When you think of tech-savvy retailers, there are a few dozen names on the list before you arrive at Kohl’s. The no-frills retailer knows this as much as anyone, which is why it’s investing heavily into tech-centric store redesigns. Kohl’s Chief Technology Officer Ratnakar Lavu...
The answer may surprise you. A study released by Market Strategies International found that 31 percent of American households feel stuck in a relationship with one or more financial services companies they distrust. “The fact that so many consumers are working with a financial services...
In the mid-1970’s Visa introduced one of the most memorable corporate slogans of all time: “It’s everywhere you want to be.” Those five words are a simple and easy way to remember the value proposition of their product: ubiquity. Fast forward to a digital world, and being...
There’s nothing quite like the anxiety from a draining smartphone battery, and even though mobile battery packs have made massive advances over the last few years, it can still be inconvenient to have one big enough poking out of a pocket. How convenient, then, that...
Intel may be looking to shed its Intel Security business, according to a Financial Times report. While the sale of its cybersecurity unit hasn’t been confirmed by the company, the report indicates that Intel may also look at selling McAfee, an antivirus software maker that it...
Of all the hot takes on the coming of automation to the retail sector, opinion pieces on all of the soon-to-be out of work employees can come off as greatly exaggerated. While that outcome may come to pass in some degree, it’s much more likely...
By now, it’s a well-accepted fact that brick-and-mortar retailers will do just about anything to turn uncommitted buyers both online and on the sidewalk into in-store conversions. How far each merchant will go to win the hearts and minds of these fickle consumers varies from...
Being able to chow down on some greasy but oh-so-finger-licking-good KFC fried chicken while the box that you eat it out of also doubles as a USB charging station lends itself to all manner of fast-food jokes (after all, this is the company that brought...
You can chalk up another talent acquisition to the folks at Pinterest, this time the team behind a shopping app entirely curated by real fashion experts. After acquiring the custom keyboard app Fleksy last week, news broke this week that Pinterest had acquired the team...