Retail TouchPoints

Latest Posts

0aaaAntony Edwards Eggplant

Robotic Process Automation Gives Retailers A Competitive Advantage

The intelligent automation market is set to explode, according to KPMG. Enterprise investment will soar from $12.4 billion to $231.9 billion by 2025. A key driver of this growth is…

Executive Viewpoints January 10

Cequence Introduces Security Platform To Defend Against Bot Attacks

Cequence Security has unveiled Cequence ASP, an application security platform designed to provide an effective, scalable defense against bot attacks affecting retailers. Financially-motivated malicious bot attacks can target a retailer’s…

News January 10

Mercatus Launches Dispatch For Last Mile Fulfillment

Mercatus, a provider of digital grocery solutions, has unveiled Dispatch, a last mile delivery capability designed to enable grocers to maintain control of their customers’ shopping journey and establish consistency…

News January 10

Biggest E-Commerce Irritant? Post-Purchase Problems

Preliminary holiday e-Commerce sales reports have been encouraging, but they don’t tell the whole story: 61% of global consumers felt let down by their online shopping experience during the period,…

News January 9

Akamai Acquires Janrain To Strengthen Customer Identity Management

Akamai Technologies has acquired Janrain, an identity management software firm, for an undisclosed sum. The deal positions the cloud delivery platform to offer retailers more options to crack down on…

News January 9

Tulip Partners With Google To Enhance Associate-Empowering Solutions

Tulip, an app platform for retail stores and associates, has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its retail associate solution. The updated technology offers tools that can help retailers better…

News January 9

CES 2019: Chinese Retailers JD.com, Suning Give New Meaning To ‘Smart’ Retail

With more than 180,000 attendees, 4,500 exhibitors and 3,000 product launches, CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) brings out the best technology retailers can look forward to experimenting…

News January 9

Alibaba Acquires Open-Source Data Processing Startup For $103 Million

Alibaba has acquired data Artisans (dA), a Berlin-based startup that provides distributed systems and large-scale data streaming services for enterprises, for $103 million, according to TechCrunch. The companies have been working…

News January 9

Walmart Pilots Autonomous Grocery Delivery In Arizona

Walmart has made significant investments in its online grocery delivery capabilities over the past year, even quietly experimenting with driverless delivery. The retail giant will pilot a program to use Udelv…

News January 9
Retail Trendcaster Webinar Series
Retail Strategy & Planning Series
Holiday ThinkTank