shopping

How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.

Startup Spotlight: Hutch Furniture App Helps Make Houses Homes
Startup Spotlight: Hutch Furniture App Helps Make Houses Homes
January 17, 2018  |  Retail

Once upon a time, if a customer bought a couch, that was it: That was their couch for the next 30 years, and they didn’t...

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Private Labels Have Their Roots In Coffee And Hats
Private Labels Have Their Roots In Coffee And Hats
January 17, 2018  |  Retail

The most popular time of the day when people drink coffee isn’t just a factoid: It’s a viable marketing strategy. When the iconic Great Atlantic...

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Holiday Spending In US Hit $108 Billion
Holiday Spending In US Hit $108 Billion
January 17, 2018  |  Retail

Consumer spending during the holidays in the U.S. came in at $108 billion, marking a 14.7 percent increase from a year ago. According to news...

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JD.com Expands In Vietnam With Tiki.vn Investment
JD.com Expands In Vietnam With Tiki.vn Investment
January 16, 2018  |  Retail

Amid competition from Alibaba and Amazon, Chinese online retail firm JD.com has led an investment in Vietnamese eCommerce firm Tiki.vn, Business of Fashion reported. JD.com co-led...

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Instacart Acquires Canadian Grocery App Startup
Instacart Acquires Canadian Grocery App Startup
January 16, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Instacart is getting into the business of letting grocers create their own mobile apps with its acquisition of Unata, a Canadian company that offers a...

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Kount Links With Moneris For Enterprise Fraud Protection
Kount Links With Moneris For Enterprise Fraud Protection
January 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Fraud technology firm Kount is collaborating with payment processor Moneris Solutions, the companies said Monday (Jan. 15), to link enterprise customers to payment fraud protection...

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Virtual Fitting Room Startup Raises $55M
Virtual Fitting Room Startup Raises $55M
January 15, 2018  |  Retail

To help develop its technology to drive online clothes purchases through recommendations, a startup that uses machine learning to help pair consumers with clothes that...

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Mall Stores Seek ‘Under-The-Radar’ Closures
Mall Stores Seek ‘Under-The-Radar’ Closures
January 15, 2018  |  Retail

To avoid publicity, retail stores in U.S. malls are closing without a formal announcement or honoring the length of their leases, CNBC reported. Of the...

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NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
January 15, 2018  |  Retail

Swedish fashion eCommerce firm NA-KD has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round. Of those funds, reports TechCrunch, is $5 million that comes...

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