Through a televised experience, Lacoste plans to enable French Open viewers to purchase clothing via “on-air shoppable moments.” The opportunity will come through NBCUniversal’s ShoppableTV experience, RetailDive reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies because they spot unmet needs in the market: Frontdesk Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer Jesse DePinto, for instance, saw the amateur nature of home shares but the opportunity for something better than a hotel. The company saw the...
Technology companies are opening brick-and-mortar stores to let customers try out their products in real life. Microsoft, for instance, plans to open a flagship London store in mid-July. The three-story, 21,932-square-foot location is set to be located on Oxford Circus, adding to Microsoft’s existing physical...
At a time when Foursquare has notched $150 million in fresh funding, the location technology company has acquired Placed from Snap Inc. David Shim, the founder and CEO of Placed, will become Foursquare’s president, according to reports. The deal’s terms were not made public. Get...
Juul Labs, the company that makes the popular vaporizer, might be set to launch retail stores in the United States. A source told Reuters that the company has not made a final decision on the stores, which would only admit people aged 21 and over....
To assist those who don’t have a car but want to drive for Uber, the ridesharing company is going national with a program that lowers the barriers to accessing a vehicle. The company has been in a partnership with Fair, a flexible car-leasing startup based...
Despite reports to the contrary, customer loyalty is not quite as dead as it has been advertised to be. A recent study by American Express indicated that 58 percent of the general population say they will stick with the same brand of products no matter...
With an array of options at their fingertips, consumers find and pay for retail purchases ranging from clothing to cosmetics through a variety of channels. Consumers might seek the help of an employee in a brick-and-mortar store, or they may shop outside the four walls...
To provide consumers with regular access to nutritional foods, eCommerce merchants are delivering meals that cater to a range of tastes and dietary needs through subscriptions. Factor 75, for instance, provides what Mike Apostal, the company’s CEO, described as “nutrition for performance.” After all, Apostal...
