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.

Millennials, Gen Z Fueling BNPL Use
Millennials, Gen Z Fueling BNPL Use
March 07, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) continues to grow in popularity across every age demographic, with the rate of American consumers using the practice rising 80%...

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Macy’s Expected to Post Big 4Q and 2021 Gains
Macy’s Expected to Post Big 4Q and 2021 Gains
February 18, 2022  |  Earnings

Before the opening bell on Tuesday (Feb. 22), Macy’s is set to deliver its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 sales and earnings report that is anticipated...

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Merchants, Take Note: Consumers Want More In-Store BNPL Options
Merchants, Take Note: Consumers Want More In-Store BNPL Options
February 18, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) methods have reached new heights in the past year as consumers have kept flexible, digital payments front and center during...

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Six Country Study Confirms Mobile Phone Is Modern Shopping’s Must-Have
Six Country Study Confirms Mobile Phone Is Modern Shopping’s Must-Have
February 16, 2022  |  Shopping

Global retail has been reborn, and Global Retail 2.0 is driven entirely by smartphones. Forty-two percent of all brick-and-mortar shoppers across Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the...

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Danish BNPL Firm ViaBill Raises $120M
Danish BNPL Firm ViaBill Raises $120M
February 15, 2022  |  BNPL

Danish buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm ViaBill has raised $120 million in a debt and equity round led by the U.K.’s Fasanara Capital. “We...

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Consumers Facing “Airline Pricing” On Everyday Items
Consumers Facing “Airline Pricing” On Everyday Items
February 04, 2022  |  Retail

Rising labor, shipping and production costs — coupled with ongoing COVID-19-related shortages — have led retailers to raise prices on everyday items, often multiple times...

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5G, Metaverse Open Opportunities for eCommerce Merchants
5G, Metaverse Open Opportunities for eCommerce Merchants
February 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

Think back a few decades, to the days when consumers were tethered to couches and cable boxes. The days when infomercials roamed the earth. George...

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Cardknox Integrates ID TECH Self-Service Terminals for Unattended Retail Improvements
Cardknox Integrates ID TECH Self-Service Terminals for Unattended Retail Improvements
January 26, 2022  |  Unattended Retail

Omnichannel payment gateway Cardknox on Wednesday (Jan. 26) integrated with ID TECH’s VP6300 and the VP6800 self-service payment terminals to broaden its support of unattended...

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Saks Launches Digital Shopping, Styling Service
Saks Launches Digital Shopping, Styling Service
January 20, 2022  |  Retail

The luxury brand Saks has launched a service called Saks Stylist, a personal stylist and shopping tool available on its website and mobile app. The...

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