physical retail

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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Australian Merchants Turn Lockdown Lessons Into Digital Upgrades
Australian Merchants Turn Lockdown Lessons Into Digital Upgrades
August 09, 2022  |  Merchant Innovation

In the U.S., it’s known as curbside pick up or buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS), while in Australia, they prefer to call it...

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Augmented Reality Encourages UK Shoppers to See In-Store Through Their Phones
Augmented Reality Encourages UK Shoppers to See In-Store Through Their Phones
August 07, 2022  |  Technology

In the “Benchmarking the Digital Transformation” report, PYMNTS found that 83% of Brits owned a smartphone, the second highest when compared to data from the...

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Walmart, Already Marking Down, Won’t Counter Amazon Prime Day
Walmart, Already Marking Down, Won’t Counter Amazon Prime Day
July 07, 2022  |  Walmart

Walmart has nixed an idea to offer its own version of rival Amazon’s Prime Day because it already has more discounted item sales than usual,...

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Discount Clothing Retailer Primark Makes Move to eCommerce
Discount Clothing Retailer Primark Makes Move to eCommerce
June 20, 2022  |  Retail

Primark will be venturing into online shopping with a new “click and collect” feature for children’s products as it looks into moving away from strictly...

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Retailers Rush to Rethink Stores Amid Shift to Digital, Experiential Shopping
Retailers Rush to Rethink Stores Amid Shift to Digital, Experiential Shopping
May 20, 2022  |  Retail

For a minute there in 2020 and 2021, it seemed like most retail stores might be turned into indoor playgrounds or just abandoned because in-store...

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UAE Merchants Enhance Customers’ Shopping Experiences With Convenient, Easy-to-Find Mobile Features
UAE Merchants Enhance Customers’ Shopping Experiences With Convenient, Easy-to-Find Mobile Features
April 18, 2022  |  Shopping

The way consumers use mobile phone devices has evolved over the last decade and played a significant role in enhancing consumers’ shopping experiences regardless of...

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