Best Buy announced that it has added connected home exercise devices to bestbuy.com and that it plans to display and sell the products in more than 100 stores by the end of the year. Do you expect Best Buy to be successful with its move into connected fitness equipment?
While marketing dollars are ramping towards social media, more than one-third of marketers also prioritize what potential the various social platforms have for making gains. Should marketers have different goals for social media than traditional media?
Stew Leonard’s and Title Nine are orchestrating competitions mimicking the hit show, Shark Tank, to discover fresh ideas. What do you think of Shark Tank-style pitch competitions as a way for retailers, shopping center owners or vendors to discover new ideas?
The former chief strategy officer at Snapchat and his wife, formerly at Quidsi, have launched Verishop, a new online platform designed to bring “the joy back to shopping.” Will Verishop’s approach to brand curation and customer service set it apart from other online competitors?
Tire shoppers at Sam’s Club could find faster, more accurate recommendations from store staff thanks to a new app they’ll have on their tablets. How important is it for retailers to use associate-facing technology to help speed the sales process along?
Six years after getting rid of them, Costco is again testing self-service checkouts to help combat long waits at manned registers. Do you see more pros or cons in Costco’s re-introduction of self-scan checkouts?
On Saturday, “an internal technology issue” caused long lines at Target stores and customers wasted no time going on social media to post their unhappiness. Will the checkout outages at Target over the weekend have any lasting effects on how customers view the retailer?
Shake Shack’s founder and acclaimed restaurateur said his sustainability choices have largely been done for “intuitive” rather than “intentional” reasons. What lessons might retailers and brands learn from Danny Meyer’s approach to sustainability and transparency?
Looking to become America’s most loved beauty destination, Walgreens has launched health and beauty offerings to better serve oncology patients from the inside out. What role does empathy, if any, play in retail sales and customer service?
Amazon.com last week introduced StyleSnap, a feature that makes fashion recommendations based on user-submitted photos. What do you think of StyleSnap and the potential of artificial intelligence to support fashion discovery?
