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.

Amazon Faces Cart Glitches, Strikes On Prime Day
Amazon Faces Cart Glitches, Strikes On Prime Day
July 16, 2019  |  Amazon Commerce

Analysts predict that this year’s Prime Day has the possibility to be Amazon’s largest-ever sales day one year after the eCommerce retailer brought on more...

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Amazon Prime Day(s): Prime Opportunity for Credit Unions
Amazon Prime Day(s): Prime Opportunity for Credit Unions
July 15, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon Prime Day as prime opportunity for credit unions? Billions of dollars of spending activity will mark the annual promotional event, which kicked off Monday...

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US Retailer Store Closures Could Top 12K By Yearend
US Retailer Store Closures Could Top 12K By Yearend
July 14, 2019  |  Retail

So far this year, 7,062 retail stores have closed, and that number could reach as high as 12,000, which would be an all-time record, according...

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Amazon Prime Sign-Ups Have Slowed Since 2016 Peak
Amazon Prime Sign-Ups Have Slowed Since 2016 Peak
July 12, 2019  |  Amazon

Subscriptions to Amazon Prime have been slowing down in the lead-up to Prime Day 2019, which is typically Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year,...

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Mobile Card Services Give Users Real-Time Control Over Retail Purchases
Mobile Card Services Give Users Real-Time Control Over Retail Purchases
July 11, 2019  |  Retail

Mobile devices have enabled monitoring and management to a degree once thought impossible. Consumers can now get alerted to someone ringing their doorbell miles away...

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Kohl’s Views Amazon Returns As Key Sales Driver
Kohl’s Views Amazon Returns As Key Sales Driver
July 09, 2019  |  Amazon

Kohl’s has announced that Amazon Returns is now available at more than 1,100 Kohl’s stores nationwide. “The nationwide rollout of the Amazon Returns program is...

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When Clothing Shopping Is All About The Experience
When Clothing Shopping Is All About The Experience
June 26, 2019  |  Retail

In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these merchants to bring...

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Instagram Aims To ‘Unlock’ Value Through Shopping Features
Instagram Aims To ‘Unlock’ Value Through Shopping Features
June 25, 2019  |  Retail

Through a long-term vision to take on the desire of users to window shop and amp up retail, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri seeks to “connect...

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Sam’s Club Offers Alcohol Delivery Via Instacart
Sam’s Club Offers Alcohol Delivery Via Instacart
June 25, 2019  |  Retail

Sam’s Club has announced that some of its shoppers using Instacart can now receive same-day alcohol delivery. The service is now available in more than...

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