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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.

New Instagram Feature Alerts Consumers To New Product Launches

New Instagram Feature Alerts Consumers To New Product Launches
New Instagram Feature Alerts Consumers To New Product Launches
September 30, 2019  |  eCommerce

Instagram, in its continued effort to expand its eCommerce offerings, has launched a new feature that will allow a user to be notified when a...

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When DTC Experiential Retail Goes To The Theater
When DTC Experiential Retail Goes To The Theater
September 23, 2019  |  Retail

When SHOWFIELDS opened up in New York City a little under a year ago, just in time for the 2018 holiday season, it advertised its...

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Is There Anywhere Connected Consumers Won’t Shop?
Is There Anywhere Connected Consumers Won’t Shop?
September 20, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

It was recently reported that one in 15 purchases are now made between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. (at least in the U.K.)...

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PayPal Lowers Installment Credit Threshold To $30 – $99 Purchases
PayPal Lowers Installment Credit Threshold To $30 – $99 Purchases
September 18, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Consumers now have a range of promotional financing deals to choose from the online payments system PayPal that provides zero-interest installment loans to cover the...

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Muslim Women’s Fashion Firm Modanisa Aims To Be A Unicorn
Muslim Women’s Fashion Firm Modanisa Aims To Be A Unicorn
September 17, 2019  |  Retail

Kerim Ture, one of the founders of Modanisa, a successful Muslim women’s fashion site, said he started the business because he felt that women who...

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Voice-Assisted Retail Amps Up As Holidays Loom
Voice-Assisted Retail Amps Up As Holidays Loom
August 29, 2019  |  Retail

As the all-important 2019 holiday shopping season looms for merchants, the area of voice is becoming hotter and more sophisticated, foreshadowing a trend that will...

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How Secondhand Marketplace thredUP Is Using AI To Personalize Shopping
How Secondhand Marketplace thredUP Is Using AI To Personalize Shopping
August 27, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

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AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experiences For Millennials, Gen Z
AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experiences For Millennials, Gen Z
August 26, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Sixty percent of millennials like using visual searches when shopping online marketplaces. Meeting that "look, buy, have" way of shopping means using AI to optimize...

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Hudson Yards To Open 100+ Retail Shops
Hudson Yards To Open 100+ Retail Shops
August 25, 2019  |  Retail

Hudson Yards is a New York City neighborhood that’s quickly establishing itself as a must-visit destination as Manhattan’s retail influence heads west, bringing with it...

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