Online marketplace Bluefly and startup NeWants are partnering to sell limited-availability products through an interactive, gamified flash page where shoppers can earn discounts of up to 95% by sharing the product page through their social networks, according to a NeWants press release. Once per day, shoppers will be given
Grab a cuppa and a mince pie while you catch up on the latest Christmas TV ads of 2018
Amazon's first-ever printed holiday shopping catalogue is here. It's making a print catalogue that will lay around people's houses during the holiday season so kids can learn about new toys and nag their parents to buy them. Amazon even left blank space up front for kids
Retailers have commonly used AR tech in applications that, for example, help customers visualise what furnishings will look like in their houses. They've also sued them for facial recognition and to create media-rich 3D experiences for shoppers. Walmart has developed an AR use that it hopes will save customers
Whether it’s navigating busy aisles during a sale or queuing up to try on jeans in unflattering changing rooms, shopping can be a tiring and arduous task. But a raft of new technology is changing this by making it easier, more sociable and fun to part with
Whether you're in Manhattan for pleasure or business, there are dozens of experiential stores to check out. Some double as community hangouts, some serve as learning experiences and some are just for the fun of it. Here are 22 to hit up next time you're in
The U.S. retail market has been responding to the rapid growth of Amazon over the last few years. Most retailers have struggled to respond fast enough with a retail market that is scattered with casualties. Amazon has been on an upward trajectory and doesn’t look
The world of fashion retail is wider than most. From luxury to discount, and fast fashion to handmade, fashion is never one-size-fits-all. And this means that retailers’ strategies can’t be either. The way we buy fashion is also changing. The physical store is still an important
According to a study by Juniper Research, global spend on artificial intelligence or AI is expected to increase from an estimated $2 billion in 2018 to $7.3 billion per year by 2022. Pair that with the fact that, according to PointSource, 34% of consumers will
Innovations are born each day, but how to apply them is another story. In this feature we take a look at the top 50 innovations from outside the retail industry that might just shed some light on what’s next for retail. See how diverse industries from
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