Williams-Sonoma delivers impressive Q2Williams-Sonoma reported better-than-expected earnings and sales, fueled by strong performances by its West Elm brand, digital channel and growth across all its brands. Forever 21 gets more personal with launch of AI visual searchForever 21 has taken its online search capabilities to a more customized — and intuitive — level. And the early results are encouraging. Japanese retail giant invests in fast-growing U.S. online retail start-up Boxed has gotten a new infusion of cash. Study: Retailers worried about keeping up with change Global retailers of all sizes have significant concerns over their ability to keep pace with new technologies and shifts in consumer behavior. Four Tech Trends Transforming the Retail Industry In Accenture’s latest Technology Vision, we identified five technology trends that will reshape how we live, work and play in the next few years. CX: the ultimate competitive advantage Six digital trends to stay on top of Mobile ad spending, smart speaker adoption, and augmented reality are among six digital trends on a watch list compiled by eMarketer. Tech start-up opens 'concept' store to showcase its checkout-free technology A start-up company whose founders include an ex-Amazon executive has opened the first cashier-less store in the city of San Francisco. Marks & Spencer creates an AI-based call center A British retail giant is automating its call center, a move that is freeing up customer service agents for store-level tasks. Middle-Ground Retail is Dying—But Discovery Shopping Could Save It Today, shoppers have more choices than ever before, and they also have the technological means to rapidly sift through those choices to find the ones they prefer. First Previous 426 427 428 429 430 Next Last
