omnichannel

Online Sales Led Increased Revenue Expectations for Main Street SMBs in 2023
Online Sales Led Increased Revenue Expectations for Main Street SMBs in 2023
January 11, 2024  |  SMBs

With prices at high levels most of the year and with the overall economy recording moderate growth, 2023 was a challenging year for businesses, especially...

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Grocers Tap Digital Deals to Drive Omnichannel Engagement Amid Ongoing Pressures
Grocers Tap Digital Deals to Drive Omnichannel Engagement Amid Ongoing Pressures
January 11, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers’ grocery budgets continue to be pressured by years of inflation and other economic challenges, merchants are tapping digital deals to drive omnichannel adoption,...

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Worldpay Helps UK Music Retailer HMV Expand Payments Choice
Worldpay Helps UK Music Retailer HMV Expand Payments Choice
December 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

British music and entertainment retailer HMV has tapped Worldpay to help it expand in Europe. HMV will use Worldpay Omnichannel — a Worldpay and FreedomPay effort — to improve its omnichannel strategy across...

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Omniful Raises $5.8 Million to Launch eCommerce Platform
Omniful Raises $5.8 Million to Launch eCommerce Platform
December 05, 2023  |  Investments

Omniful, an eCommerce/supply chain startup, has reportedly emerged from stealth with $5.85 million in funding. As TechCrunch reported Tuesday, the startup, based in Saudi Arabia...

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Cash Not King in India as More Than 50% of Shoppers Use Digital Wallets to Shop
Cash Not King in India as More Than 50% of Shoppers Use Digital Wallets to...
December 04, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

India, traditionally reliant on cash, embarked on a digital payments journey 15 years ago. The process was marked by key milestones like the introduction of...

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Kitchen United’s Closure of Kroger Locations Casts Doubt on in-Grocery Restaurants
Kitchen United’s Closure of Kroger Locations Casts Doubt on in-Grocery Restaurants
November 29, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Kitchen United has shut down its in-Kroger omnichannel food halls, begging questions about the future of new in-grocery-store restaurants. The food service company, which specializes...

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Black Friday’s Generational Divide: Millennials Spend More Online, Embrace Deferred Payments
Black Friday’s Generational Divide: Millennials Spend More Online, Embrace Deferred Payments
November 27, 2023  |  Consumer Payments

PYMNTS Intelligence illuminated the generational divides that marked Black Friday’s shopping, as younger consumers differed from their elders in terms of how they shopped, where...

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Without Better Tech, Restaurants Could Lose Digital-Savvy Diners, Says Curbit CEO
Without Better Tech, Restaurants Could Lose Digital-Savvy Diners, Says Curbit CEO
November 27, 2023  |  ResTech

As restaurants become increasingly digital, the industry is facing the same challenges that some of the world’s largest businesses faced when they first became reliant...

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Preferred Payment Methods and Rewards Among Most In-Demand Digital Shopping Features in UAE
Preferred Payment Methods and Rewards Among Most In-Demand Digital Shopping Features in UAE
November 23, 2023  |  eCommerce

Shoppers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a strong inclination toward digital features in their shopping journeys. Ninety-four percent of consumers in the Middle...

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