Kroger’s Q3 2018 earnings surpassed earnings estimates, buoyed by digital growth and the strength of its Our Brand products. And the grocer says it will continue to aggressively invest in digital platforms to grow its business. Executives say the move helps enable its customers to access to its products at any time, whenever they need them — and grow the company’s margins heading into the future. Read More...

IKEA is bringing a smaller-format home furnishing store to Manhattan, as Pizza Hut is doubling down on technology with a planned QuikOrder acquisition. How does IKEA’s new store tap into omnichannel features, and why did Pizza Hut want to acquire QuikOrder? Read this week’s Retail Pulse to find out.   Read More...

Today In Data: Digitization As A Path To Inclusion

A digital world is a smaller world, and one with more access points for more players everywhere. Unbanked consumers, SMBs sending payments and home handymen may not seem to have a lot in common — but they’re all connected, and enabled, by the forward march of digitization.   Read More...