April 11, 2016
Facebook Messenger’s Chatbot Commerce Play
Facebook is set to make a big commerce splash with the launch of new features that would commerce-enable its Messenger app. The tech giant is reportedly planning to feature advanced commerce...
April 08, 2016
Are VCs Throwing In The Startup Towel?
Venture capitalists can be a cagey bunch, and now, they are a cautious bunch. The group, noted Bloomberg on Thursday (April 7), made fewer investments within the last quarter in the United...
April 01, 2016
What Does Amazon Want With A Digital Mapping Company?
Diversification is a cardinal rule of investing, but it’s rare to see retail companies throw their financial weight around so far from what a reasonable observer would consider their comfort...
April 01, 2016
Lyft Contracts Uber To Deliver Drivers’ Lunches
Everyone knows that politics makes for strange bedfellows … but, apparently, the same can now be said for the ride-sharing business. As part of a continued effort to show its...
March 30, 2016
Lyft Follows Uber Into The Carpool Lane
As consumers grow to expect a high level of service from every brand they interact with, sometimes those brands have to become more like their biggest rivals just to survive....
March 29, 2016
Antitrust Cooperation Among the United States, Canada, and Mexico
April 1, 2016 CPI North America Column edited by Koren W. Wong-Ervin (Global Antitrust Institute) presents: Antitrust Cooperation Among the United States, Canada, and Mexico by By Russell W. Damtoft1 (US...
March 24, 2016
Starbucks Adding Prepaid To Boost Loyalty
Starbucks isn’t quite done tinkering with its rewards program. Following the news last month that the coffee giant will, beginning in April, revamp its loyalty program so that it rewards...
March 24, 2016
Verifone’s Curb Taxi-Hailing App Comes To NYC
The good, old yellow cabs of New York City finally seem to have found their savior in Verifone’s ride-hailing app, Curb, which is promising to provide New Yorkers an Uber-like experience....
March 21, 2016
When On-Demand Delivery Cuts Corners
What’s the biggest obstacle facing the on-demand delivery economy? Some might say it’s a legal issue of how to pay workers enough without sacrificing innovation and growth. Others might point...
