09.10.12 | 11:00 amWhat Teddy Bears, Picture Frames, And Condoms Have In CommonYou may not be able to buy love, but perhaps you can buy a related feeling: security.
TechThe Latest Sales Weapon For Best Buy, Macy’s, And Walmart: Coupons Sent To Nearby SmartphonesThe Big Boxers recently signed on to test a new geotargeted coupon product that zaps deals to shoppers’ smartphones when they are near a store.
TechSwarm Tracks You While You Shop–And That’s Actually A Good ThingThe new startup, founded by two ex-Gannett executives, uses customers’ in-store free mobile Wi-Fi usage and offers them steep discounts in exchange.
TechAmazon Loses Money On Tablets. It’s All Going According To Plan“We want to make money when people use our devices, not when they buy our devices,” said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos yesterday. Here’s how the so-called Amazon Doctrine works.
TecheBay Acquires Svpply To Solve Its Social Shopping ProblemThe giant e-retailer knows you’ll buy more if your friends weigh in on your purchase decisions. And that’s exactly what Svpply knows how to do.
Tech6 Most Innovative Ways To Experience Fashion WeekThink you have to actually, like, go to Fashion Week to take part? Not so these days, as digital strides enable participation from afar and offer up access even better than the I.R.L. thing.
TechPeek Inside AT&T’s New 10,000-Square-Foot Flagship Store In Chicago, Complete With “Vibe Of Exploration”With its App Tenders, Experience Platform, and Lifestyle Boutiques, the original purveyor of iPhones plots to kill the competition, softly.
TechThe Walmart Version Of SearchIn its quest to master ecommerce, WalmartLabs built a search engine from scratch to meet the needs of its unique customers. Here’s a look under the hood.
TechWhen Will The Smartphone Really Replace Your Wallet?If recent data and tech developments are any indication, sooner than later.
TechBeard Hats, PBR Bracelets, And Beef Empanadas: Payvment Is Taking The Impulse Buy Social With “Lish”Facebook’s popular provider of shopping cart tools is betting that impulse buying is the next big idea in social e-commerce.
TechNukotoys Is Part Pokemon Cards, Part iPad Game, And Everything Your Kid WantsIt’s a match made in marketing heaven.
08.21.12 | 10:00 amTo Win More (And More Fervent) Fans, Brands Need To Grasp The Olympic TorchThere is a direct correlation between seeding time and subsequent sales. Mystery builds momentum. The Games get all this, so why can’t companies?
TechWhy Apple’s iPad Mini Could Be As Popular As The iPhoneThe devil–and a billion-dollar product–is in the details.
08.16.12 | 10:30 amThe Chick-Fil-A Way: Why Brands Should Have Stronger OpinionsThere’s more to that recent crispy controversy than you might think. Take a deep breath–and then take a public position.
TechPoshmark’s Friction-Free Fashion App Turns Mobile Purchasing Into PartiesThe real-time in-app shopping parties brought to you by Kaboodle founder Manish Chandra offer a glimpse of what it may take to mobile shoppers to browse and buy via mobile.
Work LifeLondon 2012: Wow. Pow. Ciao The London 2012 Olympics is up and running. The world is deep into the elation, the tears, and the cheers. Every media channel is jam-packed with stories of triumphs along the road. But hold on a moment.
TechFoursquare Pulls A Twitter With Promoted Updates For Select MerchantsWith a new paid feature for merchants, Foursquare’s long-term business model finally becomes a lot clearer.
TechDo These Glasses Make Your Clone Look Smarter?Plenty of web-based glasses stores offer virtual and real ways to try before you buy, but the recently launched Ditto offers the clearest vision yet for the way we’ll find frames that fit in the future.
TechRetail’s Future: Facebook Loyalty Cards And Touch Screen ShowroomsSupermarkets using customers’ Facebook accounts as simultaneous discount/surveillance platforms? Vending machines where you can pay by iPhone? Ordering luxury cars and private jets via iPad-like interfaces and sidestepping the salesman? They’re all here.