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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

Retail TouchPoints

Ron Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Enjoy Technology. Six years later, Johnson might answer that question differently — his “commerce-at-home” startup Enjoy Technology filed for bankruptcy on June 29, 2022, after a series of setbacks including staffing shortages and dwindling liquidity. His response: “Going to JCPenney.”

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

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In the last several years, retailers have increased the speed with which they have built online and mobile app presence. This includes implementing robust security protocols, regular system audits, employee training and investing in advanced cybersecurity technologies.

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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

BigCommerce

Technology is restructuring how money moves. Adii Pienaar, Founder of Conversio and WooThemes (later acquired by WooCommerce), sums this up best: Customers worldwide are using their mobile devices for online shopping more often. From a historical standpoint, Apple Pay, was announced in 2014. And the wallet is its next target.

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How to Prep for Mobile Commerce in 2018

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But in recent years, buyers are getting even more flexibility and accessibility with online shopping—thanks to the rise of mobile shopping. Mobile commerce is growing in popularity as technology improves. To help sellers prep for “m-commerce” in the coming year, this guide will walk through how much mobile shopping has grown.

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Apple Store Creator’s ‘Commerce-at-Home’ Startup Enjoy to Go Public via SPAC

Retail TouchPoints

Enjoy , which Johnson founded in 2014, brings the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation. . “In According to the company, this at-home experience is achieved through proprietary technology and data science tools that manage inventory, routing and staffing.

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Why Augmented Reality-Based In-Store Navigation Is A Smart Investment For Retailers

RTP blog

By Andrew Makarov, MobiDev Augmented reality (AR) technology has been a mainstay in the retail industry for a number of years, generally used to allow customers to virtually try a product before purchasing. This technology isn’t limited only to B2C applications. A recent A.T. Kearney survey. There were 1.05

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What Can Retailers Learn From J.Crew CEO’s Gaffe?

RTP blog

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler made a shocking admission: that he missed the boat on technology’s ability to rapidly transform retailing. ” That’s a shift that was accelerated by technological changes, but it likely would have happened in any case.

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