In this episode Alex & Kai talk about the partnership of Zalando & Adidas who started to deliver same day from a Berlin flagship store via the Zipcart app from Zalando. Also they take a look at the mobile payment race and if Samsung and PayPal can keep up with their latest initiatives. Last topic this week is Staples and their new in-store navigation for a better and faster shopping experience.
Zalando & Adidas
Connected from A to Z: The first Adidas Store in Berlin joins the Zalando Fashion Platform – https://goo.gl/a0aAaE
Zalando schickt Zipcart unter neuer Führung in die 3. Runde – https://goo.gl/wioO8b
Zipcart App homepage – https://www.zipcart.de/
Mobile Payment Challengers
CurrentC Ends Beta Tests, Will Deactivate Accounts Later This Month – https://goo.gl/Gf3gTo
PayPal advances mobile checkout convenience new One Touch log-in requirements – http://goo.gl/MiUo1W
Samsung Pay sets launch date for Singapore, its fifth country – http://goo.gl/RM27BT
What is MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission)? – http://goo.gl/KV8Fsp
Staples In-Store Navigation
Staples’ new app feature raises in-app interactive store maps’ profile – http://goo.gl/w8WnFP