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.

‘Dollars On The Floor’ — Why A Lack Of Local Payment Options Hurts Retailers
‘Dollars On The Floor’ — Why A Lack Of Local Payment Options Hurts Retailers
July 05, 2018  |  Payment Methods

In Germany, security matters. In China, one must make sure to bring their top mobile game. Scandinavia has a thing for invoice-based payment programs. Much...

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Consumers Accuse Walmart And Bloomingdale’s Of Extorting Alleged Shoplifters
Consumers Accuse Walmart And Bloomingdale’s Of Extorting Alleged Shoplifters
July 03, 2018  |  Retail

Even shoplifters have rights, and when push comes to shove, shoplifters will push to have their rights recognized in court. Some of the country’s biggest...

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Reeling In Shoppers With A Digital Take On Layaway
Reeling In Shoppers With A Digital Take On Layaway
July 02, 2018  |  Retail

What to do for the shopper with champagne tastes — and a beer budget? For consumers with an appetite for designer, but a budget perhaps...

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WeWork Rolls Out Retail Form
WeWork Rolls Out Retail Form
July 02, 2018  |  Retail

WeWork — the ever-expanding, office-sharing mega-firm — is officially kicking off its launch into retail. According to Chain Store Age, the concept comes with an audience...

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Two-Sided Markets Sizzle, Swipe Fees Fizzle And Exactis Leaks A Lot Of Data
Two-Sided Markets Sizzle, Swipe Fees Fizzle And Exactis Leaks A Lot Of Data
June 29, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Fizzle of the Week: Exactis “Records are made to be broken.” That famous quote has been assigned, in some variation, to Richard Branson, Michael Phelps,...

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PayPal Rolls Out Checkout With Smart Payment Buttons
PayPal Rolls Out Checkout With Smart Payment Buttons
June 28, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Today PayPal is launching Checkout with Smart Payment Buttons, the latest salvo in the firm’s ongoing war against checkout friction. Friction during the online checkout process...

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How Lingerie And Upgraded Operations Became The Wind Beneath American Eagle’s Wings
How Lingerie And Upgraded Operations Became The Wind Beneath American Eagle’s Wings
June 28, 2018  |  Retail

A little lingerie can go a long way — particularly for a brand that was recently working hard to reinvent itself for a consumer set...

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Shopping Holidays Bring In Billions For eCommerce Retailers
Shopping Holidays Bring In Billions For eCommerce Retailers
June 26, 2018  |  Retail

Holidays aren’t just for marking centuries-old traditions or historic milestones: Retailers are creating their own new-age eCommerce celebrations and bringing in big bucks in the...

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Boohoo’s Big Ambitions
Boohoo’s Big Ambitions
June 26, 2018  |  Retail

There is fast fashion, and then there is what U.K.-based retailer Boohoo offers. While the reigning champions of fast fashion still need about a month...

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