Walmart and Affirm team for installment payment service

Long after an initial pilot was reported to be in the works, the retailer unveils nationwide rollout plans for the service.

By Dan O'Shea • March 1, 2019

TechStyle claims more than 5M active members

 The company also recently surpassed $750 million in annual revenue and expanded its brand portfolio. 

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 28, 2019

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Digital innovation and technology trends in retail

Generative AI and TikTok Shop have replaced the metaverse and NFTs as the hot topics of the day — here’s a look at how brands are using them.

By Retail Dive staff

Harrods partners with Farfetch to support e-commerce

The legendary department store looks to one of the sector's online innovators to energize digital sales.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 28, 2019

Best Buy's Q4 revenue beats estimates, shares rise

The retailer performed well both in-store and online, with e-commerce representing 21.9% of all revenue.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 27, 2019

FedEx debuts autonomous same-day delivery bot

The robot is the company's latest expansion of its B2C capabilities and ticks all the boxes of sustainability, autonomous operations and quick delivery.

By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 27, 2019

Shoptalk 2019: IBM helps retailers deliver happiness. Again and again.

The 4 P's of marketing are being eclipsed by the most complicated P of all: people.

Feb. 27, 2019

Sears has 46 smart appliances that work with Alexa

More than a year and a half after partnering with Amazon on Alexa certification, the retailer touts its growing number of smart appliance integrations.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 26, 2019

Specialty craft retailer finds a solution in true integration

Arts & crafts retail chain finds new ways to engage consumers.

By John Puterbaugh, Ph. D., Executive Director, Digital Business Development, Quad • Feb. 26, 2019

Mobile powers 76% of large fashion retailers’ web visits

Just 6% of traffic comes from paid placements on social media, personalization tech firm Nosto found.

By Robert Williams • Feb. 25, 2019

Most BOPIS shoppers make additional purchases in store

A study by return provider Doddle found that 85% of shoppers using the service buy more products when they're picking up purchases.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 25, 2019

Consumers turn to mobile card services to manage finances

Over half of shoppers use the services in part because they can turn off their cards in real time and receive texts about potential fraud, a PYMNTS.com report found.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 25, 2019

Fashion helper StyleHacks to add shopping capabilities

The Google Developers Blog revealed that users will soon be able to buy clothes through the tool.  

By Dan O'Shea • Updated Feb. 25, 2019

Levi Strauss appoints an artificial intelligence officer

The new title and role, and its home within the c-suite, reflect how much AI is now woven into a variety of retailer and brand initiatives.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 22, 2019

Apple taps former Microsoft exec to lead smart home development

A well-known technology sector veteran and product entrepreneur appears to be working on the company's in-home voice efforts.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 22, 2019

Walmart pilots Garnier's virtual hair-coloring tech in stores

The tool uses 3D technology to help shoppers "try on" products for a personalized shopping experience. 

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 21, 2019

Pay it down: How millennials’ relationships with credit cards will change retail

The 2008 recession is just one reason the demographic rejects plastic payments. Brands are now being pushed to fill the void with convenient, frictionless solutions. 

By Kaarin Moore • Feb. 21, 2019

GoCardless raises $75M from Salesforce, Google

Intent on building a global debit network for recurring payments, the U.K. company draws the attention and funding of some big names.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 21, 2019

L’Oréal taps AI for skin diagnostics

The beauty company developed the technology based on 15 years of scientific research into how skin ages.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 20, 2019

Mobile shopping surged 64% during holidays

The channel's growing role as a shopping research tool helped impressions for product listing ads jump 113%, according to Adlucent. 

By Robert Williams • Feb. 19, 2019

Samsung set to open 3 experiential stores

As the mobile phone market languishes, the Apple rival may be looking to boost excitement around its technology products.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 19, 2019

Amazon Exclusives brands now outnumber its private labels

The e-commerce giant appears to be rapidly expanding its private label strategy to encompass more exclusive partnerships.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 19, 2019

Amazon Go secures space in the heart of London

The retailer has closed the deal on its first location outside of the U.S., bringing its cashier-free store to compete against Tesco and Sainsbury's. 

By Krishna Thakker • Feb. 15, 2019

EBay consolidates regional operations

The company's decision to move several geographic regions under a single leadership team could result in layoffs, Techcrunch reports.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 15, 2019

Walmart startup Spatialand launches 1st VR experience

After nearly a year under the Store No. 8 banner, the v-commerce startup debuts in what could be a critical retail battleground.

By Corinne Ruff • Feb. 15, 2019

Amazon seeks a better way to do loyalty rewards with new Moments program

The cross-platform feature, which is self-service and runs on a CPA model, had test partners including TikTok and Sony's Crackle streaming platform.

By Peter Adams • Feb. 15, 2019