Tech heavyweights like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are heavily pushing their voice assistants, and major retailers and brands are choosing sides.

Amazon.com Inc.’s shake-up of the retail landscape may not be over, according to one well-known technology analyst.

New Yorkers love Cheerios, Californians love protein powder, and Ohioans are big fans of grape-flavored drink mix.

Spending on in-app purchases jumped more than 12 percent Christmas Day, with Apple’s App Store and Google’s Google Play notching a combined $196M in sales.

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As mobile-first consumers are choosing the convenience of using their phones for transactions, fashion companies will in 2018 begin to realise the opportunities this brings.

Walmart continues to explore ways to reach new customers. Their tech incubator ‘Store No 8’ is reportedly in the early stages of piloting a shopping service aimed at wealthy New York City moms.

As online holiday shopping reaches record levels this season, the process of returning or exchanging gifts bought on the Web routinely causes angst. Many retailers have embraced free shipping for online purchases, but returning an unwanted present remains a hassle.

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