A couple of weeks ago, I shared what we purchased for my son’s dorm room. I mentioned that the bedding deserved its own story. What follows is that story. About a month before classes were to start, on a Thursday, I received two envelopes in the mail from Our Campus Market. I almost threw them ...

A-commerce is not new. In fact, you’ve undoubtedly experienced it a few times with self-checkouts in retail outlets or when suggestions are made based on what you view while shopping online. A-commerce, or Automated Commerce, refers to the automation–and often–customization of a consumer’s retail experience through the use of devices, big data, algorithms, deep learning, ...