Merchant Innovation

Why Shopify Wants To Kill The Checkout
Why Shopify Wants To Kill The Checkout
February 20, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Click. Tap-tap. Click. Tap-tap. Click. Tap-tap. Click. Tap-tap. No, this is not Morse code. It’s, in words, what a bad mobile checkout experience sounds like. Some things...

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Why Retail Wishes Every Year Could Be The Year Of The Dog
Why Retail Wishes Every Year Could Be The Year Of The Dog
February 17, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Yesterday marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and this year it’s the Year of the Dog. The Chinese zodiac is a bit different from its...

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Weak Holiday Sales Force Barnes & Noble To Reduce Staff
Weak Holiday Sales Force Barnes & Noble To Reduce Staff
February 13, 2018  |  Retail

After weak holiday sales, Barnes & Noble has laid off an unspecified number of experienced workers, such as lead cashiers and digital leads. The news...

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Staying Original In A World Full Of Imitators
Staying Original In A World Full Of Imitators
February 12, 2018  |  Retail

When Harvard Business School grads Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna first came up with the Birchbox concept, it was so … well, out of the box...

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HomePod: The Early Reviews Are In (And Not So Pretty)
HomePod: The Early Reviews Are In (And Not So Pretty)
February 07, 2018  |  Apple

After a big introduction last fall — followed by a long wait during the holiday season that Apple decided to sit out — the much speculated-upon HomePod...

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Team USA Launches Omnichannel Strategy For Olympic Retail
Team USA Launches Omnichannel Strategy For Olympic Retail
February 06, 2018  |  Retail

With the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games not too far away, it’s high season for Team USA merchandise. Fanatics, a company that sells Team USA...

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Half Of Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) Offer In-Store Pickup For App Orders
Half Of Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) Offer In-Store Pickup For App Orders
February 05, 2018  |  Retail

To run a popular burger restaurant, it’s not enough to simply have a good grill and a fresh beef patty. With advances in technology, what...

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‘The Market @ Macy’s’ Pops Up
‘The Market @ Macy’s’ Pops Up
February 05, 2018  |  Retail

As department stores reconsider their real estate and business models, Macy’s is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities — from Las Vegas to New York —...

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Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
February 02, 2018  |  VISA

What you don’t know can, indeed, hurt you — especially when it comes to chargeback liability. The waters of transaction disputes are challenging even today, but...

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