One of the new offering leans on haptic feedback, which stops items from being placed outside the boundaries of a room to ensure the 3D model accurately reflects how furniture will fit in a space. Learn more.
Via Lowe’s Open Builder, a new asset hub that will be available to all creators, builders can download more than 500 3D product assets that mimic items from real-world shelves. Learn more.
Amazon Fashion just launched new retail technology to help shoppers make footwear purchases, and possibly avoid returns. RIS tries it out and gives you the details.
A $5 million gift from Terry and Tina Lundgren will fuel innovative research and student opportunities in business, retail and consumer sciences at the University of Arizona. Get the details.
The brand is allowing consumers to sample a variety of its offerings in a limited-time experience that also includes wine pairings and freshly grown produce and Italian herbs.
Champs Sports, part of Foot Locker, Inc., has unveiled its new Homefield retail concept and the first location is set to host a grand opening April 22-24. Get a peek inside.
RIS’ fourth annual startups feature examines retailers that caught the eye of our editors for being exceptionally innovative and inspirational to consumers.
People still want to one-stop shop, and click-and-collect options remain popular, but more consumers are now willing to go inside stores. So, how can retailers blend in-store and online channels to better accommodate the “on demand” shopper mindset?
Dubbed “homegate,” the launch is expected to create more excitement this football season for consumers by leveraging an experiential e-commerce platform.
Today’s consumers have adapted to digital, but they may not realize the breadth of capabilities for better engagement with the product brand or retailer, using their own existing smartphone or tablet.