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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.

Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket
Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket
January 19, 2022  |  Unattended Retail

Aldi is piloting its first cashierless supermarkets open to the public in Greenwich, London, on Wednesday (Jan. 19) following a successful trial of the technology...

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Report: Thirty-Five Percent of Consumers Will Switch Grocers, Pharmacies for Better Digital Features
Report: Thirty-Five Percent of Consumers Will Switch Grocers, Pharmacies for Better Digital Features
January 18, 2022  |  Merchant Innovation

Consumers’ preferences for how they shop have radically changed since the pandemic caused them to reevaluate how they interact with their favorite grocers and pharmacies....

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Nearly Half of Top eCommerce Sites Are Multilingual
Nearly Half of Top eCommerce Sites Are Multilingual
January 17, 2022  |  eCommerce

Is your eCommerce website speaking your language? The more time goes on, the more likely it will be the answer is yes. As PYMNTS noted...

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Who’s Using BNPL and Why?
Who’s Using BNPL and Why?
January 17, 2022  |  BNPL

One the many ways the pandemic has changed the way we buy things is the rise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. Interest in...

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How Behavioral Analytics Leads to Satisfied Shoppers
How Behavioral Analytics Leads to Satisfied Shoppers
January 17, 2022  |  eCommerce

Every customer is different, which is why there are a host of different issues that can keep them from wanting to complete a purchase. But...

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Shopee Launches Digital Retail Initiatives
Shopee Launches Digital Retail Initiatives
January 14, 2022  |  Retail

Five partner brands of eCommerce platform Shopee hit at least $100 million in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2021, while Shopee Mall saw an eightfold...

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Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later Raises $12M, Eyes More African Markets
Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later Raises $12M, Eyes More African Markets
January 13, 2022  |  Investments

Lipa Later, the buy now pay later (BNPL) company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria, has raised $12 million from a group of investors,...

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Flipkart Boosts Smartphone Customers’ After-Sale Potential With Yaantra Acquisition
Flipkart Boosts Smartphone Customers’ After-Sale Potential With Yaantra Acquisition
January 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Flipkart Group on Thursday (Jan. 13) acquired electronics recommerce platform Yaantra for an undisclosed amount in a move to boost its after-sale offerings to smartphone...

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Global Payments Firm Adyen Rolls Out Android POS Units in EU, UK, US
Global Payments Firm Adyen Rolls Out Android POS Units in EU, UK, US
January 05, 2022  |  POS Innovation

Global payments platform Adyen is rolling out point of sale (POS) terminals in the EU, U.K., and the U.S. to deliver an all-in-one solution that...

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