As malls continue to lose foot traffic, the question of how retail can keep up is on the top of many industry leaders' minds. George Arison is the CEO and Founder of Shift joins Cheddar to give his take.
Arison believes that next-day delivery is going to be the key to retailers who want to survive. Arison points to Amazon has not only a retail disrupter but also as the company to follow.
Shift is a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling cars. Shift allows consumers to go through the entire car buying/selling and financing process, all on their phone.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!