To present brands that allow them to stand out from retail competitors, merchants in the hospitality space are turning to innovations. The need to stay competitive remains a top reason for companies in the $1 trillion accommodations and food services market to look to innovate...
Eco-conscious companies are looking to combine the convenience of single-serve coffee with the quality of a specialty brew with teabag-like packaging available through a subscription service. Steeped Coffee is taking this approach, but Nate Appel, the company’s director of marketing, pointed out the brew is...
Amid a move into brick-and-mortar retail, home furnishings company Wayfair intends to open a physical store at Massachusetts’s Natick Mall. The location is said to open its doors at the beginning of fall, Chain Store Age reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
To lead its personal care and beauty businesses as it homes in on digital, Unilever tapped an executive who is currently working at Amazon. Sunny Jain, the head of consumables for the eCommerce retailer, will start his position in June and take the place of Alan...
Innovators are seeing the potential to shape the way consumers place their orders at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) through digital technology. Bensen AI Co-founder Adam Sandler has been working with fellow Co-founder David Xiao on intelligent voice ordering. The high usage of voice – which is one...
Breakfast, we have been told since time immemorial, is the most important meal of the day. But it’s not because medical science has told us so. There have been dueling studies over the last several decades about whether breakfast is good, bad or indifferent for...
Instead of depending on outside vendors, DICK’S Sporting Goods is hoping to gain a competitive advantage by building its software in-house. The retailer’s Chief Technology Officer Paul Gaffney is heading up the work, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Quick-service restaurants are embracing connected in-car commerce with digital technology to let commuters and other consumers place their orders on-the-go: Domino’s Pizza, in one case, is bringing in-car ordering to new vehicles this year through a pre-loaded ordering platform dubbed AnyWare. The offering will be...
The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by online shoe company Zappos over a data breach in 2012 that compromised the information of 24 million customers, according to a report from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
