Wayfair has introduced new features to its mobile shopping app that make it easier for consumers to discover products and design their rooms on the go.
Amazon plans to build a new state-of-the-art Amazon Robotics innovation hub and create 200 tech and advanced manufacturing jobs in Westborough, MA.
Overstock has opened its new European base in the IDA’s flagship North West business park in Sligo, Ireland, and revealed it is on track to make its 100th Irish hire before year end.
Overstock is extending its real-time personalization technology to its site. The integration builds on the retailer’s recent development of a fully-dynamic email experience.
Walgreens and Wing, a member of the Alphabet family of companies, are partnering on “store to door” delivery of health and wellness, food and beverage and convenience items via state-of-the-art drone technology.
In an investment presentation, Best Buy highlighted the progress made on its Building the New Blue growth strategy, detailing how it plans to move forward with the initiative, with an emphasis on customer relationships and “winning the home,” as well as discussing the company’s long-term financial outlook.
BJ’s Wholesale Club has updated its mobile app including several new features, improved usability and an updated design.
The Ikea Place app is relaunching with a new design and added features, combining augmented reality and artificial intelligence.
Amazon is expanding its Chicago Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new tech jobs in fields including cloud computing, advertising and business development.
Walmart has appointed Nuala O’Connor to a new senior vice president and chief counsel of digital citizenship role reporting directly to Rachel Brand, evp/global governance, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
Amazon is kicking off its Amazon Career Day on Tuesday, September 17, a series of events across the U.S. where anyone can learn more about the 30,000 full and part-time jobs available at Amazon in locations across the country, from the company’s headquarters and tech hubs to data centers and fulfillment centers.
Overstock said it is enhancing its customer focus by launching a completely dynamic and real-time e-mail experience. The personalized customer experience leverages Overstock’s proprietary technology built to create a real-time streaming platform.
Amazon is expanding its Portland Tech Hub and plans to create 400 new high-tech jobs in fields including software development, operations, information technology, support engineering, solutions architects and product management.
As Walmart brings grocery pickup and delivery services to its store network, the retailer is also testing new capabilities such as self-driving cars. A new pilot program is now kicking off with autonomous vehicle company, Gatik.
eBay has appointed Pete Thompson svp/chief product officer and Mazen Rawashdeh as svp/chief technology officer.
Wayfair’s James Savarese, chief operating officer, and John Mulliken, chief technology officer, are retiring from the company. In addition, Thomas Netzer and Allan Lyall, both currently executives in its European business, have received promotions.
Regional supermarket operator Giant Eagle has teamed with Grabango, a checkout-free technology provider, to create a no-wait exit option for customers.
Kroger and Ocado plan to build a new high-tech customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Forest Park, Georgia, a $55 million investment that will create more than 400 new jobs.
Amazon said it plans to spend $700 million to train 100,000 of its employees to fill in-demand jobs such as data mapping specialist, data scientist, solutions architect and business analyst, as well as logistics coordinator, process improvement manager and transportation specialist.
Consumers are embracing the use of retail technology to improve their shopping experience, according to the latest consumer view survey released by the National Retail Federation.