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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.

The Mainstream Retail Future Of AR/VR
The Mainstream Retail Future Of AR/VR
December 13, 2017  |  Retail

Augmented and virtual worlds have long been touted as the future for all kinds of things — gaming, healthcare, travel, tele-learning. They’re experiences where being there...

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Today In Data: Opioid Addiction, Same Day ACH And Women Shoppers
Today In Data: Opioid Addiction, Same Day ACH And Women Shoppers
December 12, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today, in PYMNTS’ data, major retailers are implementing stricter return policies to help fight drug addiction, loan firms are using venture capital (VC) funding to...

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Hitting Reset On Real World Retail Design
Hitting Reset On Real World Retail Design
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retail is often written off as a casualty of the digital age, but the numbers tell a different story. While there are a variety...

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Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
December 11, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, consumers are spending billions on holiday preparations, venture capital (VC) funding is helping luxury eTail expand, subscription-based fitness class models are...

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JCPenney’s Subscription Boxes For Big Boys
JCPenney’s Subscription Boxes For Big Boys
December 11, 2017  |  Retail

There’s a subscription box out there for almost everyone. And, given their rising popularity, it’s not surprising JCPenney is also jumping on the bandwagon. What is...

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The Increasingly Global Luxury Game
The Increasingly Global Luxury Game
December 11, 2017  |  Retail

Bringing in $165 million in venture funding is a major event in the life of any startup, particularly if the startup in question says it...

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Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
December 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

No doubt you’ve heard the news: People aren’t watching television anymore. That may leave many of you who left for the office this morning having...

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Reimagining Women’s Workwear
Reimagining Women’s Workwear
December 08, 2017  |  Retail

There is something singularly uninspiring about women’s work attire. Lots of beige, boxy cuts, unvarying designs — not a whole lot to get excited about....

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Walmart Offers Same-Day Pick Up For The Holidays
Walmart Offers Same-Day Pick Up For The Holidays
December 08, 2017  |  Retail

In its largest retail push of the season, Walmart is qualifying more items than ever before for its buy online, pick up in-store offerings, according...

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