The two patents describe a "virtual showroom" and a fulfillment system that connect shoppers equipped with VR headsets and special sensory gloves to a VR Walmart store.

Imperfect Produce partners with farmers, taking their weird-yet-edible outcasts and offering them to the public through discounted subscription boxes.

IBM has secured a patent for a coffee drone that not only flies around public spaces to provide hot java but also may predict which people need a caffeine boost.

A real-life recreation of the iconic Kwik-E-Mart convenience store from the series has just opened in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The store was designed with the same look and feel from the animated series, and the store's creators said four years of planning went into the attraction.

The store will offer Walmart online shoppers access to an assortment of outdoor specialty items that weren’t available on the site in the past.

The site offers lightly used gear that was returned to REI under its guarantee program, with items discounted up to 65% from the original.

The company announced a partnership with Rakuten Kobo to bring you ebooks, available in-store and online. The service will be called Walmart eBooks.

Kroger has launched a new shopping app called OptUP, a data-driven app to help consumers make more informed decisions about the food they buy.

The Porsche Charging Service app will simplify the process of finding an electric-car charger and paying to use it.

According to a report, Google has signed a lease on a 14,000 square foot space to be used as a two-level permanent retail store.