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 Copies Sears, Publishes Holiday Toy Catalog
Amazon Copies Sears, Publishes Holiday Toy Catalog
November 07, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is launching its first-ever printed holiday toy catalog, shipping “A Holiday of Play” to millions of its customers starting this month. Get the Full...

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How Gap Inc. Builds Relationships With Its ‘Swiss Army’ mPOS
How Gap Inc. Builds Relationships With Its ‘Swiss Army’ mPOS
November 05, 2018  |  MPOS Tracker

When it comes to managing Black Friday crowds, it’s all about getting customers checked out quickly. That’s prompting some retailers, including Gap Inc., to customize...

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Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?
Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

After Halloween comes the lucrative holiday shopping season — sorry, Thanksgiving, but you’re only a speed bump — but there are serious questions about how happy...

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Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup
Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. Lifestyle...

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NEW REPORT: Gap’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Black Friday mPOS Plan
NEW REPORT: Gap’s ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Black Friday mPOS Plan
November 02, 2018  |  MPOS Tracker

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Amazon Go Arrives In NYC
Amazon Go Arrives In NYC
October 24, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon Go’s New York City location will be inside Brookfield Place, formerly known as the World Financial Center, in Manhattan’s Battery Park City neighborhood. According...

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TRENDING: Tracking Customers Without Giving Them The Creeps
TRENDING: Tracking Customers Without Giving Them The Creeps
October 24, 2018  |  Intelligence of Things

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Grocers Consider Checkout Line-Free Future With Unattended Retail
Grocers Consider Checkout Line-Free Future With Unattended Retail
October 23, 2018  |  Retail

To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase...

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How Connected Devices Are Revolutionizing How And Who We Pay
How Connected Devices Are Revolutionizing How And Who We Pay
October 22, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

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