Retail sales

Amazon Enables Sellers to Add 9 European Stores
Amazon Enables Sellers to Add 9 European Stores
April 19, 2023  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon now enables sellers to expand their business more quickly to its nine European stores. The new European Expansion Accelerator allows sellers who already sell in at least...

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Will Amazon’s New Returns Policy Stoke Fires of Consumers’ Ire?
Will Amazon’s New Returns Policy Stoke Fires of Consumers’ Ire?
April 18, 2023  |  eCommerce

One way to keep customers within an eCommerce ecosystem is to charge them if they stray. That’s one way to do it.  But it begs the...

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Fiserv Eliminates The Wait for Physical Debit Cards
Fiserv Eliminates The Wait for Physical Debit Cards
April 18, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Payments firm Fiserv says it can eliminate the wait associated with new physical debit cards. The company announced Tuesday (April 18) that its capabilities let cardholders access new or...

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Savings Take Center Stage as Apple Builds Financial Ecosystem 
Savings Take Center Stage as Apple Builds Financial Ecosystem 
April 18, 2023  |  Digital Banking

For Apple, crafting a financial services ecosystem — spanning payments, credit and deposits — needs banks and FinTechs in the mix. And it is savings...

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Chinese Retail Sales Help Drive Post-COVID Recovery
Chinese Retail Sales Help Drive Post-COVID Recovery
April 18, 2023  |  Retail

Increased consumer spending has helped China’s economy rebound following its lengthy COVID lockdown. Figures from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics released Tuesday (April 18)...

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Asda and Wayve Team to Test UK Driverless Grocery Delivery
Asda and Wayve Team to Test UK Driverless Grocery Delivery
April 17, 2023  |  Retail

Asda has launched what it calls the U.K’s largest driverless grocery delivery trial. The supermarket chain has teamed with autonomous vehicle technology startup Wayve to deliver groceries to...

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Apple Opens Indian Stores as In-Country Sales Hit $6 Billion
Apple Opens Indian Stores as In-Country Sales Hit $6 Billion
April 17, 2023  |  Apple

Apple’s Indian sales have reportedly jumped almost 50% amid a retail push in that country. A report by Bloomberg News Monday (April 17) citing unnamed sources said...

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D2C Brands Court Warehouse Stores as Shoppers Seek Value
D2C Brands Court Warehouse Stores as Shoppers Seek Value
April 17, 2023  |  Retail

Direct-to-consumer brands are increasingly using warehouse club stores to reach new, bargain-hungry consumers. As a report Monday (April 17) by Modern Retail noted, this trend is well-established...

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Best Buy Eliminates Hundreds of In-Store Consultant Roles
Best Buy Eliminates Hundreds of In-Store Consultant Roles
April 14, 2023  |  Retail

Best Buy has reportedly eliminated hundreds of roles in its brick-and-mortar stores. The cuts are centered on the electronics and appliance retailer’s “consultants” who focus on...

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