This is easy. Hire a data scientist. Or reassign the ones you have. Give said scientist(s) a budget to lease a Tensor Flo server with Google and start parsing transaction data. Use data to build an algorithm. Start creating more customer data to feed the...
Roost Co-founder and CEO Sam Tate went on an extended vacation two summers ago after his junior year of college. It was a “month-long solo backpacking trip to Europe,” he told PYMNTS in an interview. Tate visited many cities on the excursion, which was also the...
As retail owners face the challenge of decreased foot traffic and store closures brought on by the rise of eCommerce, mall owners have been aiming to change their properties with the introduction of dining options, entertainment and other features. And two mall owners are joining...
In an Academy Awards TV advertisement that hinted at the features of the new device, Samsung unveiled its new foldable phone. The new device, which is rumored to be called the Galaxy Z Flip, seems to open upwards instead of outwards like the Galaxy Fold,...
In less than a week, “national engagement season” will be over. And for those saying something to the effect of “there is no such thing as national engagement season,” we would point out the data begs to differ. The roughly 80 days between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s...
There’s community-based and community-driven. Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Visual search and in-store kiosks are expanding their acuity. With a field of competitors that includes Pinterest, Target, ASOS and Google, the category is driving consumer adoption and shopping at a rate that has led key executives to rename the business “visual commerce.” Get the...
Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven, in one case, is experimenting with a cashierless store concept at its corporate headquarters in Texas. Get the Full Story Complete...
As China continues to grapple with the coronavirus, Apple is at work on plans to reopen its offices and retail stores in the country. The tech company had started to close stores in January before shuttering the remaining stores as well as offices on Feb....
