information in their phones so there’s no need to carry […]

May 14, 2019

Blockchain-based technology like cryptocurrencies have been hyped for several years, but concrete applications, particularly for the end consumer, have remained extremely limited. Wild fluctuations in the markets and the prevalence of fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have also made investors […]