Meta is launching its first hardware retail store on its campus in Burlingame, California. The store, which opens May 9th, will let visitors try out and buy Meta’s Portal videophones and Quest virtual reality headsets. They’ll also be able to demo the Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses that debuted
Walmart and Yahoo on Black Friday launched a "Holiday with Heart" effort to kick off the holiday season through shoppable content and add-to-cart functionalities powered by augmented reality. The "Play for Joy" game on Instagram lets mobile users interact with a claw machine and grab as many virtual
Google eyes 'long-term opportunity' in commerce as retail drives blowout ad revenue Alphabet saw revenues rise 41% year-on-year to $65.1 billion in the third quarter, according to an earnings statement released Tuesday. Revenue derived from the Google advertising network hit $53.1 billion for the period. On a call discussing the
As more retailers move toward becoming digital-first, personalization and advanced analytics tools have ranked the highest in the list of tech investments retailers are making this year, according to a recent report from Forrester. Retailers are also investing in omnichannel fulfillment as shopping across various channels
This article was written by Cara Salpini for Retail Dive. An ecosystem of digitally-enabled stores has become one of the hallmarks of Nike's strategy, as the retailer pivots to a model that emphasises its own stores and digital channels over wholesale. Nike's neighbourhood-centric, hyper-local Nike Live concept — a few years past its
Department store chain Kohl’s teamed up with Snapchat on an augmented reality virtual closet earlier this spring, enabling Snapchatters to browse clothes from home via the messaging application. Snapchat has updated Kohl’s digital showroom to include ath-leisure pieces, allowing Snapchatters to browse Kohl’s loungewear as they shelter-in-place and
Snap's Partner Summit event in June, in which the company shows off its latest product updates and media partnerships, produced such a flurry of new innovations. Some of Snapchat's newer features, like the machine-learning based SnapML, are already being used by brands like Gucci for augmented
In an unpredictable year it's hard to see what's on the immediate horizon — particularly when it comes to consumer spending habits. 2020 has been full of wild cards. In years past, forecasting for the last quarter of the season seemed, comparatively, like a much more
What are the digital shopping experiences driving the future of the store? For a mobile-first 2020 and long beyond, here are strategies that top retailers are betting on for next-gen brick and mortar. Although not new, it's a good reminder of good practice. Digitally enabled shopping experiences
Walmart announced March 27 that it's offering customers no contact services for payment, pickup and delivery options in an attempt to protect customers and store staffers. By scanning a QR code that is synced with the Walmart Pay app, in-store shoppers can make contactless purchases, according to the
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