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.

Consumer Spending Surges as Inflation Eats Away at Household Budgets
Consumer Spending Surges as Inflation Eats Away at Household Budgets
July 29, 2022  |  Economy

Consumer spending climbed 1.1% in June with higher fuel and food costs amid 40-year record high inflation that is continuing to eat away at paychecks...

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J.Crew Faces Post-Bankruptcy Style Balancing Act Between Past and Present
J.Crew Faces Post-Bankruptcy Style Balancing Act Between Past and Present
July 25, 2022  |  Retail

As the fashion industry continues to try to find its footing in a time when budget-conscious consumers are going out more amid the ebbing pandemic,...

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Macy’s to Bring Toys R Us to All Stores
Macy’s to Bring Toys R Us to All Stores
July 18, 2022  |  Retail

Buoyed by a successful relaunch of nostalgic toy store brand Toys R Us online in the past year, Macy’s said Monday (July 18) it is...

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New Survey Finds 3 in 4 Consumers With Strong Demand for Super Apps
New Survey Finds 3 in 4 Consumers With Strong Demand for Super Apps
July 18, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Modern life is complex — and consumers want an app for that. Recent research reveals that most consumers in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and...

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Amazon Dash Cart Lets Grocery Shoppers Skip Checkout
Amazon Dash Cart Lets Grocery Shoppers Skip Checkout
July 12, 2022  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon smart carts have new upgrades that include doubling the carts’ capacity and allowing for parking lot unloading, with expansion coming soon to the Whole...

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Will Walmart+ Members Show Up for Amazon Prime Day?
Will Walmart+ Members Show Up for Amazon Prime Day?
July 11, 2022  |  Retail

Walmart and Amazon command colossal subscriber bases that turn their annual flagship sales events into some of the most anticipated shopping affairs of the year....

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Pinterest Debuts API for Shopping; Product Tagging for Pins
Pinterest Debuts API for Shopping; Product Tagging for Pins
July 07, 2022  |  Retail

In the wake of an 87% increase in the number of merchant catalogs on its platform, Pinterest is rolling out a number of features to...

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Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Retail Sales Up 9.5% YoY in June
Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Retail Sales Up 9.5% YoY in June
July 07, 2022  |  Retail

As prices continue to spike for essential items and shoppers continue to treat themselves with more leisure-based spending than they did during the height of...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Live Commerce; Grocery Smackdown; Digitizing Agriculture; Payments as a Strategy; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Live Commerce; Grocery Smackdown; Digitizing Agriculture; Payments as a Strategy; ICYMI
July 07, 2022  |  Amazon

Today is Thursday, July 7 and the weekly jobless claims report and data on international trade come out this morning. Following scandal and criticism, U.K....

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