To provide another option for customers to receive their orders, Amazon has added an option for consumers to walk into a store and pick up a package. The new Counter option is said to roll out with the help of Rite Aid Corp bringing the...
To make autonomous vehicles available to ridesharing passengers, Alphabet subsidiary Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing firm Lyft. The trips are limited to a certain area near Phoenix, Arizona, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
A little over a month ago, Booking.com sent ripples of surprise throughout the travel vertical with the announcement that it would begin collection commissions on the fees resorts charge to customers who book through the platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Tesco is teaming up with an Israeli startup to become the next food retailer to go cashierless. Anonymous sources have revealed to Bloomberg that Tesco, the U.K.’s largest grocery chain, has partnered with Trigo Vision, the creator of a system of cameras and software, enabling...
While many of the retail innovators and entrepreneurs we talk to at PYMNTS found the inspiration for their business while trying to find a solution, Kitty and Vibe Founder and CEO Cameron Armstrong is one of the few who described being reduced to tears by...
Unattended retail is having a moment – a bad moment, as it turns out, in China, according to reports. The challenges there come as kiosks and other forms of unattended retail continue to develop globally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these merchants to bring them an easy experience, offering seamless shopping in store and online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
In a ban that would be the first of its kind to go into effect in the United States, San Francisco has voted to prohibit the sale of eCigarettes. Now, the measure will go to the mayor to be signed into legislation, Bloomberg reported. Get...
To bring the number of global brands to 40,000 over the three years to come, Alibaba rolled out a merchant-focused English-language website for its Tmall Global marketplace. The Chinese eCommerce firm said it aims to make Tmall Global more accessible and attractive to niche brands,...
