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.

Walmart Busts Florida’s Dumbest Retail Scam (So Far This Week)
Walmart Busts Florida’s Dumbest Retail Scam (So Far This Week)
November 08, 2017  |  Retail

While we at PYMNTS.com would never applaud crime, we do have to credit Cheyenne Amber West of Fort Pierce, Florida, with boldness for her recent attempts...

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Target Eyes Growth, Shutters Underperforming Storefronts
Target Eyes Growth, Shutters Underperforming Storefronts
November 08, 2017  |  Retail

Though big-box retailer Target has been known for expansion and digital innovation of late, Tuesday (Nov. 7) news reports from Chain Store Age noted the...

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Lowes And b8ta Collaborate On Smart-Home Shopping
Lowes And b8ta Collaborate On Smart-Home Shopping
November 08, 2017  |  Retail

After running a three-store pilot approximately one year ago, home improvement and appliance chain Lowe’s has announced news it will partner with software-powered electronics retailer...

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Making Holiday Engagement Ring Shopping A Bit Shinier For Everyone
Making Holiday Engagement Ring Shopping A Bit Shinier For Everyone
November 08, 2017  |  Retail

Spring (and early summer) often get pegged as the seasons of love and romance — which is perhaps not a totally unfair reality, given that when...

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Loop Commerce Launches GiftNow Card With Athleta
Loop Commerce Launches GiftNow Card With Athleta
November 07, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

Loop Commerce, the operator of GiftNow, is announcing the launch of its GiftNow Card with Athleta, the Gap’s lifestyle apparel brand. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Video Taps Into Short Attention Spans With Direct Path To Purchase
Video Taps Into Short Attention Spans With Direct Path To Purchase
November 06, 2017  |  eCommerce

Five hours a day. Some of us barely sleep that many hours, but for the average consumer, that’s how much time is spent in front...

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Competitors Prompt Amazon To Slash Prices (Again)
Competitors Prompt Amazon To Slash Prices (Again)
November 06, 2017  |  News

For consumers, the holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of year. Seasonal sales, twinkling lights and Santas for photo-ops everywhere you turn. Get...

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Being (Artificially) Intelligent About High Fashion
Being (Artificially) Intelligent About High Fashion
November 02, 2017  |  Retail

There’s a problem many online retailers face, particularly when they work on mobile. The interest of consumers is great, traffic is strong and they are...

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Postal Service Could Deliver Seven Days A Week
Postal Service Could Deliver Seven Days A Week
November 02, 2017  |  Retail

To provide continued solutions in consumers’ quest for faster holiday shipping solutions, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced it will offer affordable, next-day shipping...

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