Mobile devices are quickly becoming the main search tools for shoppers, and retailers are increasingly investing in ways to turn mobile searches into consumer benefits to drive sales. A new Retail Consumer Sentiment Survey published by Merkle Inc. shows that if a brick-and-mortar or online...
Googling the phrase “the fate of physical retail,” will not tell one much about the fate of physical retail – though it will give one a fairly good insight into what the chatterati were all in agreement about vis a vis retail at any given...
After four months of predictions, Apple Pay is actually hitting the stratosphere. Literally. Starting next week, passengers on some JetBlue Airways flights will be able to use Apple Pay to buy food and drinks once cruising altitude is reached. Users will also be able to...
Whether it be the “Netflix of Fashion,” the “Amazon of China,” or the “Google of Russia,” startups often sit in the shadow of their mega–company counterparts until they define their own distinct audience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
German startup investment company Rocket Internet has added to its galaxy of food delivery partners by investing a 30-percent stake in take-out aggregator Delivery Hero, worth 496 million euros, Bloomberg reports. The investment means that the Berlin-based food company is now valued at over $2 billion...
In an effort to nurture the budding online commerce community of South Korea, PayPal announced that on Feb. 12, it will have a website and call center in the Korean language, according to Korea Joongang Daily. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Groupon is in talks to spin off Korea’s second-largest e-commerce company Ticket Monster for a possible value of $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. If successful, Groupon could make as much as four times its investment back after just one year, when the company...
SimplyTapp, a leading provider of HCE services for merchants, announced late last week (Feb. 6) that it received an additional $2.5 million fundraising round as part of its Series B fundraising plan from mobile payments platform Mozido. This brings the total funding for the company...
Given how e-commerce is largely seen as the future for economic potential and merchant innovation, it seems counterintuitive to think that it’s also helping out something as stereotypically outdated as the Post Office. Yet, according to the USPS’ Q1 2015 numbers, e-commerce is doing great...
