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How smart was it for Williams-Sonoma to drop $112M for an AR firm?
AR is a nice retail mobile add-on, but what Williams-Sonoma needs more is to address retail fundamentals. W-S, look to Amazon for an example.
Brave browser bets on BATs to the web
The browser maker wants to put a price on online users' attention with Basic Attention Tokens as a substitute for traditional ads.
Brave, New, Uncertain World of Retail
Retail has transformed into an unknown industry based on the multiple channels of selling and jurisdictions. Retailers can make their job easier by turning to tax automation. Read this whitepaper to learn how to find the right tax
Is your SEO strategy keeping up with the times?
For SEO experts, keeping up with search engine algorithms is a constant battle. And now voice search is poised to change everything once again.
Self-checkout: What shoppers want to do is rarely what they end up doing
One of the first things retail executives learn is that shopper surveys are horrible indicators of what shoppers will do in stores.
Amazon successfully fights off pricebots
One big downside of the plethora of e-commerce shopping bots out there today is that they create the impression of a difference when there may not be one. If I may give my two cents’ worth, is a two-cent difference meaningful,...
Walmart.com's transformation: Too little, much too late
BusinessWeek's look at how Jet.com is doing in its effort to transform Walmart.com leaves the impression that the biggest obstacle to Walmart.com being successful is Walmart itself.
The Role of Converged and Hyper-converged Infrastructure in IT Transformation
IT Transformation is a concept that resonates with companies even more now than it did 12 months ago. It sounds synonymous with digital transformation, but in actuality, IT Transformation is the set of enabling technologies,
Apparel chains can fight back against Amazon, but it won't be easy
With recent reports that Amazon is preparing to make a major play in custom clothing — as well as apparel in general — clothing chains are panicking.
The real meaning of a merged channel strategy
There has been a wide range of thoughts about the meaning of physical store closings, coming from some major retail thinkers and various major media news outlets. But the underlying assumptions in almost all of these arguments are...
What Sears' recent troubles could tell us about Amazon's future
Sears was once THE powerhouse in retailing. Can its recent fall from grace provide any insights for current e-retailers?
A.I. in the driver’s seat with the enterprise
Artificial intelligence will be a critical driver of the U.S. economy. See what IBM’s Watson is doing at GlaxoSmithKline, Staples and 1-800-Flowers.
Why smart stores don't check out
Amazon, Starbucks and Apple want you to walk into their stores, pick up your items, then walk right out. But there's a problem.
Amazon to refund parents over kids' in-app purchases, says FTC
Parents with children who ran up bills, sometimes huge, through in-app purchases stand to get some or all of that money back. Amazon could have to hand out more than $70 million in refunds to affected consumers, according to the U.S....
Wal-Mart launches emerging tech incubator
Wal-Mart Stores is creating what it's calling a technology incubator in Silicon Valley that's focused on technologies that will change how people shop.
Could web rental efficiency gut DIY chains?
When Elias Chavando launched his startup, Rentus.com, last year, his sole major differentiator was simply technology. He knew that there are many businesses in the rental business, but they're overwhelmingly antiquated, with many...
EU antitrust regulators praise audiobooks deal from Apple, Amazon
Antitrust regulators from the European Union have welcomed an agreement between Apple and Amazon to end exclusivity deals for audiobooks.
Fraud for online holiday sales spikes by 31%
Fraud attempts on digital retail sales jumped 31% from Thanksgiving to Dec. 31 over the previous year, according to a survey of purchasing data from ACI Worldwide.
Alibaba could generate 1 million new U.S. jobs, Ma tells Trump
The billionaire head of China's biggest e-commerce retailer met with President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to promote his site by dangling the possibility of a million new U.S. jobs.
Alibaba’s Taobao back on U.S. blacklist
Alibaba’s Taobao.com marketplace is in the eye of a storm after the U.S. trade representative included the popular online Chinese marketplace on the list of "Notorious Markets" for 2016, after a long break.
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