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Consumer Electronics Show Goes Virtual Due To COVID

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The giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which draws tens of thousands of marketers, tech enthusiasts and reporters each year to Las Vegas, has become the latest victim of the resurgent coronavirus pandemic. While the show will go on as planned on Jan. ”

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Online Grocer Ocado Acquires Robotics Companies To Drive Automation

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based online grocery, is heightening its automation drive by acquiring two robotics companies. Owning Kindred Systems of San Francisco and Haddington Dynamics of Las Vegas will help Ocado tackle “one of the world’s hardest challenges in robotics, the picking and packing of groceries,” the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov.

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DraftKings To Merge, IPO At A $3.3B Market Value

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Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. The company currently has offices in New York, New Jersey, San Francisco and Las Vegas. The company is going to merge with Diamond Eagle Acquisition and SBTech.

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Revving Up The Latest Retail Trends With Autos

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Auto sales are driving retail trends, as online marketplace and auction site eBay has released a new eBay Motors app. At the same time, Carvana , a firm that allows consumers to browse and purchase vehicles online, has added a new virtual financing option. 146: Number of markets where Carvana has next-day delivery.

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CES 2021 Features Connected Home Tech And 5G Gateways

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In a “normal” year, CES is an event built on spectacle, in what is arguably the world’s best venue for Las Vegas excess. And after almost a year spent at home for most consumers, much of the CES innovation this year involves building smarter, more connected and cleaner homes. Whole-home Wi-Fi systems reached revenues of $1.1

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How Retailers Drive Innovation With Subscriptions (And Payments)

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Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products.

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4 Gonzo Takeaways from BAI Retail Delivery ’15: Viva Las Vegas?

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Both Barbara and Robert encouraged a hyperfocus on the online channel and Barbara declared an end to fancy MBA language and discouraging meetings to bring in a testing and learning culture of fun. “I I gave my teams 8% of their budgets to blow [on innovation] and we talked about what we learned every week.”. Oracle’s Innovation Lounge.