Merchant Innovation

Grover Brings The Sharing Economy To Electronics

Grover Brings The Sharing Economy To Electronics
Grover Brings The Sharing Economy To Electronics
July 22, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

At the rate smartphones come out today, the price of a new device (plus two-year contract and data plan) can be difficult to pay off...

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IBM’s Watson Will Guide Shoppers Through Macy’s Stores
IBM’s Watson Will Guide Shoppers Through Macy’s Stores
July 21, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

To date, IBM‘s artificial intelligence engine Watson has scored its highest-profile victory when it triumphed against two human opponents in a real-time episode of “Jeopardy.”...

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FB Messenger Hits 1 Billion Users
FB Messenger Hits 1 Billion Users
July 21, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

It wasn’t too long ago that smartphone owners had little choice on their texting apps than those that came pre-installed on their devices. Now, though,...

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Grocery Deliverer Shipt Adds Alcohol
Grocery Deliverer Shipt Adds Alcohol
July 20, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Ancient wise man Homer Simpson once said, “To alcohol — the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” The logic might not be...

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Proctor & Gamble Launches Laundry Subscriptions
Proctor & Gamble Launches Laundry Subscriptions
July 20, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

If there’s one area Amazon has made strides in in 2016, it’s with selling more of its product through subscriptions. Maybe it’s the push of...

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Microsoft Misses Billion-Device Target
Microsoft Misses Billion-Device Target
July 19, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Considering the recent history of Microsoft‘s lackluster OS launches, it came as a surprise to many that Microsoft chose to hang its hat on a...

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Pokémon GO Shows Retail How To Do AR/VR Right
Pokémon GO Shows Retail How To Do AR/VR Right
July 19, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Retailers can’t be held entirely liable for the ham-fisted ways they’ve tried to push virtual and augmented reality onto consumers, who — like retailers themselves...

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Can B&M Line Extensions Give Shoppers A Reason To Stop By?
Can B&M Line Extensions Give Shoppers A Reason To Stop By?
July 18, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

There seems to be a new form of retail mania sweeping the nation — that of nostalgia. Whenever a struggling brand needs to drum up...

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