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New Square developer tools aimed at custom, in-person checkout experiences
August 15, 2018
Square has released a set of developer tools for building custom, in-person checkout experiences, according to a press release.
read nowL'occitane hires School House to design Melbourne flagship store
August 15, 2018
New York-based creative branding agency, School House, has been tapped by L'Occitane en Provence to serve as the lead design agency for the brand's new…
read nowLong lines, complexity lead to online cart abandonment, reveal survey
August 15, 2018
A good majority of online shoppers, 87 percent, will abandon their shopping cart if the checkout process is too long or too complicated, according to a Splitit…
read nowSleep Number launches Manhattan store
August 15, 2018
Sleep Number, a mattress and bedding retailer, has a new location in New York. The store is located in the Flatiron District in Manhattan.
read nowKaptivo taps David Hsieh as CEO
August 14, 2018
Kaptivo, a company that transforms analog whiteboards into a digital collaboration tool, has appointed David Hsieh as CEO. Hsieh succeeds co-founder Dr. Nic…
read nowAmazon, Whole Foods expand grocery pickup at the curb
August 14, 2018
Amazon is launching curbside grocery pickup at its Whole Foods Market locations in Sacramento and Virgiinia Beach.
read nowAldi expands New Jersey footprint
August 14, 2018
New Jersey consumers are going to have five new Aldi locations to shop this year.
read nowAs sale looms Rite Aid dims earnings projections
August 13, 2018
Rite Aid isn't as optimistic about this year's earnings as it was in April and now expects to hit between break-even and a loss of four cents per share…
read nowConsumers prefer in-store for back-to-school shopping
August 13, 2018
Ninety-five percent of parents will hit a retail brick-and-mortar store for back-to-school shopping, with just 5.5 percent planning to go online.
read nowRetailers on a hiring hunt
August 13, 2018
Retailers added 96,000 jobs in the past 12 months and a low unemployment rate, not seen in nearly 50 years, is spurring new hiring strategies such as hiring on…
read nowAustralia footwear chain offers same-day delivery
August 13, 2018
Accent Group, which operates 350 Australian-based footwear stores, is deploying same-day delivery.
read nowFacial recognition kiosks at Canadian malls draw privacy complaints
August 10, 2018
Kiosks with facial recognition cameras have raised objections at Calgary, Canada, shopping centers after a picture of one of the kiosks was posted on Reddit…
read nowWhy a consumer 'win back' effort requires a strategy
August 10, 2018
New Paytronix research reveals that when it comes to winning back consumers a one-on-one campaign will likely drive the best result.
read nowCheetah Digital acquires Stellar Loyalty
August 10, 2018
Enterprise cross-channel marketing software player Cheetah Digital is acquiring Stella Loyalty, which makes cloud-based customer engagement and loyalty…
read nowAmazon, Walmart not making strong emotional connection with consumers
August 9, 2018
A report listing out the top 50 U.S. brands ranked by emotional connection reveals no leading retailer in the top five or even the top 10.
read nowConsumer security fears overshadow future of biometric payments
August 8, 2018
Consumer security concerns could jeopordize the future of biometric payments, which are otherwise poised for growth, according to a new report from secure…
read nowBoomers nearly 5x more likely than millennials to swipe credit cards over cash
August 8, 2018
People age 29 and younger are 93 percent more likely to have a negative opinion of credit cards than people age 59 and older, according to new research from…
read nowApple Pay hit billion-transaction milestone
August 7, 2018
Apple CEO Tim Cook talked up the company's mobile payment service in an earnings call Tuesday, touting1 billion Apple Pay transactions in the company's…
read nowHP debuts retail devices, service offerings
August 6, 2018
HP is launching a portfolio of devices and service offerings aimed at enhancing the retail shopping experience.
read nowStarbucks teams with Alibaba to expand through China
August 3, 2018
Starbucks Coffee Company and Alibaba Group Holding have partnered to create Starbucks Delivery Kitchens for delivery order fulfillment and personalized online…
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