San Francisco will soon get its very own burger-flipping robot. A startup called Momentum Machines debuted a robot a few years ago that can cook and serve up to 400 burgers per hour – and now the company is creating a restaurant concept around said...
Kevin Plank, Under Amour’s more than ambitious CEO, is seeking more than $1 billion in local, state and federal funding to rebuild a depressed portion of Baltimore’s waterfront known as Fort Covington. The problem, many locals say, is that only Under Armour will benefit from...
From its humble beginnings as an online bookstore, Amazon has morphed into an eCommerce giant over the years as it built a strategy to sell, well, just about anything and everything you could possibly think of. Perhaps running out of ideas for things it could...
Uber is the undisputed champion of the ride-sharing world, but even it can’t strong-arm local governments like Austin, Texas, that want to enact stricter background check regulations. When Uber left the Texas capital last month, though, an unlikely replacement stepped up to fill the on-demand-ride-sized...
In today’s digital landscape, where tech-savvy consumers tend to have the upper hand, reaching and engaging with them can be more challenging than ever. A boring email or stale message on social media just won’t cut it – without value, consumers aren’t paying attention. But...
ECommerce retailers are seen as having some significant advantages over their brick-and-mortar counterparts — increased access to customer data and relevant analytics about how different segments shop and what they spend, being chief among them. But with an estimated 93 percent of sales still taking place...
Victoria’s Secret might be one of those rare crossover brands that has equal name recognition among men and women despite selling to just one of them, and it’s done so off the strength of a single product: bras. However, the changing of the tides of...
When you think of tech-savvy retailers, there are a few dozen names on the list before you arrive at Kohl’s. The no-frills retailer knows this as much as anyone, which is why it’s investing heavily into tech-centric store redesigns. Kohl’s Chief Technology Officer Ratnakar Lavu...
The answer may surprise you. A study released by Market Strategies International found that 31 percent of American households feel stuck in a relationship with one or more financial services companies they distrust. “The fact that so many consumers are working with a financial services...
