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Amazon Adds Luxury Store-Within-A-Store Feature To Its App

Amazon has launched Luxury Stores, an AR-powered store-within-a-store shopping experience, on an invite-only basis. The Amazon app’s new feature will focus on…

Walmart Unifies Grocery And Walmart Apps, Adds Fulfillment And Payment Options

Walmart is in the process of merging the Walmart Grocery and Walmart apps in order to streamline the shopping experience. The retailer…

To Master Customer Engagement, Think Outside the App

When the App Store opened more than a decade ago, smartphone users couldn’t have possibly imagined the vast array of tools they…

Cargo Launches Shopping App Exclusively For Uber Riders

Cargo, which places boxes with items for sale in ridesharing vehicles, is launching the Cargo Store App to offer Uber customers a…

Lessons Learned From The 2016 Holiday Shopping Season

Despite some reports of a less-than-stellar return, the 2016 holiday shopping season amassed record-breaking sales for the retail industry. Black Friday generated…

Alipay Expands Mobile Payment App Services To North America

Alipay, a digital payment platform based in China, has expanded its in-store mobile lifestyle and payments service to the North American retail…

Amazon Unveils Totally Checkout-Free Grocery Market

The king of the retail jungle roars again. Amazon has unveiled a grocery store with no lines, no registers, no cashiers and…

Kohl’s Rolls Out Closed-Loop Payment App

Loyal Kohl’s shoppers can now leave their wallets at home. The retailer has made its Kohl’s Pay mobile payments platform available to customers…

Mad Science Enhances Brick-And-Mortar Visibility With Location-Based App

Retailers — particularly small businesses with limited marketing budgets — are always on the lookout for new ways to generate buzz and…

Oracle Integrates Swirl Mobile Platform Into Marketing Cloud Ecosystem

Mobile marketing platform provider Swirl has launched its Mobile Presence Management and Marketing Platform on the Oracle Marketing AppCloud ecosystem of marketing…

Pokémon Go Showcases Potential Of Augmented Reality In Retail

The Pokémon Go smartphone app has created plenty of buzz since its release in the U.S. and Australia on July 6, with…

Newegg To Deliver Chat Via Facebook Messenger; Will More Retailers Follow?

Newegg, an online computer products and hardware retailer, has partnered with Facebook to offer its Messenger platform as another customer support channel….