The year 2014 saw far-reaching vulnerabilities, faster attacks when those security holes became public, files held for ransom and far more malware than ever before — and retailers were among the hardest hit, according to Symantec’s “2015 Internet Security Threat Report.” Retailers represented 11 percent...
Most people at some point in their life dream about what they would do if they were suddenly super rich. We think of all the nice things we would buy, the good we might do and the various wonders we might work if we suddenly...
Want to test pricing options for your retail business? Boomerang Commerce has a platform for that. The Sunnyvale, California-based startup announced this week that it has launched an A/B Testing Platform for retail pricing. Retailers can use the platform to test various pricing strategies and...
Mel Brooks famously observed that it is good to be the king, but while few of us will ever intentionally pass up a turn in the throne, there are downsides to the crown. When the going gets tough, the king is the person most at risk of...
How aggressive is Amazon’s pricing in its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery business? Aggressive enough that it beat Instacart, Peapod and Fresh Direct by more than $20 for a 30-item order in New York City in a Nomura Securities test, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday (April...
Mobile fashion shopping platform Spring has closed a $25 million investment and — after eight months iOS-only — launched an Android version of its app, Fortune reported on Thursday (April 16). The Series B funding round was led by founder David Tisch’s BoxGroup, with participation...
With the Data Security and Breach Notification Act headed to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for a full vote, some digital rights and privacy groups say the bill should be at least as strong as the state breach-notification laws it will replace...
With the filing of an F-1 document with the SEC, Shopify has announced its intention to pursue an IPO and begin selling shares on the open market. That decision seems to come on the strength of declining losses in Q1 2015. Shopify – which provides subscription...
In-store analytics giant RetailNext has tripled its funding by closing a $125 million round, the company announced on Wednesday (April 15). The Series E round was led by Activant Capital Group, but all RetailNext’s existing investors also participated, including August Capital, StarVest Partners, Nokia Growth...
