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.

Confectionery Companies: The Other Unintended Casualty Of Self-Checkout
Confectionery Companies: The Other Unintended Casualty Of Self-Checkout
August 09, 2017  |  ResTech

Things aren’t so bubbly for chewing gum companies and confectioners. The impulse buy is dead, and self-checkout lanes may be to blame. Customers who scan...

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Shopping Malls Are Evolving, But They’re Not There Yet
Shopping Malls Are Evolving, But They’re Not There Yet
August 03, 2017  |  Retail

For years, we’ve seen suburban shopping malls build up and expand out. A favorite pastime for many teenagers growing up in the ’70s, ’80s and...

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Under Armour Cautiously Plans Future Amid Slumping Sales
Under Armour Cautiously Plans Future Amid Slumping Sales
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

The earnings numbers are in for Under Armour, and it’s not exactly what the sports apparel retailer was hoping for. This week, Under Armour shared news...

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J.C. Penney Launches ‘Project Runway’ Clothing Line
J.C. Penney Launches ‘Project Runway’ Clothing Line
August 01, 2017  |  Retail

J.C. Penney has had a rough couple of years, but it may be getting a reprieve with its latest news. The department store is taking...

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Small Businesses Sold More Than 2 Billion Items On Amazon In First Half Of 2017
Small Businesses Sold More Than 2 Billion Items On Amazon In First Half Of 2017
August 01, 2017  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon announced that small businesses (SMBs) and entrepreneurs sold more than two billion items to shoppers on the site — resulting in a record-breaking first...

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Flipkart’s Deal To Acquire Snapdeal Is Officially Dead
Flipkart’s Deal To Acquire Snapdeal Is Officially Dead
August 01, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Less than one week after Bangalore-based eCommerce company Flipkart’s rumored acquisition of New Delhi-based eCommerce company Snapdeal looked to be nearing completion, the deal has officially died....

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Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
August 01, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

Merchants need to bridge the gap between online and in-store payments — gathering data that can give insight into what sells and what doesn’t, across...

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Retail Job Apocalypse, Everyone Must Go!
Retail Job Apocalypse, Everyone Must Go!
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

“Everything must go” is typically a phrase reserved for big clearance or store closure sales. Speaking to the latter, what results from those brick-and-mortar stores...

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Tween Retailer Limited Too Makes Pop-Up Return
Tween Retailer Limited Too Makes Pop-Up Return
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

Bedazzled T-shirts, sparkly jeans and flower-infused jewelry of tweens past may not be over yet. Though mall foot traffic has not been the most steady...

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