Putting the AI in Retail: Walmart’s Grant Gelvin on Prediction Analytics at Supercenter Scale
With only one U.S. state without a Walmart supercenter — and over 4,600 stores across the country — the retail giant’s prediction analytics work with data on an enormous scale. Grant Gelven, a machine learning...
Today In Retail: EVgo Attains 250,000+ Customers On Charging Network; TrueCar, Roadster Collaborate To Help Car Shoppers Finalize Deals
In today’s top retail news, EVgo announced that it has reached more than a quarter of a million customers on its charging network throughout the country, while TrueCar has rolled out an experimental effort with Roadster. Plus, Office Depot says it is splitting its business-to-business (B2B) arm from its chain of physical retail stores. EVgo Reaches 250,000+ Customers On Its Charging Network Nationwide EVgo announced that it has...
Peloton is recalling its treadmills but its live classes for these machines are still running. Here's what your options are if you own a Tread or Tread+
Peloton Peloton issued a voluntary recall of its treadmills on Wednesday following pressure from US regulators. In the recall note, customers were advised to stop using these machines immediately. For customers...
Floral Delivery Startup UrbanStems Preps For Record Mother’s Day With Fresh Funding
After growing 130 percent last year and 500 percent since 2018, Washington, D.C.-based floral delivery startup UrbanStems said on Wednesday (May 5) that it's on track to book its busiest week in its four-year history thanks to a surge of Mother’s Day orders, and also that it has just closed a $20 million round of funding. In announcing its Series C fundraise, which brings UrbanStems’ cumulative outside investment to $48 million,...
WineDirect Rolls Out D2C Platform With BigCommerce Amid Rising Demand For Online Booze
Coming off a year in which online alcohol sales doubled, the country’s largest direct-to-consumer (D2C) wine merchant has teamed up with a leading eCommerce platform provider to enable scores of vintners an increased...
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo unscathed by COVID-19 crisis and modern slavery allegations as sales surge in 2020, analysts say
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo released its annual results. Boohoo Fast-fashion giant Boohoo Plc reported its annual results for fiscal 2021 on Wednesday. Sales were up 41% during the 12 month period ending in February...
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo unscathed by COVID-19 crisis and modern slavery allegations as sales surge in 2020, analysts say
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo released its annual results. Boohoo Fast-fashion giant Boohoo Plc reported its annual results for fiscal 2021 on Wednesday. Sales were up 41% during the 12 month period ending in February...
Five Guys has opened its first ghost kitchen, which only cooks food for delivery, as digital demand continues
Workers preparing orders at a Five Guys restaurant in London's Kensington neighborhood. Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images Five Guys has opened its first US ghost kitchen. There is no dining room and...
The 'Instacart Of Europe' Works With Retailers To Offer ‘Everything, Everywhere’
Research has consistently found that habits form in moments of transition. Now, as the vaccine rolls out around the world and consumers begin to establish their new routines, grocers have a unique opportunity to embed themselves in consumers’ lives in an enduring way. As consumers begin to set their post-pandemic grocery behaviors, online grocers have a chance to integrate their offerings into these routines, guiding consumers’ way...