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  • Amazon eyes messaging startup

    Amazon may be looking to bolster its enterprise services offering with an innovative addition.   Corporate chatroom startup Slack Technologies has received inquiries of late about a potential takeover from technology companies, including Amazon. The company is valued at approximately $9 billion, according to Bloomberg.  

  • New Nordstrom board member could bolster innovation

    A luxury retail giant just made a move that could step up its digital efforts.    Nordstrom appointed Stacy Brown-Philpot to its board of directors, and she will also serve as a member of the board’s finance and technology committees. She replaces Enrique 'Rick' Hernandez, Jr., who announced earlier this year that he would not be seeking re-election.   

  • The top five breakout trends in shopping centers are…

    There is a good chance that the shopping center as its exists today will look completely different 10 years from now.   

  • Lowe’s VR app spurs project planning

    A home improvement chain is helping shoppers better envision how to design and build their homes.   Though a partnership with Google, Lowe’s launched the Lowe's Vision app. Powered by Tango, a 3D technology developed by Google, the app leverages augmented and virtual reality to enable shoppers to begin planning their renovation needs before they even set foot inside a store.  

  • Google ups the ante on mobile payments

    Google is once again expanding its digital payment options.   The company knows it can be difficult for shoppers to make online payments within third-party apps and mobile websites, as well as in Google Assistant, when they are on the run. A new service is easing this pain and giving users more options.  

  • Study: When it comes to paid search ads, Rent the Runway is Prom Queen

    Rent the Runway, a disruptor in traditional formal wear category, is now a leader in the paid search advertising category.  

  • Report: Robot ‘dog’ tests deliveries in Boston

    A new four-legged friend is roaming Boston neighborhoods, and it can bring shoppers more than their newspaper or slippers.   Spot, a four-legged, dog-like robot from Boston Dynamics, is programmed to deliver packages to consumers’ front doors, according to ReCode.  

  • Search engine giant steps up fashion searches

    Google hopes its new visual search tools will become a new accessory for its fashion shoppers.    To assist customers eager to buy merchandise featured in online lifestyle images, Google introduced two new mobile image-based search tools this week that will help customers locate their desired pieces more easily.   
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