Olympics are massive, international undertakings, so it shouldn’t be shocking that almost every modern iteration has run into its fair share of troubles during the run up to the Opening Ceremony. Beijing 2008 had to seed rain clouds to perfect the weather, London 2012 had...
When most people worry about computers taking over the future, they are more likely than not reacting to the sort of sci-fi doomsday scenario they see in movies like “The Terminator” or “The Matrix.” For those who are unfamiliar, the plot for such a scenario involves...
When the going gets tough, the tough get creative. And ever since Amazon stole the top retailer in the world by market cap crown, the going has been tough for Walmart. And so, Walmart has gotten creative, and it looks like it is about to...
Ah, summer. Season of BBQ, vacations and Mary Meeker’s internet trends report. OK, maybe that last one is a bit less universal than the others, but to those in the know around Silicon Valley, the prominent VC from Kleiner Perkins’ annual report on what’s hot...
What’s new is old, and what’s old is new again. At the very least, that’s what Walmart is hoping its shoppers will think when it brings an old friend back to hammer home the point of low, low prices. Walmart Chief Marketing Officer Tony Rogers...
Click-and-collect programs seemed like one of those low-risk ways brick-and-mortar retails could compete with the alluring convenience of online merchants. However, Target is finding out that, like most things in retail, curbside pickup for online orders just wasn’t that easy. Consumerist is reporting that Target...
The squeeze is on in the supply chain world. It might have been enough for retailers to have come to a collective agreement last year that consumer demand for express delivery was here to stay, but the pressure of keeping shelves stocked has turned some...
It used to be enough to win over the hearts and minds of consumers to guarantee sales. Now, though, Spotify is telling brands that they better worry about soothing their customers’ ears with dulcet tones as well. Forbes is reporting on Spotify’s one-year anniversary of its...
Remember the few short years ago when the only retailers selling clothes online were the ones crazy enough to do it. Now, there are subscription boxes and digital personal stylists that can make up the gap between customer service through traditional in-store channels and the...
