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.

Nordstrom Launches Same-Day Gift-Delivery Service In New York City
Nordstrom Launches Same-Day Gift-Delivery Service In New York City
December 18, 2020  |  Delivery

Nordstrom is leveraging the coronavirus-fueled appetite for digital shopping and same-day delivery by rolling out a service that will deliver through Christmas Eve in the...

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JPMorgan Forecasts Record Online Holiday Shopping Season
JPMorgan Forecasts Record Online Holiday Shopping Season
December 04, 2020  |  Retail

J.P. Morgan Chase said that brisk Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are likely indicators of a record-breaking eCommerce holiday shopping season. J.P. Morgan Merchant...

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Black Friday 2020: Fresh Data Tells A Tale Of Immense Retail Transitions
Black Friday 2020: Fresh Data Tells A Tale Of Immense Retail Transitions
December 03, 2020  |  Retail

Of the many data-based insights contained in the new Black Friday 2020 Report: Crossing the Digital-Physical Shopping Divide, one line captures the mood of this...

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Digital-First App Usage Spells Future Of The Connected Economy
Digital-First App Usage Spells Future Of The Connected Economy
December 03, 2020  |  Retail

The pandemic has significantly altered the way consumers of all age groups and income levels shop and pay, with many turning to online and mobile...

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The Digital-First Economy’s Impact On Holiday Shopping
The Digital-First Economy’s Impact On Holiday Shopping
December 01, 2020  |  Today In Data

The tally on Thanksgiving weekend keeps favoring the digital-first economy, with in-store shopping on the decline and eCommerce sales dramatically rising as expected. Shoppers have taken...

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Today In The Connected Economy: A Very Digital Holiday Season
Today In The Connected Economy: A Very Digital Holiday Season
November 30, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

As has been long forecast, not to mention strenuously requested by the CDC, the 2020 shopping season is shaping up to be a rather digital...

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Cyber Monday Looks To Be Biggest Shopping Day To Date
Cyber Monday Looks To Be Biggest Shopping Day To Date
November 30, 2020  |  Retail

The tally on Thanksgiving weekend continues to favor the digital-first economy. With in-store shopping on the decrease and online sales spiking as expected, the situation...

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Mix-N-Match Fake Shopping Holidays For Fun And Profit
Mix-N-Match Fake Shopping Holidays For Fun And Profit
November 28, 2020  |  Retail

Even though we’re strictly business here at PYMNTS, we’re always looking for the lighthearted. On that count, this holiday season strikes us as both funny...

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Walmart Boosts Store Hours, Rolls Out Phase 2 Of Black Friday Deals
Walmart Boosts Store Hours, Rolls Out Phase 2 Of Black Friday Deals
November 13, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart is extending most of its stores’ hours beginning Saturday (Nov. 14) – adding an hour or more of shopping time just in time for...

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