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Study: 85% Of Shoppers Expect Associates To Have Instant Access To Price, Inventory Information

As smartphones become a critical shopping tool for consumers, they expect associates to have the same level of access to digital information. In fact, 85.3% of shoppers expect retailers to…

News February 22

Levi Strauss & Co. Names First Chief Strategy And Artificial Intelligence Officer

Levi Strauss & Co. has named Katia Walsh as SVP and Chief Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Officer, effective April 29. In this role, she will be responsible for building data,…

News February 21

Neighborhood Goods To Expand To NYC Following $8.8 Million Funding Round

Neighborhood Goods, a retailer that positions itself as the modern reinvention of the traditional department store, will open a second location in New York City in 2019. The expansion will…

News February 21

Nielsen And The NPD Group Join Forces To Measure Omnichannel Shopping Habits

Nielsen and The NPD Group have formed an alliance to build a large-scale omnishopper consumer panel that pairs Nielsen’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) consumer measurements with The NPD Group’s general…

News February 21

Emailage Introduces RapidRisk Score Fraud Detection Solution

Emailage, an online fraud prevention and email risk assessment provider, has introduced the RapidRisk Score fraud detection solution. The tool is designed to quickly generate risk analysis for payment processors,…

News February 21

Walgreens Will Accept Alipay Across 7,000 Stores By April 2019

Walgreens will implement Alipay across 7,000 U.S. locations by April 2019, enabling Chinese consumers visiting the U.S. to use the payments platform. Alipay is currently available at 3,000 Walgreens stores including…

News February 21
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Earning The Loyalty Of Millennials And Gen Z

Younger consumers, which can be segmented as Gen Z (8 to 20 years old), Young Millennials (21 to 28) and Older Millennials (29 to 36), represent the largest generation in…

Executive Viewpoints February 21

Wiliot Creates Stamp-Sized, Battery-Free Bluetooth Sensor Tags

Wiliot, a developer of semiconductors, has introduced a sticker-sized Bluetooth sensor tag powered solely by scavenging energy from ambient radio frequencies. These stamp-sized transponders can communicate with smartphones, WiFi access…

News February 21

Amazon Pulls HQ2 Out Of NYC, But Could It Have A Future Elsewhere?

After months of criticism regarding its HQ2 selection process, Amazon called off its plans to build one of its headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. In the aftermath of the…

Executive Viewpoints February 20
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