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Google reimagines search beyond '10 blue links'
At its Marketing Live event, the tech giant expressed a desire to steer digital advertising toward more interactive features, including AR shopping ads in search results.
By Peter Adams • May 26, 2022 -
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Snapchat users can now share eBay listings
The integration allows eBay sellers to promote products on Snapchat, adding to the social platform's e-commerce features.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 26, 2022 -
Explore the Trendline➔
gradyreese via Getty ImagesTrendlineWhat's shaping the e-commerce landscape?
From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.
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Chatbot startup Zowie raises $14M in Series A funding
The company will use the funds to hire more employees and expand its product.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 25, 2022 -
Walmart is building capacity to deliver 1M packages a year by drone
DroneUp and the retailer aim to have delivery hubs set up at 34 facilities by the end of 2022.
By Max Garland • May 25, 2022 -
Joining the luxury trend, Tag Heuer accepts crypto as payment
The announcement continues a race between major fashion houses LVMH and Kering as both expand into crypto and the metaverse.
By Dani James • May 24, 2022 -
Buy now, pay later player Zilch expands to US
Instead of collecting fees from retailers to move merchandise from their shelves, Zilch is linking with brands like Sephora and Nike to lure consumers looking to finance their purchases through installment payments.
By Jonathan Berr • May 23, 2022 -
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The Weekly Closeout: Kohl's considers packaged foods and Target partners with Tabitha Brown
The department store looks into new categories as profit takes a hit, and the author and actress created four collections for the mass merchant.
By Retail Dive Staff • May 20, 2022 -
Mastercard to launch biometric checkout tool for retailers
The company plans to try out facial recognition and hand scanning technology in multiple countries.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 19, 2022 -
David's Bridal acquires custom wedding dress startup Anomalie
However, Anomalie will no longer create custom gowns and will instead "build tools that fulfill the mission of helping brides."
By Kaarin Moore • May 18, 2022 -
Gap sets up shop in Roblox to boost teen inclusion, self-expression
Inspired by its summer ad campaign, the retailer's Club Roblox Boutique is in line with Gen Z preferences around the nascent metaverse space.
By Chris Kelly • May 18, 2022 -
Instagram celebrates Shop anniversary with New York City pop-up
Instagram celebrates 1 million followers on its Shop account as the social commerce industry is expected to grow.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 18, 2022 -
Google opens second retail store
The tech company says its new Brooklyn location is the first of its "neighborhood stores," meant to be more intimate and community focused.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 17, 2022 -
Klarna debuts virtual shopping tool
The platform is adding more services as the buy now, pay later industry faces more regulatory scrutiny.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 17, 2022 -
Inflation finally slowed online in April but remained 'punishingly high' overall
Consumer demand remains relatively high, but there are signs it might wane if inflation keeps up. Meanwhile, buying habits are shifting.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 13, 2022 -
"Outside of Crate and Barrel, Natick Mall" by Massachusetts Office Of Travel & Tourism is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Crate and Barrel names SVP of the metaverse
Looking to unify growth across its brands, the home goods retailer also promoted two other executives to new roles.
By Dani James • May 12, 2022 -
Trove president promoted to CEO
Gayle Tait, who previously worked at Google and L’Oréal, is taking the company’s helm, while founder Andy Ruben moves to an executive chairman role.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 12, 2022 -
Retail tech funding drops 11%: report
Store management tech was the only sector to see an increase in funding in Q1, according to a CB Insights report.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 12, 2022 -
Sally Beauty updates mobile app to offer 2-hour delivery with DoorDash
CEO Denise Paulonis said that 80% of the beauty retailer's customers engage with it via mobile devices.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 11, 2022 -
Self-checkout tech maker Mashgin raises $62.5M
The company's touchless checkout system doesn't need barcodes and instead uses AI and computer vision to identify products.
By Catherine Douglas Moran , Sam Silverstein • May 11, 2022 -
Deep Dive
Buy now, pay later players' losses grow as costs soar
BNPL providers are paying a hefty price to keep up with surging consumer demand for their financing services, spending large sums to add new tech and more employees.
By Jonathan Berr • May 10, 2022 -
Metaverse goes mainstream, but most consumers still don't understand it
Still, 90% of those surveyed by Wunderman Thompson Intelligence believe the concept will have a meaningful impact on advertising.
By Peter Adams • May 10, 2022 -
Best Buy expands in-store assortment of beauty and e-transportation products
Furniture is also playing a bigger role at the electronics giant after its acquisition of DTC brand Yardbird in November last year.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 9, 2022 -
Deep Dive
Stitch Fix to stylists: 'Take ownership of the disappointment, no matter the role the data played'
Is the apparel e-retailer a tech company? Or not?
By Daphne Howland • May 9, 2022 -
Lego Group to triple size of digital team
The toy maker is expanding its digital efforts in what it is calling "one of the single largest investments the Lego Group will make in a generation."
By Dani James • May 5, 2022 -
Home Depot creates a $150M venture capital fund
The retailer will fund early-stage companies in order to scale "the next big ideas in technology and retail," according to CFO Richard McPhail.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 5, 2022