Walmart Enhances Mobile App with Store Assistant Capabilities

| Daniela Forte

Walmart has added features to its mobile app to help customers navigate stores quicker, including making Walmart Pay, the search bar and scanner more accessible and user friendly. See what these enhancements are and the plans why mobile commerce is such an integral part of the shopping experience.

Levi Strauss Grew Direct-To-Consumer Sales 15% in 2017

| Daniela Forte

Levi Strauss & Co. said its direct-to-consumer sales grew 20% in the fourth quarter and 15% for fiscal 2017, based on performance and expansion of the company’s retail network and its ecommerce growth. Here is what CEO and President Chip Bergh had to say about the quarter.

Kroger Reportedly Looking to Purchase Overstock.com

| Daniela Forte

Cinncinati-based grocery giant Kroger seems to be ecommerce window shopping as it eyes new acquisition target Overstock.com. See how this move – along with its reported interested in Box.com – could elevate Kroger’s game in ecommerce and online grocery against giants like Amazon, Walmart and Target.

Richemont Makes $3.3 Billion Bid for Yoox Net-a-Porter

| Daniela Forte

Swiss luxury group Richemont has made a $3.3 billion bid to acquire Yoox Net-a-Porter, in an effort to jump into the ecommerce ring. Richemont currently owns luxury brands IWC, Mont Blanc and Van Cleef & Arpels. Here is a look at the luxury retail market in ecommerce.

NRF’s Big Show Puts Major Retail Disruptions on Display, With a Hopeful Look to the Future

| Daniela Forte

The National Retail Federation’s Big Show was buzzing in New York as tens of thousands of attendees celebrated the encouraging growth of 2017 holiday sales, while gazing at next-gen technology offerings that promised greater personalization, engagement and enhanced customer experiences, further melding the physical and digital realms. Here is a snapshot look at some of the latest trends at NRF’s Big Show.

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Study Finds Affluent Shoppers Prefer Discount Retailers

| Daniela Forte

Affluent consumers are becoming more price sensitive when it comes to embracing industry disruptors like artificial intelligence, Amazon and mobile technology to compare prices. See what is driving this trend and what it means for both discount and full-priced retailers.

Holiday Ecommerce Sales Up Nearly 15% in 2017

| Daniela Forte

The 2017 holiday season saw $108.2 billion in online sales, according to research from Adobe Analytics, up 14.7% from 2016. This figure paced slightly ahead of 2016’s 14.4% growth. Here is what the study also revealed about the holiday season.