physical retail

UK Shoppers Seek Frictionless, Integrated Digital In-Store Experiences
UK Shoppers Seek Frictionless, Integrated Digital In-Store Experiences
September 29, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Even before the pandemic heightened local demand, contactless card use had been growing in the United Kingdom as far back as 2007 when the “OnePulse”...

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Smart Retail Brands Drive Hybrid Shopping Experience in the UAE
Smart Retail Brands Drive Hybrid Shopping Experience in the UAE
September 25, 2022  |  Retail

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), retailers are increasingly denying the distinction between online and in-store shopping, and the country has emerged as one of...

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Claire’s Expands Walmart Partnership to 1,200 New Stores
Claire’s Expands Walmart Partnership to 1,200 New Stores
September 20, 2022  |  Retail

Walmart and Claire’s are expanding their four-year-old partnership, with the retail giant bringing the fashion and jewelry brand’s products to 1,200 new stores. According to...

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Wegmans Shuts Down Scan-and-Go Checkout Amid ‘Losses’
Wegmans Shuts Down Scan-and-Go Checkout Amid ‘Losses’
September 14, 2022  |  Retail

As grocers look to remove friction from the in-store journey, not all their tech bets are paying off. For example, Wegmans, a regional supermarket chain...

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Luxe Retailers Look to Connect Payments, Data — and High-Touch Service
Luxe Retailers Look to Connect Payments, Data — and High-Touch Service
September 06, 2022  |  Retail

Luxury consumers accustomed to highly personalized experiences still expect them regardless of where and how they shop and buy. Data shows those insights today, but...

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Australia Pivots From BNPL to Reinventing Digital Retail Down Under
Australia Pivots From BNPL to Reinventing Digital Retail Down Under
September 02, 2022  |  Retail

As the land that gave us buy now, pay later (BNPL), it’s hard to picture Australia as a laggard in digital transformation, but merchants and...

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Curbside and In-Store Pickup Rewrite Rules for Shopping, Payments
Curbside and In-Store Pickup Rewrite Rules for Shopping, Payments
August 31, 2022  |  Retail

Some think of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside contactless pickup as pandemic stopgaps that will eventually go away, but in fact, these...

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T-Mobile Says 5G and Embedded Payments Set to Unlock New Connected Retail Experiences
T-Mobile Says 5G and Embedded Payments Set to Unlock New Connected Retail Experiences
August 30, 2022  |  Technology

Even in the early days of its commercial rollout, we know that 5G has the fastest throughput and connective capability of any standard yet conceived,...

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Physical Retail’s Sales Surge Above 2019 Levels Nothing to Cheer About
Physical Retail’s Sales Surge Above 2019 Levels Nothing to Cheer About
August 23, 2022  |  Retail

There’s an old saying — sometimes we move the goalposts a little. And declare victory. We’re being a bit tongue in cheek here, but for the...

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