[ad_1] While Foot Locker is still selling apparel and sneakers from other sportswear brands at its new location, including Adidas and Puma, the partnership with Nike does make gear from The Swoosh stand out. For instance, throughout the store, you’ll see signs next to Nike products that tell you to download the NikePlus app to […]
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CafePress resets passwords months after reported data breach
[ad_1] We’ve asked CafePress if it can comment, although there don’t appear haven’t been any notification emails or formal disclosures mentioning a breach. About 77 percent of the email addresses in the breach have shown up in previous HIBP breach alerts. Provided the reports of a breach are accurate, they raise a number of questions. […]
Amazon will disconnect Dash Buttons on August 31st
[ad_1] “Since sales of Dash Button devices ceased earlier this year, we have seen continued growth of other shopping options to meet customer needs, including Virtual Dash Button, Dash Replenishment, Alexa Shopping, and Subscribe & Save With this [in] mind, starting August 31, 2019, customers will no longer be able to place orders through Dash […]
Amazon’s next foray into fashion is a personal shopping service
[ad_1] The service is currently limited to women in a wide range of sizes, including shoes from size 5 to 12. Men’s styles are coming in the near future. You won’t necessarily see all your favorite brands, but that’s not really the point — this is more about providing a helping hand to people who […]
Etsy buys music gear marketplace Reverb to expand its reach
[ad_1] If regulators approve the deal, it should close late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of 2019. Reverb CEO David Kalt will step down from his leadership role once Etsy names a new executive. Etsy hasn’t made many acquisitions in its day (there were ‘just’ five between 2009 and 2016), […]
Amazon won’t have to offer a phone helpline in the European Union
[ad_1] The court did require effective substitutes, though, saying that Amazon must let customers get in touch “quickly” and “efficiently.” It currently offers automated callbacks and online chat. Amazon, unsurprisingly, was happy. It was “always confident” its callback service did the trick, and that the EU ruling showed it its support methods matched the “spirit […]
StubHub’s ticket loyalty program offers VIP access
[ad_1] You will have to be one of StubHub’s most lavish spenders to qualify, though. The initial form of Beyond auto-enrolls US customers who’ve spent at least $10,000 in tickets over the past 12 months — this is for the kind of person who insists on the best seats and always has the money to […]
Fast delivery may negate the environmental benefits of online shopping
[ad_1] The demand for local warehouses to speed up those orders also has an effect, Carnegie Mellon’s Costa Samaras said. Those buildings need power, heat and cooling, and that means more emissions. This doesn’t mean you’ll have to permanently settle on slow deliveries if you want to be kind to the planet, but it may […]
Walmart uses AI camera tech to track checkout theft at 1,000 stores
[ad_1] The store chain is using tech from several companies, including Everseen. The technology has been in use for the past two years. If you ask the company, it appears to be working. Spokeswoman LeMia Jenkins told BI that shrinkage rates (that is, the loss of goods to theft and accidents) have dropped at stores […]
Target’s registers suffered a nationwide outage
[ad_1] The outage led some stores to shut down entirely rather than frustrate shoppers, while others handed out treats to make up for the system failure. Whether or not there’s a deeper explanation for what went wrong, the incident illustrates how Target’s 2013 data breach has shaped its responses to technical problems — it now […]