When it comes to commerce innovation, physical retail often feels like it gets the short end of the development stick against newer, faster-growing, more quantifiable (and still far from perfect) digi
Groupon just announced that it has acquired <a target="_blank" href="http://www.swarm-mobile.com">Swarm Mobile</a>, a startup that helps businesses connect with and track their customers while in stor
<a target="_blank" href="http://brickstream.com">Brickstream</a> has acquired <a target="_blank" href="www.getnomi.com">Nomi</a>, a deal that brings together two companies in the in-store analytics ma
Startup <a target="_blank" href="http://www.prayasanalytics.com/">Prayas Analytics</a> says it's giving brick-and-mortar retailers a new way to reduce customer wait times and otherwise make their stor