9 Best Articles in 2022
CNN
Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out
CNN
9 min read · May 14th · We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy. (Yes, really.)
Reader View · Shared by 307
Rest of World
How online shopping works on the world’s most remote islands
Rest of World
~16 min read · Mar 29th · E-commerce giants don’t reliably deliver to the remote islands of French Polynesia, so locals made their own online shopping service.
Reader View · Shared by 139, including Adrian Swinscoe, David Papandrew, Colin Wright, Walter Hickey, Karen K. Ho, Merkstatt
MIT Technology Review
Our weird behavior during the pandemic is screwing with AI models
MIT Technology Review
6 min read · From 2020 · Anyone looking for an illustration of how rapidly shopping habits changed when covid-19 hit needed only to glance at the top 10 search terms on Amazon in the week of April 12 to 18. In place of former…
Reader View · Shared by 623, including Brian Roemmele, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Kevin Marks, Yves Mulkers, AI, Kirk Borne, AIKing.Eth - Vincent Boucher, Helen Yu, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, George J Huba PhD, Ronald van Loon, Klaus Eck, Bob E. Hayes, Tamara McCleary, Kelsey D. Atherton, Gary Marcus 🇺🇦, David Epstein, Cory Doctorow, Oren Etzioni, Nige Willson
Vox
The year shopping changed forever
Vox
7 min read · 2020-12-29 · Online shopping stopped being the future of retail and catapulted firmly into the present.
Reader View · Shared by 81, including Aaron Orendorff, Andres Saldarriaga, Dave Kellogg, Scott Galloway, Johannes Dornisch, Marsha Collier
wish.com
Wish - Shopping Made Fun
wish.com
From 2019 · Shopping Made Fun. Join over 500 million others that have made their shopping more smart, fun, and rewarding.
Shared by 101, including Dr. Pete Meyers, Riot Fest, Axel Rauschmayer, Ernie Smith, Patrick Gray, EMERCE, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Jesse Baer 🔥, Merkstatt, Der Postillon, David M Willis!, Next INpact.com, Maarten Mieras, Sky News Tech, Le Figaro, Retail Week, Bruce Lawson, ben, Joe Groff, Politiken
youtube.com
PSA Safe Grocery Shopping in COVID-19 Pandemic
youtube.com
From 2020 · PSA Safe Grocery Shopping in COVID-19 Pandemic – UPDATED!!! This is the most current video for New CDC data, safe takeout food practices, and an updated prac...
Shared by 103, including KΞn KaminΞsky 🇺🇦 ☮️, Dr. Alec Couros, Stephen Law, Carrie Hill 🗺️🎙️, Richard Wiseman, K. Williams, Tuur Demeester, Adam Roberts, christina r wodtke: the R is for radical focus, MissMalini, Ann Handley, Ryan Carson, swissmiss, Kunal Bhatia, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Lisa Suennen, Eric Thomas Weber
youtube.com
Introducing Amazon Go and the world’s most advanced shopping technology
youtube.com
From 2016 · Amazon Go is a new kind of store featuring the world’s most advanced shopping technology. No lines, no checkout – just grab and go! Learn more at http://amaz...
Shared by 122, including Laurie Wang, Jose Luis Calvo, Birgit Schefer, Balaji Srinivasan, Martin Kägi, Damian Madray, Andrea Desiato, Tac Anderson, Gianluca Diegoli, Daniel Jörg, sarkasper, Brian Roemmele, Philippe Gauvin, りょうはら たつひろ, Christian Müller, Harpreet Singh
Vox
The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program
Vox
20+ min read · From 2019 · An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever.
Reader View · Shared by 295, including Guy Kawasaki, Cameron Yick, Josh Elman, Gabriele, Lelio Simi, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Thomas Power, Brian Roemmele, Michael Kroker, timoreilly, Jason Fried, Dan Gillmor, Adrian Zumbrunnen, ErmanTaylan.eth, Frederic Filloux, luis antónio santos, Mark Kaigwa, fernand0, Noah Kagan, Ian M Calvert
TechCrunch
Snap upgrades its AR Shopping features with real-time pricing, more product details
TechCrunch
3 min read · Jan 26th · Snapchat is upgrading its AR shopping experience today with updates to both to the Shopping Lenses inside its social app as well as to the analytics shared with Snap’s brand and retail partners. For…
Reader View · Shared by 63, including Resh Sidhu, Matt Navarra
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CNN
Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out
CNN
9 min read · May 14th · We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy. (Yes, really.)
Reader View · Shared by 307
TASTE
The Utopian Promises and Novelty Cheese of a Discount Grocery Store
TASTE
10 min read · May 14th · The future of grocery shopping might just be a 100-year-old grocery chain with a cult following.
Reader View · Shared by 95
euronews
What does the future of shopping with AI look like?
euronews
2 min read · Jun 13th · The retail experience is evolving with artificial intelligence (AI) changing how items can be bought and sold.
Reader View · Shared by 108, including Gerd Leonhard, Marcus Borba @ #CollisionConf #SiemensAtCollision, Iain Brown, PhD, ipfconline, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA
CSS-Tricks
Conditionally Styling Selected Elements in a Grid Container
CSS-Tricks
6 min read · Jun 15th · Calendars, shopping carts, galleries, file explorers, and online libraries are some situations where selectable items are shown in grids (i.e. square
Reader View · Shared by 81
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Scientific American
Why Don't People Return Their Shopping Carts?
Scientific American
7 min read · From 2017 · Pulling up to a parking spot and finding a shopping cart there can be pretty frustrating. Why do people ignore the receptacle?
Reader View · Shared by 72, including tektology, Esther Schindler, Greg Meyer
GQ Magazine
How Our Online Shopping Obsession Choked the Supply Chain
GQ Magazine
9 min read · 2021-11-11 · Author Christopher Mims on his new book covering the supply chain, Americans historic shopping spree, and how close we are to robots delivering our sneakers.
Reader View · Shared by 80, including Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Scott Monty, Christopher Mims 🤌
Social Media Today
Instagram Announces Valentine's Day Live-Stream Shopping Event, the Latest in its eCommerce Push
Social Media Today
2 min read · Feb 11th · The new promotion will help to showcase Instagram's evolving live-stream shopping tools.
Reader View · Shared by 66, including Matt Navarra, Marsha Collier, Andrew Hutchinson
Guardian Tech
How to avoid Amazon: the definitive guide to online shopping
Guardian Tech
8 min read · From 2020 · Amazon is now making up to £8,800 a second, while concerns persist about its tax affairs, treatment of staff and effect on small retailers. Here’s how to buy everything from technology to beauty to…
Reader View · Shared by 284, including Katja Evertz, Rand Fishkin, Merkstatt, Eric Kasyoka
TechCrunch
Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform
TechCrunch
4 min read · 2021-11-22 · Twitter’s e-commerce initiatives now include livestream shopping and Walmart will be the first retailer to test the new platform. Over the past year, Walmart has invested in live shopping by hosting…
Reader View · Shared by 84, including Brian Solis, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Cyril Coste 🥇#DigitalTransformation 🚀, Matt Navarra, John Koetsier, Akvile DeFazio, Glen Gilmore | 🌻🥽Metaverse 🕳🐇, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Mike Allton
a16z
Live, Social, and Shoppable: The Future of Video
a16z
9 min read · 2020-12-07 · Taking cues from gaming, entertainment, and abroad, video-first products are transforming the future of education, shopping, and solopreneurship.
Reader View · Shared by 168, including Taylor Lorenz @ VidCon, Katja Evertz, Aamir Raz, Stephanie A Kowalski, Birgit Schefer, Memen Isimo, Konrad Weber, Andrew Hutchinson, Swebliss, Matt Navarra
Nielsen Norman Group
UX Guidelines for Ecommerce Product Pages
Nielsen Norman Group
~11 min read · From 2019 · Customers shopping online rely on product pages to decide what to buy. Help them by answering questions, enabling comparison, providing reviews, and facilitating the purchase process.
Reader View · Shared by 163, including Evan (he/him), Marc Gasser, Philippe Surber, Jacob du Toit, Chris Messina, Andrea Ausili, Oliver Raduner, Luca Longo, MeasuringU, Thomas Pleil, Johannes Dornisch, Christoph Wilke
Search Engine Land
In major shift, Google Shopping opens up to free product listings
Search Engine Land
3 min read · From 2020 · After 8 years, Google will bring free listings into its Shopping results as part of an evolution to better compete against Amazon in product search.
Reader View · Shared by 53, including Ginny Marvin, KevinStrasser.com, Michael Gisiger, Josh Elman, Esther Schindler, Amy Bishop, Daniel Schwarz, Jeff Richards, John Lee, AJ Ghergich, Sachin Rekhi, Barry Schwartz, Jeff Jarvis
The New York Times
Inside Amazon Go, a Store of the Future
The New York Times
4 min read · From 2018 · The technology inside Amazon’s new convenience store, opening Monday in downtown Seattle, enables a shopping experience like no other — including no checkout lines.
Reader View · Shared by 218, including Florian Hanke 🍎, Matthew Turland, von Moerenburgh, Kim Dik, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Richard Gutjahr, Birgit Schefer, Ricardo Yasuda, Martina Grolimund, Nichole, Teresa Torres, Tim Herbig, Alex Barrera, Howard Getson, Klaus Eck, Dominik Grolimund, Merkstatt, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Rodrigo Prior, Thomas Power
