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.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Debuts Afterpay Option 
Dick’s Sporting Goods Debuts Afterpay Option 
December 15, 2021  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Afterpay on Tuesday (Dec. 14) announced a collaboration with Dick’s Sporting Goods that brings flexible payments to the chain’s...

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Clik2pay Launches Refund Processing Feature 
Clik2pay Launches Refund Processing Feature 
December 13, 2021  |  Retail

The payments provider Clik2pay has unveiled a refund processing feature, designed to allow retailers to refund money using its service.  As the Toronto company said...

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How US Consumers Define the Super App
How US Consumers Define the Super App
December 13, 2021  |  Connected Economy

Consumers do everything online. They wake up and read their morning papers on their phones or tablets, begin their workdays by hopping on their laptops...

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Lids Goes International with London Stores 
Lids Goes International with London Stores 
December 03, 2021  |  Retail

Sports apparel retailer Lids said Friday (Dec. 3) it will open four stores in London later this month, with more than 20 brick-and-mortar stores across...

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Nextech AR Debuts 3D Model Creation Platform 
Nextech AR Debuts 3D Model Creation Platform 
November 30, 2021  |  eCommerce

Augmented reality (AR) experience technology and services company Nextech AR Solutions Corp. on Tuesday (Nov. 30) announced the launch of its ARitize 3D SaaS platform,...

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Plunging Lira Prevents Turks from Buying iPhones, Electronics
Plunging Lira Prevents Turks from Buying iPhones, Electronics
November 24, 2021  |  International

Apple iPhones and other electronics are out of reach for people in Turkey after the lira continues dropping, losing 40% in value since the start...

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Big-Box Stores Better Equipped to Handle Supply Chain Bottleneck
Big-Box Stores Better Equipped to Handle Supply Chain Bottleneck
November 19, 2021  |  Retail

Small retailers across the U.S. are having trouble overcoming the supply chain snafus of the past several months, while the nation’s biggest companies — including...

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BitPay Offering Black Friday Deals For Crypto Users 
BitPay Offering Black Friday Deals For Crypto Users 
November 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency payments provider BitPay says it is offering an early holiday gift to Black Friday shoppers who prefer to pay in crypto.  The company...

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The 5 Dominant Holiday Shopping Trends Merchants Need to Know About
The 5 Dominant Holiday Shopping Trends Merchants Need to Know About
November 17, 2021  |  Retail

Ports are backed up, trucks (though not nearly enough of them) are driving day and night to retail distribution centers from those ports, and retailers...

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