Retailers are facing a personalization paradox. Recent studies are showing counter trends right now that are proving the adage that consumers want what they want — even if it’s a contradiction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
While the concept of a brand having a “voice” is not a terribly new idea, before this month it was more metaphorical and mostly a synonym for “style.” But the concept of brand voice took a turn for the literal this month with Amazon’s latest...
Quick-service restaurants are teaming with online platforms to let diners receive their favorite menu items via delivery. Krispy Kreme, in one case, plans to roll out nationwide delivery on Feb. 29 per news on Monday (Feb. 24), and on-demand delivery platform DoorDash will send doughnuts by...
Entrepreneur Steve Jobs once said: “No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it...
As Home Depot works to bring together its brick-and-mortar and digital efforts, the home improvement company came out ahead of Q4 earnings estimates. Its shares were higher by 3 percent in premarket trading on the news. The company supported its past forecast for the year...
As it views health as an important sector for growth, Apple has been putting down the foundation to roll out new studies and health features in its offerings. The tech company and Johnson & Johnson unveiled a new Heartline study on Tuesday (Feb. 25) to...
Tencent Holdings, the company that developed mobile payment app WeChat Pay, has teamed up with Network International to allow for the service to be available across the United Arab Emirates, according to a release on Monday (Feb 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Another bankruptcy; another week of trying to sort out the problems at retail. With news that Pier 1 Imports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a new spotlight is on an old contention: The U.S. simply has too many stores to support them all and...
The potential of social commerce – consumers transacting directly through their various social media channels – has been talked up for the better part of the last decade. The logic is simple and compelling: Consumers are already hanging out, being prompted with ads and, in...
