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PWAs: Making Sense of the App-less Revolution

Approaching the edge of the technical cliff — where the path forward is no longer paved — is always unsettling and not for the faint of heart. However, pioneers who…

Executive Viewpoints November 20

Aptos Names Tech Industry Veteran as CEO

Retail solution provider Aptos has appointed software industry veteran Pete Sinisgalli as CEO. With the appointment, Sinisgalli leads the now combined Aptos and Revionics organization, following Aptos’ acquisition of the AI-powered price…

News November 19

Best Buy Launches Same-Day Delivery via Instacart

Best Buy is partnering with Instacart to offer same-day delivery from nearly all its stores across the U.S. Through the new partnership, customers can access a selection of Best Buy’s…

News November 19

Ahold Delhaize Acquires 80% Stake in FreshDirect to Bolster Ecommerce Offerings

Ahold Delhaize and Centerbridge Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire online grocery retailer FreshDirect. The supermarket retailer will acquire an 80% stake funded by cash on hand,…

News November 19

Instant Gifting Platform Expands Service to Canada and Europe

SmartGift, which allows gift recipients to virtually “open” their gifts and exchange them for a preferred size, color or a completely different item in the same price range, is expanding…

News November 19

Amazon Fresh Expands With Fourth Southern California Store

Amazon has opened the fourth location of its technology-driven grocery store concept, Amazon Fresh, located in North Hollywood, Calif. The ecommerce giant launched its first Amazon Fresh store, which is…

News November 19

Schnuck Markets and Meijer Make Moves to Increase Diversity of Their Suppliers

Schnuck Markets and Meijer have each partnered with product discovery solution provider Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) to launch initiatives aimed at improving diversity among their suppliers. Schnuck Markets will…

News November 19

IndicaOnline Aims to Improve Cannabis Delivery Efficiency with ‘Ice Cream Truck’ Model

IndicaOnline, a POS software platform for cannabis dispensaries and delivery services, has launched Dynamic Delivery, a tool that facilitates on-demand delivery of orders based on a driver’s available inventory and…

News November 19

LivePerson Launches Instagram Integration to Help Improve Social Media Messaging

Conversational solution provider LivePerson has integrated Instagram messaging into its Conversational Cloud platform. This new feature can help retailers create meaningful messaging experiences to connect with consumers on Instagram at…

News November 19
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