Grocery delivery might have seemed like a peripheral service just a handful of years ago, but the niche market has ballooned into one where brands really can’t take the risk of not getting their name out there if they have the resources to do so....
Who would have guessed that men’s razors would have held the answer to a potentially game-changing revolution in retail? For that matter, who would have guessed that Dollar Shave Club, the viral sensation famous as much for its commercials as for its inexpensive men’s grooming products,...
Ten years ago, there was only one place consumers could get their packages delivered to: their homes. Now, though, it’s not uncommon to go pick up an order in a strategically located Amazon Locker or, as DHL hopes consumers will one day warm up to, their...
Vantiv launched its all-in-one developer network on Monday (July 25) to help foster smarter, easier and faster payments integration. The Vantiv O.N.E., One Network Experience, is a single destination for developers for integrating payments into their applications for mobile, in-store and online processing. The new...
The coming wave of automation in retail is a favorite topic of retail futurists, but few can agree on just what the next generation of non-human assisted shopping will look like. As far as SoftBank is concerned, it’s going to look a lot like us....
A tech startup called Flirtey has beaten Amazon’s ambitious drone delivery efforts by making the first U.S. drone delivery to a customer’s home, according to TechCrunch. And what did it deliver? Slurpees from 7-Eleven, apparently. OK, the delivery also included a chicken sandwich, donuts, coffee and...
OK, it might not be a robot butler, but Dyson’s 360 Eye robot vacuum is probably about as close to a robot butler as one can currently get. That alone makes the product pretty cool. But what’s even cooler is that the Dyson 360 Eye robot vacuum,...
Will discount grocery stores like ALDI, Costco and Sam’s Club soon be facing some serious competition? Well, that’s what LogicLane, a new startup that offers discount wholesale groceries on its eCommerce marketplace, is certainly hoping. LogicLane recently opened its online marketplace to consumers and businesses...
To say the least, the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics has been one long and winding (and unevenly paved by subpar contractors) road. You name it, and the Brazilian government has probably had to deal with it. Everything from budget shortfalls for security forces...
