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.

How Halloween Might Have The Secret To Saving Retail
How Halloween Might Have The Secret To Saving Retail
September 14, 2017  |  Retail

Halloween might be the scariest holiday (unless, of course, you’re a parent, in which case Christmas is the hands-down winner every year), but it’s not...

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Nordstrom’s Inventory-Free Stores Are Coming Soon
Nordstrom’s Inventory-Free Stores Are Coming Soon
September 11, 2017  |  Retail

Nordstrom is pondering a new type of location. Smaller, more intimate and with a greater focus on services than goods, the new store will feature...

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PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
September 11, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

“It is not about changing the swipe or dip to a tap; it’s about using a [smart]phone to do things that you could not otherwise do.”...

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Retail Gift Cards Remain An Easy Hack
Retail Gift Cards Remain An Easy Hack
August 31, 2017  |  Retail

Gift cards, according to researcher Will Caput, remains woefully easy to hack – if someone knows the right method. And the right method isn’t hard....

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Nordstrom Brings ‘Reserve Online & Try In-Store’ To More Locations
Nordstrom Brings ‘Reserve Online & Try In-Store’ To More Locations
August 29, 2017  |  Retail

Many consumers enjoy shopping in department stores, others enjoy making purchases directly via eCommerce — and then there are those who fall somewhere in-between, and...

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The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
August 24, 2017  |  International

In late July, PayPal and Baidu captured the world’s attention when they inked a strategic partnership that gives Baidu’s 100 million or so mobile wallet...

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Kohl’s To Debut New eCommerce Facility, Small-Format Stores
Kohl’s To Debut New eCommerce Facility, Small-Format Stores
August 23, 2017  |  Retail

Retailer Kohl’s will boost both its brick-and-mortar and eCommerce capabilities this year by adding four small-format, brick-and-mortar locations to its roster of stores and a...

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Perfect Corp. Partners With QVC For First AR Shopping Experience
Perfect Corp. Partners With QVC For First AR Shopping Experience
August 22, 2017  |  eCommerce

Perfect Corp. has teamed up with QVC on the first broadcast television AR purchase experience that will merge mobile AR technologies, broadcast and mobile to...

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Best Bang For Your Buck Via Amazon Assistant
Best Bang For Your Buck Via Amazon Assistant
August 21, 2017  |  Retail

Bargain shopping is nothing new to almost any consumer out there today. People are always looking for high-quality items at a reasonable price point. Following...

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