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.

Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
October 04, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes tension between two big online players, along...

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Book Subscriptions Turn The Next Digital Page
Book Subscriptions Turn The Next Digital Page
October 04, 2018  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are turning to subscriptions as a way to complement their in-store selections. For example, Walmart unveiled a new eBook offering in August dubbed Walmart...

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Walgreens Teams With Birchbox For Beauty Products
Walgreens Teams With Birchbox For Beauty Products
October 04, 2018  |  Retail

To attract millennials and increase its focus on beauty products, Walgreens is partnering with subscription service Birchbox. Walgreens will also take a minority stake in the...

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Wayfair Plans To Open Pop-Up Shops
Wayfair Plans To Open Pop-Up Shops
October 04, 2018  |  Retail

In order to create an interactive brand experience, Wayfair is planning on opening two pop-up shops at the beginning of November: One of the stores...

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Barnes & Noble Mulls A Sale
Barnes & Noble Mulls A Sale
October 04, 2018  |  Retail

Barnes & Noble is pondering a sale after receiving interest from multiple parties, including its executive chairman, Leonard Riggio. According to news from The Wall Street...

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Why Machines Need Humans To Beat Online Fraud
Why Machines Need Humans To Beat Online Fraud
October 03, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraudsters are nothing if not actors. Some of them are quite good, perhaps even worthy of an Oscar (or at least a Golden Globe), while...

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Five At Five: Amazon Makes A Big Grocery Move
Five At Five: Amazon Makes A Big Grocery Move
September 20, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest about eCommerce and payments in...

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Flipkart Launches Cashless Credit, Eyes Non-Banking License
Flipkart Launches Cashless Credit, Eyes Non-Banking License
September 20, 2018  |  Retail

Flipkart has launched a cashless credit program to give shoppers an instant credit line of up to Rs 60,000 ($833.97 USD). According to DealStreetAsia, depending...

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For Retail Promotions, Rewards Beat Out Discounts
For Retail Promotions, Rewards Beat Out Discounts
September 17, 2018  |  Retail

To create sales lift and purchase intent without the negative brand effects of discounting, Aberdeen Group, which was created for Blackhawk Network’s Hawk Incentives, discovered that...

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