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.

Synchrony Announces Strategic Investment in ePayments Platform Skipify 
Synchrony Announces Strategic Investment in ePayments Platform Skipify 
December 15, 2021  |  Investments

Financial services company Synchrony on Wednesday (Dec. 15) unveiled a strategic investment in digital payments company Skipify that gives merchants the opportunity to give their...

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Consumers Consider as Many as Six Factors When Choosing Credit Card 
Consumers Consider as Many as Six Factors When Choosing Credit Card 
December 15, 2021  |  Credit Cards

Credit card issuers are seeking to appeal to today’s discerning consumers in a competitive market. To gain top-of-wallet status, they must excel in providing the...

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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.  Get the Full Story Complete...

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

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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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