More startups are trying to claim a slice of the DIY pie than ever before, but instead of sending shoppers kits so they can put together their own meals, electronics and much more, one startup is taking ideas from its users for a different take...
If there’s anything that retail should learn from the now-deposed king of social media outrage Martin Shkreli, it’s that consumers always have a line they don’t want businesses to cross. For Shkreli, raising the price of life-saving medications should have been a no-brainer if he...
While no one likes paying the airline fees for extra bags and the like, some customers have taken to some rather extreme measures to get out of them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
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Samsung revealed its entire Smart TV lineup for 2016 yesterday (Dec. 29) and confirmed the offerings will be equipped with Internet of Things (IoT) technology and connected to the SmartThings platform. The open platform enables users to connect all of their smart and IoT devices...
The dotcom boom of the 1990s fooled many investors into believing that the digital revolution would lead to an unending source of profit and revenue, but that didn’t stop them from learning many a hard lesson. Now, however, that newfound skeptical attitude is being applied...
A la Biff of “Back to the Future” fame, the only sure-fire way to predict the future of retail is to skip ahead a few years and take a peek at a record of stock numbers. Failing that, proactive strategies that seek the initiative through cutting-edge...
In the fight between in-store retailers and their digital counterparts for customers’ wallets, it’s more often than not the former that sets the pace with pricing and discounts. However, Staples is taking pains to make sure that it can compete — and then some —...
This has been quite a year for omnicommerce and the merchant’s quest to deliver it. It’s a journey ripe with challenges. But as the PYMNTS OmniReadi IndexTM powered by Vantiv reflects, for those willing to meet the new demands and expectations of their omnishoppers, the...
