The news today that Google has entered into an agreement to acquire retail tech company Pointy is a vindication for Pointy’s founders, who in the early days of the company had to convince investors ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Pointy, founded in 2014, gives brick and mortar local ...

Pointy nails are supposedly a trend right now, but this is one of those dubious runway trends I doubt will catch on in real life. The only place I've consistently been seeing pointy nails is on Fergie ...

Pointy , an Irish start startup that lets local retailers put their stock online so that they can be discovered via search engines, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round is being led by ...

Google plans to acquire Dublin start-up Pointy, which has created a device that automatically lists a bricks-and-mortar store’s inventory online so customers can find local products. Today (14 January ...

Google's purchase of retail technology start-up Pointy is noteworthy. For all its acquisitive tendencies, Google has only moved to acquire four Irish businesses to date out of more than 230 worldwide ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. “Why are ladies’ shoes so pointy? Feet and toes ...