article thumbnail

NY Times, WeightWatchers, GE Among First to Embed Instacart Fulfillment Tech via New API

Retail TouchPoints

Instacart has launched the Instacart Developer Platform (IDP) , a publicly available API program that will enable third-party companies to integrate Instacart’s fulfillment and delivery functionality into their websites and apps. for meal planning or cooking content, for example). for meal planning or cooking content, for example).

article thumbnail

Retail and Healthcare: A Relationship that Today’s Technology can Promote, Strengthen and Expand

Retail TouchPoints

Putting Today’s Technology to Work for Retail Healthcare It’s no secret that traditional healthcare can be frustrating — for patients and staff — due to repeat requests for the same information, long waits, inconsistencies between estimates and final bills, insurance claim mistakes and on and on.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Technology Fuels Customer Experience and Brand Value

Retail TouchPoints

At a time when brand interactions bridge both digital and physical shopping, it is increasingly important for retailers to leverage technology to improve customer experiences and create value. Here are a few examples of how technology enhances customer experience and strengthens brand value.

article thumbnail

Best Fulfillment Center for Startups

Ecommerce Platforms

Running a startup is tough work, and in the ecommerce business, it often means fulfilling products from your own office, home, or even a garage. But at some point, you’ll want to find a fulfillment provider to offer faster shipping, and to focus on other parts of your business. The Best Fulfillment Centers for Startups.

article thumbnail

Finding Success in the Latest Must-Have Fulfillment Model: Curbside Pickup

Retail TouchPoints

This trend has already become evident with curbside pickup, which has become one of the fastest-growing models within fulfillment. On the back end, retailers have had to strengthen their technology in order to ensure a seamless operation takes place. But implementation hasn’t been easy on retailers. Guy Bloch is CEO of Bringg.

article thumbnail

Sensory Enabling Technologies are Radically Reshaping the Future of Digital Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Sensory Enabling Technologies (SETs) enable consumers to feel textures, smell and even perceive the taste of a product. Relying on these technologies can help inform the consumer about the sensory properties of a product like its texture, smell, and even taste. This is no longer science fiction.

article thumbnail

Mejuri Leverages Real-Time Profitability Data to Inform Decision-Making

Retail TouchPoints

The company decided to invest in technology that would help it harness the power of data to improve its customer insights and the shopper experience. “At The technology groups variable cost and profitability data by customer in order to track shopper-specific contribution margins to customer lifetime value (CLV).