Today’s conventional wisdom has a way of becoming tomorrow’s outdated – or nearly invisible – idea. In recent memory, the CW was that Google and Facebook would always control digital advertising, Apple was invincible and Amazon was indivisible – but these days, any of that could...
It might not have been a great week in the stock market for tech or retail firms, but by the numbers, there’s also been an awful lot of demonstrated growing consumer affection for all things digital when it comes to commerce. Amazon saw strong gains...
There will be no shortage of ways to try to scare yourself through the first half of this week — scary movies, scary costumes, scary receipts for all of the other scary stuff you picked up. And there is the fact that chocolate will be getting more...
While cash is unlikely to ever disappear, the digitization of money is proceeding rapidly – and even arguably picking up speed. That’s visible in Visa’s strong earnings results last quarter and the rapid proliferation in the number of SMBs taking card payments – or even the changing shape of commerce entirely....
In what feels like the blink of any eye, the Internet of Things has gone beyond smart speakers and a handful of wearables on the market to include, well, a bit of everything. From cars to toothbrushes and at all points in between, smart and connected devices are...
That the world is going online rapidly no longer qualifies as headline news: New internet users grew by 248 million last year, and the rising tide of potential customers lifted eTail boats in the U.S. and around the world. But with every success comes costs –...
New technologies bring new ways for consumers to buy and pay for goods and services, such as using voice-activated devices to order groceries, takeout, digital goods and clothing. At the same time, retailers such as Sam’s Club are expanding delivery options to consumers with the help of Instacart. In addition, eCommerce...
In an average week, the average consumer spends about 24 hours online – exactly 1/7 of their time. They use their phones to order food and to decide what they eat before they order. They shop, pay bills, book and manage travel – all digitally. With risk, of course, due to endemic...
L.A. fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. And New England isn’t...
