To help consumers scan and pay for their selections, U.K. supermarket company Sainsbury’s has opened a checkout-free store in Holborn Circus, London, where shoppers use a smartphone app when they shop at the store, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
While the CEO of the country’s biggest mall owner thinks that retail store closures will slow down this year, he added that he “can’t guarantee it.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
As artificial intelligence (AI) moves from theory to reality – a slow and uneven effort, but a real trend – retailers are starting to experiment with the technology. The work to craft AI-powered commerce tools comes as the technology is making initial inroads into financial...
Some digital innovators reinvent old processes to make them more efficient. Daniel McCann, who started restaurant customer engagement platform 5thru, for instance, turned his focus to the long wait at the drive-thru. Consumers might want to get a morning cup of coffee, but face a...
Following in the footsteps of Volvo Cars and General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with Amazon to allow for packages to be delivered to millions of vehicles. The offering will be available on some recent Ford and Lincoln models, Bloomberg reported. Get the...
Following its acquisition by PetSmart approximately two years ago, Chewy.com filed papers to gear up for an initial public offering (IPO). The eCommerce pet supply merchant took in sales for fiscal 2018 of $3.5 billion, which marked an increase from 2017 at $2.1 billion, CNBC reported....
It can never be said that Disney didn’t have big goals for the “Avengers,” or that it is even at all surprising that they did. Prior to the release of “Avengers: Endgame,” the house a mouse built was batting 21-0 on astronomically successful superhero movies....
Amid launches in Middle East, India and North Africa in recent times, Spotify Technology SA reached a milestone 100 million paid subscribers for the music streaming company’s premium offering. The news sent the company’s shares rising 5 percent, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...
There is a famous story in political history about the Kennedy/Nixon debate of 1960 wherein makeup may have well changed the course of world history. For the first debate to be nationally televised, John F. Kennedy willingly put on makeup to be on camera. Richard...
