Small business once employed 50 percent of all workers in the U.S. and created 65 percent of net new jobs. No more. Karen Webster says that for the last 30 years, the big got bigger and the small, well sorta disappeared. Changing that picture for retail, she says, isn’t about listening to its “walking dead” but the innovators creating new ways for retailers large and small to reimagine – and deliver – what’s next. She lays out a small business story that’s not really been told – and its impact on the future of retail. Check it out.
Breaking down silos to deliver a true omni-commerce experience is the holy grail of retail — and just about as elusive. Vantiv’s Ned Canning, says what’s been missing is technology that helps move retail in that direction. Meet the Omni-Token.Read More...
Grocery Tracker
Grocery Tracker: Time Crunch
In this week's Grocery Tracker: all's quiet on the grocery front (mostly), Kroger acquires Murray's Cheese, and a recent study shows that physical grocers don't have much longer to double down on store transformation.Read More...
Weird Commerce
Hayo's Motion-Controlled Smart Home Hub
In this week's Weird Commerce article, we look at Hayo's motion-controlled smart home hub. After a 3D scan of a room and installing the associated smartphone app, this technology turns any surface in the home into a remote control. Read More...
