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.

Diane von Furstenberg, Mastercard Team For Enhanced Customer Experience
Diane von Furstenberg, Mastercard Team For Enhanced Customer Experience
March 02, 2020  |  Retail

Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg has teamed up with Mastercard on curated shopping experiences for customers as well as helpful insights for store associates, according...

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American Dream Megamall Announces First Shops To Open In Spring
American Dream Megamall Announces First Shops To Open In Spring
February 28, 2020  |  Retail

The American Dream megamall in New Jersey is preparing to open a round of retail stores after nearly two decades in waiting. Mall developer Triple...

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USAT: Bridging The ‘Consumer Gap’ In Unattended Retail
USAT: Bridging The ‘Consumer Gap’ In Unattended Retail
February 27, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

Mind the gap, as the saying goes. In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended...

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NEW DATA: What 1,052 eCommerce Sites Tell Us About The State Of Buy Buttons In 2020
NEW DATA: What 1,052 eCommerce Sites Tell Us About The State Of Buy Buttons In...
February 25, 2020  |  eCommerce

Speed is the name of the game in the eCommerce industry. The less time it takes shoppers to complete the checkout process, the less likely...

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Reinventing Shopping And Agriculture With Innovation
Reinventing Shopping And Agriculture With Innovation
February 14, 2020  |  Today In Data

Developers, among others, are working on reinventing the mall, which is still a compelling retail venue. And payment flexibility could be one of the keys that...

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NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark
NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark
February 11, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

Consumers’ interest in unattended commerce goes far beyond candy and soda vending machines. There are 48.6 million consumers in the U.S. who would like to...

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Unbundling The Travel Bundle
Unbundling The Travel Bundle
January 30, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The sharing economy is undergoing a sea change due to Generation Z’s coming of age. Experts expect this generation, which heavily favors the sharing and...

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Bambuser Seeks $10.5M For Live-Video Shopping Technology
Bambuser Seeks $10.5M For Live-Video Shopping Technology
January 22, 2020  |  Retail

Bambuser, the Swedish startup specializing in the live-streaming of shopping, wants to raise 100 million crowns ($10.5 million USD) to expand its service as it...

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Fiserv: What The 2019 Holiday Shopping Data Says About 2020 Spend
Fiserv: What The 2019 Holiday Shopping Data Says About 2020 Spend
January 20, 2020  |  Retail

’Tis the season for … looking back at 2019 holiday sales trends, and figuring out what they mean for payments and commerce so far. Based...

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