The most popular reasons consumers are interested in or buying smart home technology? They apparently want to feel safer and more secure within their own homes and view interconnected home technology as the ideal way. Four out of every 10 consumers with interest in building...
When Godiva wanted to create a digital ad and shopping campaign around Valentine’s Day — probably the busiest shopping season for the chocolate maker — but didn’t have the time or resources to pull it off, it turned to a Boston-based company called Zmags and...
Selfies or vacation photos are apparently a big business. Seriously. Pixlee, a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which...
So, how did a “team of geeks” with “zero experience” in the fashion or retail industries go on to become the second fastest-growing retail company in the U.S. and a serious disruptor to the $24 billion annual lingerie industry long dominated by Victoria’s Secret? That...
CVS announced Thursday (Aug. 11) that it is launching CVS Pay, an end-to-end mobile payment solution the company says will help streamline the payments process for customers both in-store and through an app. CVS Pay will now be part of the CVS Pharmacy mobile app and will...
The coming ascendance of augmented reality and virtual reality has long been article fodder for tech enthusiasts, gamers and retail watchers alike. And for good reason – the story of virtual and augmented reality makes for some great copy. Oculus Rift rose from being a plucky...
There will be no more free Hulu. Hulu told the Wall Street Journal that it will “phase out” its free online watching options, which allowed users to watch the five most recent episodes of ABC, NBC, Fox and other networks after an eight-day delay. “Our...
What’s the hottest Olympics-inspired merchandise at this year’s Rio Games? Well, according to this piece from Reuters, it’s not any of the countless officially licensed Olympic products from any of the formal Olympic sponsors (who can sometimes pay sponsorship fees of up to $100 million over...
Apple has rolled out a more personalized version of its App Store, which, according to TechCrunch, will now recommend “new products based on its understanding of the devices you already own.” If you own an iPhone — which Apple is probably able to discern based...