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.

Today In Retail: UK Merchants Brace For Lockdown, Mall Groups File For Chapter 11 And Brands Will Be Big This Holiday
Today In Retail: UK Merchants Brace For Lockdown, Mall Groups File For Chapter 11 And...
November 02, 2020  |  Retail

The top stories today in retail include merchants in the U.K. are getting ready for another national lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise in...

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Instagram, Snaps Team To Connect Brands, Customers Via Messenger API
Instagram, Snaps Team To Connect Brands, Customers Via Messenger API
October 19, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Snaps is teaming up with Instagram as the social media giant gears up for the holiday shopping season by sprucing up its commercial appeal to...

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Black Friday 2020 Takes On New Forms To Adapt To COVID-19
Black Friday 2020 Takes On New Forms To Adapt To COVID-19
September 09, 2020  |  Retail

Just as the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of new eCommerce technologies, it might also hasten the demise of Black Friday as we’ve known it....

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How Music Retailers Keep Card-Not-Present Fraud From Sounding A Sour Note
How Music Retailers Keep Card-Not-Present Fraud From Sounding A Sour Note
September 09, 2020  |  Next-Gen Debit

The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up shopping behavior. Consumers who previously paid for purchases by swiping or inserting their cards at in-store point-of-sale (POS) terminals...

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Boomers And Seniors Are Shifting To Digital Shopping, Too
Boomers And Seniors Are Shifting To Digital Shopping, Too
July 28, 2020  |  eCommerce

Millennials and Generation Z consumers get all of the attention when it comes to their changing digital habits amid the pandemic. Google the words “millennials...

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Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
Retailers Shift Gears – And Digital – For Holiday 2020
July 22, 2020  |  Retail

Saying that “we know holiday shopping will be different this year, and we will be managing sales events differently,” Walmart this week announced that its...

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The Shazaam Of Shopping, Shnap, Brings Visual Search To Fashion
The Shazaam Of Shopping, Shnap, Brings Visual Search To Fashion
July 20, 2020  |  Retail

The fashion visual search category has added a new player with the international launch of Shnap. Based in Australia, its executives liken their product to...

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Facebook Expands Instagram Shopping And Payment Options
Facebook Expands Instagram Shopping And Payment Options
July 16, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Don’t look now, but Facebook just took another big step into the world of online shopping and digital payments. On Thursday (July 16), Facebook announced...

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Google’s New Features Help Advertisers’ Products Stand Out In Search Results
Google’s New Features Help Advertisers’ Products Stand Out In Search Results
July 16, 2020  |  eCommerce

Google this week launched new features aimed at helping advertisers using the company’s services to make their products stand out in web search results and...

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