June 29, 2015
HopSkipDrive Joins California’s Family Ride-Sharing Space
A trio of working mothers have joined forces to create an app-driven, ride-sharing service in California. The New York Times reported Saturday (June 27) that Joanna McFarland, Carolyn Yashari Becher and...
June 23, 2015
Alibaba Folds Its US-Based Amazon Competitor
In March 2014 — before Alibaba was a publicly traded company — the eCommerce giant made its mark in the U.S. eCommerce market with the rollout of 11 Main. Less...
June 21, 2015
US: Lyft to pay $300,000 to settle alleged violations
Lyft announced Thursday that will pay $300,000 to settle allegations of illegal operations in New York state. Aside from the cash settlement, the company agreed to have its drivers carry...
June 18, 2015
What Changed Your World Behind The Scenes
To say there is a lot going in the world of retail every week is sort of like saying there is a lot going on with a Category 5 hurricane...
June 18, 2015
Should Uber be Allowed to Compete in Europe? And if...
Jun 18, 2015 CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) & Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group) presents: Should Uber be Allowed to Compete in Europe? And if so...
June 18, 2015
How Apple, Google And Samsung Pitch Payments
You can learn a lot by looking at how each of the mobile payments players - at least those in the market today - tout their capabilities. We took a...
June 17, 2015
Mobile Meets B2B’s Demand For Personalization
Last year, for the first time in history, use of the Internet through a mobile device surpassed use through a personal computer. Until that point, the Bring Your Own Device...
June 15, 2015
Lyft Launches New App For Its Driver Mentor Program
Lyft announced last week the expansion of its driver mentor program with new improvements and more local support. These changes are meant to get qualified drivers faster on the road....
June 10, 2015
PayPal’s One Touch for Web Expands to Canada and UK
Less than two months after its rollout, One Touch for Web is expanding to merchants and consumers internationally, starting with Canada and the U.K. The next countries to experience One Touch...
