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Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com to form IoT and ecommerce lab - Mobile Commerce Daily


JD.com, Alibaba competitor and one of China?s pre-eminent online retailers, has partnered with hardware company Zebra to create the IoT + E-commerce Logistics Lab, which will work on applications of the Internet of Things in online retail.

Stacy?s Pita Chips is celebrating Women?s History Month with unique bags that come with a Snapchat code that leads to digital resources on them.

Mattress purveyor Urban Mattress is debuting a new ecommerce Web site that provides an emphasis on personalization, something that the traditionally bricks-and-mortar mattress industry is sorely missing in its transition to digital sales.

Soylent is taking a major step towards integrating aritifical intelligence into its marketing and commerce strategies with the unveiling of Trish, an AI chatbot and spokesperson for the brand.