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.

Retailers Pull Back as Shoppers Tighten Wallets
Retailers Pull Back as Shoppers Tighten Wallets
March 17, 2022  |  Retail

Shoppers are showing the power of the pocketbook by rebuffing efforts by some apparel retailers and department stores to raise their prices as inflation continues...

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Mobile Outshines Laptops as Consumers Venture Out in 2022
Mobile Outshines Laptops as Consumers Venture Out in 2022
March 17, 2022  |  eCommerce

Daylight savings time has sprung ahead, it’s a tad warmer each day, and COVID-19 is receding in most places. We’re heading out to shop and...

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Report: U.S. Consumers Take Mobile Payments With Them as They Get Back to Restaurants and Travel
Report: U.S. Consumers Take Mobile Payments With Them as They Get Back to Restaurants and...
March 17, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

As more consumers venture to dine at restaurants and travel once again, many are sticking with the digital payment habits they developed during the past...

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Walmart Will Hire 50K in the US
Walmart Will Hire 50K in the US
March 16, 2022  |  Walmart

Walmart announced Wednesday (March 16) plans to hire more than 50,000 U.S. workers in the first quarter of this year to strengthen its stores and...

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Target, Stoney Clover Lane Team Up on Spring Collection
Target, Stoney Clover Lane Team Up on Spring Collection
March 16, 2022  |  Retail

Target Corporation on Wednesday (March 16) announced a partnership with customizable accessories brand Stoney Clover Lane on a limited-time spring collection of more than 300...

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Visa Says Consumer Spending Improved in February
Visa Says Consumer Spending Improved in February
March 10, 2022  |  Economy

Visa has announced that consumer spending got healthier in February, hitting 109.3 in February, up from January’s 102.4, according to a Thursday (March 10) press...

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TrueCar Launches Online Car-Buying Platform TrueCar+
TrueCar Launches Online Car-Buying Platform TrueCar+
March 08, 2022  |  eCommerce

Online car retailer TrueCar, Inc., unveiled its online car-buying platform, TrueCar+, according to a Tuesday (March 8) company press release. TrueCar+ allows users to explore,...

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Fanatics Enters Trading Card Space With Zerocool Launch
Fanatics Enters Trading Card Space With Zerocool Launch
March 08, 2022  |  Merchant Innovation

Sports retailer Fanatics is set to launch a brand of trading cards in a bid to move beyond sports and into a broader pop culture...

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Retail Tech Firm Swiftly Raises $100M in Series B Round
Retail Tech Firm Swiftly Raises $100M in Series B Round
March 08, 2022  |  Investments

Retail technology platform Swiftly secured $100 million in a Series B funding round that it will use to offer an enhanced digital shopping experience to...

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