Amazon Prime Day debuted on July 15, 2015, as a way for e-seller Amazon to boost sales during what is typically a slow sales period. The annual campaign is targeted towards Amazon Prime members who pay as much as $119.00 per year for the privilege and benefits of an Amazon Prime membership. In the initial...Read More

Upon its recent release, BlackBerry’s BBM app was downloaded 10 million times within 24 hours, but at least on Android, some of its many positive reviews seem to come from a less than savory source.  Writer Matt Baxter-Reynolds has noted that a huge number of reviews contained the exact same praise for BBM.  A BlackBerry...Read More

In a span of just over a quarter of a century, the internet has drastically changed the landscape of the retail economy as online shopping has grown from basic ‘electronic malls’ to the preferred purchase path for millions of people worldwide. Now, the limits of what eCommerce might ultimately become are being pushed even further....Read More

A recent experience entailed visiting a prominent big box retailer’s physical location, comparing prices on a smartphone while in the building, and finding that the chain’s own E-retail site had the desired item for a lower price than in the store. When the sales associates refused to honor or match the price from the store’s...Read More

Computer automation has long since allowed businesses to replace employees with technologies to increase efficiencies in operations. Companies across industry leverage the seemingly effortless execution of technology, side-stepping the importance of a human intelligence to react and adapt to inconsistencies that could have immense impact to the business and the consumers it supports. Online eTailers...Read More