Many brick-and-mortar retailers have turned to apps like Uber Eats and Postmates for last-mile delivery, but these solutions often require merchants to give up the look and feel of their brands. White label platforms like Lineten can help them offer delivery to their customers while still keeping their own branding, according to company growth lead David Lynch. Here’s how Lineten is using cabs to make deliveries in a Canadian city and where the service is going next. Read More...

Trendage is working to gamify online apparel shopping using artificial intelligence, visual search and crowdsourced fashion expertise. Shopping for clothes online can be frustrating due to sizing challenges, coloring and fit, ultimately leading to higher return rates and margin erosion. Letting customers play with fashion can lead to more items ordered and fewer returns, Trendage co-founder Vineet Chaudhary explains. It also creates troves of customer data that helps retailers target individual consumers by taste and body type.  Read More...

Regardless of whether one liked the outcome of the Oscars, at least the awards ceremony got the Best Picture winner right in one shot. That in and of itself was a victory for the 90th iteration of the Academy Awards. After all, winning is about who declares triumph and where — on the red carpet, at the movies, in innovation, fundraising or even in harnessing the power of consumer dissatisfaction. So, who were this week's winners?  Read More...