Five retailers/brands that are so innovative right now

These retailers and brands are leading the way in providing technology that is one step ahead of their customers’ expectations.

1. Decathlon 

Barclaycard has partnered with Decathlon to create a Click and Collect service for hiking fans at the retailer’s Surrey Quays store in London. 

2. Stein Mart

Stein Mart has equipped store associates with iPads to provide mobile checkout and endless aisle shopping features. The discount retailer is utilising Mad Mobile’s Conceirge solution for the initiative across all 283 of its stores.

3. Suning.com

Chinese retailer Suning.com wrapped up its annual 818 shopping festival on Sunday. More than 12,000 online stores, owned by the company, took part.

4. Rakuten

Crypto exchange Rakuten Wallet, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has launched.

5. Walmart

Walmart has submitted a patent application for a drone communication system based on blockchain technology.

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