After many months of speculation about a potential acquisition by IBM or private equity firms, today,…
Category: eCommerce
Amazon Echo spot ‘primes’ Super Bowl audience for drone delivery in the US
Although Amazon ran a Super Bowl ad for Echo, its delivery drones stole the show. The e-commerce titan’s Super…
Keys to ascending the consumer-internet throne
“Category kings,” defined as market-share leaders in particular business sectors, often wind up creating the majority…
Domino’s now lets you order from its full menu via Messenger – no setup or account required
Domino’s is about to put its ordering bot, Dom, to a big test. Just ahead of Super Bowl…
Amazon fumbles earnings amidst high expectations
Mixed faces in Seattle today as Amazon delivered its Q4 2016 earnings. The e-commerce company reported lower than expected…
Propulse employs deep learning to power product recommendations for retailers
Propulse Analytics is launching today with $1.4 million in seed financing to equip retailers with deep…
Amazon will build its own $1.5 billion air cargo hub
Amazon is building one of the largest internal logistics and shipping businesses in the world, and…
Ocado is developing robot hands that won’t bruise bananas
The UK’s online supermarket, Ocado Ltd, has plans to test a new robotic arm for picking…