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Omnichannel Offerings Boost In-Store Visits by Beauty and Wellness Shoppers
Omnichannel Offerings Boost In-Store Visits by Beauty and Wellness Shoppers
March 13, 2023  |  Retail

Omnichannel shoppers in the beauty and wellness space are volume shoppers. So said Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell when explaining the record sales of $10 billion the...

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JPMorgan Payments Says Invisible Payments Define Instant Checkout’s Future
JPMorgan Payments Says Invisible Payments Define Instant Checkout’s Future
March 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Instant checkout has been a long time coming. Go back a few decades, and Amazon had a patent in the 1990s on one-click checkout. The...

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Nordstrom Rack Takes On Renewed Focus as Luxury Retailer Departs Canada
Nordstrom Rack Takes On Renewed Focus as Luxury Retailer Departs Canada
March 02, 2023  |  Retail

Nine years after taking its high-end brand north of the border, luxury retailer Nordstrom says it will now shutter all 13 of its Canadian locations...

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Grocers Continue to Lag Way Behind Restaurants in Digital Adoption
Grocers Continue to Lag Way Behind Restaurants in Digital Adoption
March 02, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Grocers’ digital investments have not been enough to catch up to restaurants, PYMNTS research shows. The Context Grocers have been working hard to drive digital...

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Target Q4 Sees In-Store Frequency and Traffic Offset Slip in Digital Sales
Target Q4 Sees In-Store Frequency and Traffic Offset Slip in Digital Sales
February 28, 2023  |  Retail

The Minnesota-based Target said its investments in delivery and order fulfillment were paying off and planned to continue investing in non-discretionary items and traffic-driving owned...

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Gen Z eGrocery Adoption Outpaces Baby Boomers 4 to 1
Gen Z eGrocery Adoption Outpaces Baby Boomers 4 to 1
February 17, 2023  |  Retail

When it comes to adopting new online grocery shopping habits, PYMNTS data reveals a dramatic gap between younger and older consumers. The Context Grocers and...

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Walmart Shuts Curbside-Only Pickup Locations Just as Grocers Ramp Them Up
Walmart Shuts Curbside-Only Pickup Locations Just as Grocers Ramp Them Up
February 13, 2023  |  Walmart

Walmart is ending a nine-year test of pickup-and-delivery-only locations as the retail giant applies lessons from those sites across its broader retail footprint. In-store and...

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Amazon, Walmart Square Off Over Rise in Curbside and In-Store Pickup
Amazon, Walmart Square Off Over Rise in Curbside and In-Store Pickup
February 10, 2023  |  Retail

Evolving online search tools and a growing consumer shift toward faster pickup options are raising the digital stakes between Amazon and Walmart. Whether it’s curbside...

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Pickup Gets Boost in the US, With India and Brazil Posting Curbside Pickup Gains
Pickup Gets Boost in the US, With India and Brazil Posting Curbside Pickup Gains
February 06, 2023  |  Retail

As physical retail roared back to life in 2022, in-store pickup of items ordered online saw commensurate growth, showing the strong consumer affinity for in-store...

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