In Future
9 Best Articles in 2021
Benedict Evans
The end of the beginning
Benedict Evans
1 min read · 201 saves · From 2018 · Close to three quarters of all the adults on earth now have a smartphone, and most of the rest will get one in the next few years. However, the use of this connectivity is still only just beginning. Ecommerce is still only a small fraction of retail spending, and many other areas that will be transf
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Vox
The year shopping changed forever
Vox
7 min read · 75 saves · 2020-12-29 · Online shopping stopped being the future of retail and catapulted firmly into the present.
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Harvard Business Review
What Will the Retail Experience of the Future Look Like?
Harvard Business Review
6 min read · 102 saves · 2020-06-16 · Physical spaces will look and feel vastly different post-Covid.
Forbes
The Amazing Ways Retail Giant Zalando Is Using Artificial Intelligence
Forbes
3 min read · 44 saves · 2019-09-20 · Zalando is not only a retail giant but a prominent technology company that uses its leadership in the European AI community to inform policies and ethics considerations as well as support other…
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WIRED
Why It's Hard to Escape Amazon's Long Reach
WIRED
~12 min read · 166 saves · From 2018 · The ecommerce company is also a cloud computing provider, TV producer, fashion designer, wind-farm backer, and organizer of crowdsourced micro-labor tasks.
The Verge
Instagram is building a standalone app for shopping
The Verge
3 min read · 232 saves · From 2018 · Facebook is planning a major new move into e-commerce, sources tell The Verge
Fast Company
The Future Of Retail In The Age Of Amazon
Fast Company
~19 min read · 97 saves · From 2017 · As Jeff Bezos’s juggernaut continues to grow, forward-thinking competitors are finding creative ways to succeed—and be what Amazon can never be.
Fast Company
Why Airbnb, Target, and Walmart are betting on the experience economy
Fast Company
32 saves · 2019-08-05 · Claire Miller · The experience economy is redefining retail environments. Here’s a look at how, by the numbers.
Forbes
The Real Reason Shoppers Aren’t Returning
Forbes
2 min read · 24 saves · 2019-09-01 · By the way, if you aren’t in retail, don’t pass over this article, thinking it doesn’t apply to your business. Read between the lines. The shopping experience is a buying experience, regardless of the…
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Vox
The year shopping changed forever
Vox
7 min read · 75 saves · 2020-12-29 · Online shopping stopped being the future of retail and catapulted firmly into the present.
App Store Games
The Tim Ferriss Show: #486: Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail,…
App Store Games
2020-12-10 · Show The Tim Ferriss Show, Ep #486: Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, The Future of Retail, and More - Dec 10, 2020
Vogue Magazine
The Future of Retail Is Genderless
Vogue Magazine
1 min read · 2020-11-25 · Steff Yotka · As we move into 2021, retail must embrace the full spectrum of gender. These retailers, designers, and shoppers have some ideas of how to make it happen.
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Econsultancy
20+ stats that show how online retail is changing
Econsultancy
10 min read · 18 saves · 2019-07-25 · Online retail has seen huge shifts and changes over time. Here are 21 statistics that illustrate the changes in online shopping, from device usage and global markets to shopping channels and delivery…
Vox
Was Etsy too good to be true?
Vox
20+ min read · 50 saves · 2019-09-04 · Kaitlyn Tiffany · The people who built Etsy dreamed of remaking commerce with their bare hands. Fifteen years later, its sellers are being asked to compete with Amazon.
CNN
I spent 53 minutes in Amazon Go and saw the future of retail
CNN
6 min read · 120 saves · From 2018 · A look at the experience of shopping at the Amazon Go store, and how the artificial intelligence that lets you walk in, fill a bag, and walk out could shape retail.
The Business of Fashion
H&M Tests New Store Concept
The Business of Fashion
5 min read · 107 saves · From 2018 · At a spruced-up pilot store in Stockholm, the chain is testing new concepts that mark a break with its past, and partly echo some tactics already deployed by rivals to attract shoppers.
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Modern Retail
Retailers are rethinking their Google Search strategies
Modern Retail
4 min read · 83 saves · 2019-08-30 · Google search is becoming less of a way for people to find links and more a destination for answers. As a result, marketers who once relied on the platform to facilitate transactions are forced to…
cheddar.com
How Artificial Intelligence is Redesigning the Retail Industry
cheddar.com
18 saves · 2019-09-11 · Vue.ai is an end-to-end retail automation platform helping online retailers improve customer experience, drive sales, and reduce cost. The company's chief product officer Julia Dietmar joined Cheddar…
ACLU
Say No to the “Cashless Future” — and to Cashless Stores
ACLU
5 min read · 25 saves · 2019-08-12 · I went to a counter-serve restaurant recently, and when the time came to pay for my order, took out my wallet, presented a $20 bill, and was told, “Sorry, we don’t accept cash.” I was flabbergasted.…
BuzzFeed News
The Future Of The Mall Might Be On Your College Campus
BuzzFeed News
4 min read · 10 saves · 2019-08-01 · Why a growing number of colleges and universities are becoming retail landlords.
In Amazon
CNET
Amazon is going to kill your Dash button
CNET
2 min read · 19 saves · 2019-08-01 · The online retail giant says all Dash buttons will stop working at the end of the month.
