Customization news and trends

The Build-Versus-Buy Conundrum In Supply Chain Digitization
B2B Payments // February 12, 2020

Organizations embracing digitization have an important decision to make before they ever invest in a technology: Should they purchase out-of-the-box solutions or build their own? Historically, this has only been a conundrum for the largest of enterprises, which could not only afford to invest in...

Filling The Customization Gap In The Cosmetics Market, On-Demand
Retail // January 30, 2020

Given the abundance of beauty products of all makes, formulations and descriptions on the market worldwide, not to mention the limitless hours of makeup and beauty tutorials on YouTube and Instagram, it is hard to imagine that there might be any segment of the beauty...

The Power (And Problems) Of Personalizing DTC Beauty
Retail // January 21, 2020

While it might not be true that everyone is seeking better hair, the roughly $87.9 billion spent annually on haircare products indicates that it’s a concern for an awful lot of consumers worldwide. For most people, the quest for really good hair can literally last...

Retail Gets Even More Personal As The Year Winds Down
Retail // December 18, 2019

You can count on at least one thing for retail in 2020: Things will get much more personal. Evidence of that comes from the world of quick-service restaurants. There, Dynamic Yield, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personalization platform operator, is being absorbed by fast-food chain McDonald’s. Dynamic...

Interviews & Exclusives
Rebuilding Document Authentication For A Faster-Paced Planet

February 18, 2020
Technology tends come with much advanced promotion — for the good reason that the more novel an idea, the more time needs to be spent building excitement for something that is, at base, unknown. Yet, of course, once excitement has been built, the challenge is matching the experience with the expectations. Sometimes that happens, sometimes it […]

Quick Reads
Entertainment Firms Tap Amazon For T-Shirt Printing

May 30, 2019
To help move their merchandise closer to the point of supply in their worldwide supply chains, entertainment firms are increasingly tapping a T-shirt printing service from Amazon. The eCommerce retailer’s on-demand printing service, which is called Merch by Amazon, prints the apparel when an order arrives, Reuters reported. Gaston Kroub, an intellectual property lawyer, said […]

BOA Adds More Customization To Its Mobile App

September 07, 2017
Bank of America (BOA) announced Wednesday (Sept. 6) it had launched a series of updates to its mobile app to provide more customization to its customers. In a press release, the...

True Gault Launches Custom High Heel Creation App

July 28, 2017
The high tech shoe cobbler is in. Shoes are arguably one of the most difficult items to buy online. Finding the right style and fit can have people exchanging shoes...