small businesses

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.

1-800-Flowers.com Customers Can Now Order on Google Assistant

| MCM staff

1-800-Flowers.com announced that customers can order floral gifts, and select gourmet food offerings, directly through Google Assistant. Here is what executives from 1-800-Flowers.com had to say about the future of voice ordering and artificial intelligence.