Jason Ankeny
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Why retailers need to rethink what they think about mobile
Smartphones now account for a quarter of online retail sales in the U.S., a year-over-year increase of 41%. But the mobile shopping experience remains far from optimal — and users are impatient. → Read More
10 Items or Less: The future of brick and mortar (yes, it does have one)
Each week, Retail Dive Editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Technology, tuxedos and trouble. → Read More
Announcing our new weekly newsletter — Retail Dive: Mobile Commerce
Smartphones now account for a quarter of online retail sales in the U.S., a year-over-year increase of 41%. Here's a newsletter to help you maximize the mobile commerce opportunity. → Read More
ModCloth CEO: 'Our strategy doesn't change' after Wal-Mart deal
“[The acquisition means] we have more inventory purchases, more marketing spend and can open more physical locations... We have a bigger canvas we can paint on,” ModCloth CEO Matt Kaness said at Shoptalk 2017. → Read More
Kohl's CEO: We're 'not as agile as we need to be' to compete
“Why are we so focused on being best-in-class on omnichannel? Because that’s where we can win,” Kohl's chief Kevin Mansell said at Shoptalk 2017. → Read More
Google Home voice shopping to add local product inventory info
At Shoptalk 2017, Google said consumers may soon query Google Home devices to determine whether desired items are available nearby, receiving responses complete with details like sizes and price as well as store hours and travel directions. → Read More
Wal-Mart launches retail technology startup incubator Store No. 8
At Shoptalk 2017, Marc Lore, head of Wal-Mart’s U.S. e-commerce unit, said the Silicon Valley-based initiative will help build “startups that have a responsibility to change the course of retail.” → Read More
Target CEO Brian Cornell: 'Our stores are driving digital growth'
During his keynote at Shoptalk 2017, Cornell said physical and digital activity are working in tandem to drive the next phase of the retailer’s evolution. → Read More
10 Items or Less: How sluggish mobile apps are killing retailers in a matter of seconds
Each week, Retail Dive Editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Speed, sunglasses and Spice Girls. → Read More
Are retailers eating themselves alive? 8 experts chew on the question
Cannibalism didn't end with the Donner Party. Rising e-commerce sales are taking a big bite out of retailer brick-and-mortar revenues — a wide-ranging problem yielding a range of perspectives. → Read More
10 Items or Less: How FX and Costco make retail marketing weird and wonderful
Each week, Retail Dive editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Sadcoms, speed and Sears. → Read More
10 Items or Less: Why retailers need to rethink what they think about mobile
Each week, Retail Dive editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Smartphones, shoes and solar power. → Read More
10 Items or Less: What retailers can learn from the Grateful Dead
Each week, Retail Dive editor Jason Ankeny weighs in on the industry headlines and trends capturing his attention. This time around: Deadheads, designers and drones. → Read More
How retailers can maximize mobile revenues this holiday shopping season
More and more consumers are visiting retailers via mobile devices, but few are completing purchases. Here’s how merchants can turn mobile into a moneymaker. → Read More