EBay and Myer, the Australian marketplace, are joining forces to launch what they are billing as the world’s first virtual reality department store. Through the new virtual reality department store, shoppers can browse more than 12,500 Myer products, which can be selected and added to...
Starbucks is testing a new brunch menu at select locations, according to numerous media reports. The weekend-only menu is being tested out at 78 Starbucks locations in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, according to Fortune. The menu apparently consists of such brunch staples as French toast,...
Perhaps if we all could come up with a novel idea that solves a problem for consumers, we could all make a million and vacay in Bali. But you’d still need the right luggage. Steph Korey and Jen Rubio came up with such an idea...
Walmart began to roll out Walmart Pay to all 4,600 of its stores in June, and now, about 20 million customers have the payment option available to them through the Walmart app. However, a senior executive at the retail giant said the company views the...
Usually, a four-day work week is a real Sizzle — since, who doesn’t like working only 4 days, right? Most people in the U.S. regard this week as a real Fizzle since most people are at least packing five days into those four and maybe...
The discount shoe retailer DSW continues its push toward developing a seamless omnichannel network by adding a number of new tech upgrades, according to Chain Store Age. DSW has recently added a new cloud-based retail suite and is working to modernize its back-office applications to...
Let’s face it, data analysis can be a costly and time-consuming affair and can sometimes take weeks or months of scouring through troves and troves of data from a number of channels, like sales, surveys, customer reviews and social media, to even interpret how consumers...
It’s that time of year again — kids are heading back to school, the nights are getting cooler and there’s pumpkin spice everything, everywhere. It’s true, summer is over. But the real question is: Are retailers ready? From end-of-summer sales to prepping for the upcoming...
Although more and more retailers are dabbling in new technology trends — hello, virtual reality shopping — consumers might not actually get the benefits of these advancements due to a problem that’s been facing the World Wide Web almost since its inception: slow internet connections. According...
