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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.

TikTok, Foursquare Partner to Garner In-Store Visit Data
TikTok, Foursquare Partner to Garner In-Store Visit Data
May 11, 2022  |  Retail

TikTok and Foursquare are partnering on an effort to help sellers and advertisers gather more data about in-store visits across the U.S. and Canada through...

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Data: Nearly Half of Online Marketplace Sellers See Social Media as Hub for Future Growth
Data: Nearly Half of Online Marketplace Sellers See Social Media as Hub for Future Growth
May 11, 2022  |  eCommerce

Smaller sellers have leveraged online marketplace platforms to take advantage of the ongoing shift to digital and reach more buyers in new markets. Yet 40%...

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One in Four Consumers See Curbside Pickup as Top Differentiator for eGrocers
One in Four Consumers See Curbside Pickup as Top Differentiator for eGrocers
May 10, 2022  |  Commerce

Grocery shoppers want to be able to get their groceries quickly and conveniently online without springing for high-cost delivery options. Curbside pickup provides a happy...

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Designer Brands Unveils Immersive ‘Warehouse Reimagined’ Concept
Designer Brands Unveils Immersive ‘Warehouse Reimagined’ Concept
May 10, 2022  |  Retail

Designer Brands Inc., the parent company of shoe retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, joined the immersive, experience-based retail trend with the debut of its Warehouse...

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The Data Point: 59% of eCommerce Shoppers Lose Trust After Unsatisfactory Experiences
The Data Point: 59% of eCommerce Shoppers Lose Trust After Unsatisfactory Experiences
May 05, 2022  |  eCommerce

Since the dawn of selling, trust has underpinned commercial transactions. Faith in the quality and security of online shopping is more important now than ever...

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Lightspeed Commerce Unveils Retail Platform
Lightspeed Commerce Unveils Retail Platform
May 05, 2022  |  eCommerce

Commerce platform Lightspeed has launched Lightspeed Retail, an offering that combines advanced POS, payments and eCommerce into one platform. “Leveraging the power of headless commerce,...

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UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
May 03, 2022  |  Retail

U.K. retail firms Tesco, J Sainsbury, Greggs and Waterstones, among others, have formed the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition that will push to eliminate the...

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New Data Show Digital Platforms Drive Global Wave of SMB Innovation
New Data Show Digital Platforms Drive Global Wave of SMB Innovation
May 03, 2022  |  Shopping

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) used to be seen as underdogs in the global race to win eCommerce sales — but that is all beginning...

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Consumers Turn to Discounts or Do Without as Inflation Bears Down
Consumers Turn to Discounts or Do Without as Inflation Bears Down
May 01, 2022  |  Economy

Executives working with some of the biggest global companies say they’re seeing people becoming less willing to deal with price increases, The Wall Street Journal...

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