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.

The Shopper’s Brain On Bargains
The Shopper’s Brain On Bargains
July 28, 2018  |  Retail

Everyone loves a bargain, and there is something uniquely satisfying about not only getting whatever product one is after, but also getting it for a...

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The Return Of The Celebrity-Backed Brand
The Return Of The Celebrity-Backed Brand
July 13, 2018  |  Retail

Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. The first recorded case of it dates back to the 1760s when Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, producers of pottery...

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Target Expands Drive Up Service In The Midwest
Target Expands Drive Up Service In The Midwest
July 12, 2018  |  Retail

Target has brought its Drive Up service to 200 additional stores in the Midwest and select states with its latest expansion of the service. Drive...

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Walmart Gears Up For School Shopping
Walmart Gears Up For School Shopping
July 11, 2018  |  eCommerce

As parents plan for back-to-school shopping, Walmart said this week that it has launched tools that could help the chain gain revenue during this busy...

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Secoo Gets $175M Investment From L Catterton Asia, JD.com
Secoo Gets $175M Investment From L Catterton Asia, JD.com
July 10, 2018  |  Investments

On Tuesday (July 10), L Catterton Asia, the Asian unit of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton, and Chinese retailer JD.com announced a strategic partnership...

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Can TAGWALK Redefine Fashion Search?
Can TAGWALK Redefine Fashion Search?
July 10, 2018  |  Retail

Entrepreneurs are, as a rule, pretty excited about their ideas. They almost have to be, since the journey from idea to instantiation is arduous under...

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Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?
July 09, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Is unbundling the future? So it would seem. Banking is being unbundled. Open banking, set in motion globally by a regulatory fiat called PSD2, gives...

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Lidl Struggles With US Expansion
Lidl Struggles With US Expansion
July 06, 2018  |  Retail

Despite generating a lot of buzz when it announced plans to expand across the U.S., Lidl has struggled to gain a foothold in a U.S....

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Tapping Into Expanding Opportunity
Tapping Into Expanding Opportunity
July 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

While cash was once king on a global stage, digitization is marching forward, and quickly. Case in point: Australia, where cash still has a prominent...

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