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 (eCommerce) Race Is To The Swift
The (eCommerce) Race Is To The Swift
April 30, 2018  |  Today In Data

Going too slow these days is a costly error to make, as consumers don’t have the patience to wait for their merchants to catch up....

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PayPal Revives Augmented Reality Glasses Shopping Patent
PayPal Revives Augmented Reality Glasses Shopping Patent
April 30, 2018  |  Payment Methods

PayPal is reviving an old patent that focuses on augmented reality shopping in which virtual information would appear over real products in stores. CNBC, citing a...

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Britain’s $2B Royal Commerce Boon
Britain’s $2B Royal Commerce Boon
April 28, 2018  |  Retail

Spring has been called the season of renewal — new birth and new life — and it doesn’t get much better than the announcement of a marriage...

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Amazon’s Marketplace Struggles With Mislabeled Goods
Amazon’s Marketplace Struggles With Mislabeled Goods
April 27, 2018  |  Amazon

While Amazon has spent years looking into counterfeit and otherwise mislabeled goods, the company continues to face the challenge of overseeing its own eCommerce platform....

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China’s ‘Little Red Book’ Seeks $200M Investment
China’s ‘Little Red Book’ Seeks $200M Investment
April 27, 2018  |  Investments

As it seeks to speed up its eCommerce expansion, China’s Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book” is seeking new funding. According to people familiar with the...

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Pretzel-Themed Clothing Is Coming (Thanks Auntie Anne)
Pretzel-Themed Clothing Is Coming (Thanks Auntie Anne)
April 27, 2018  |  Retail

There are many ways to celebrate a 30th birthday, and Auntie Annie’s — purveyor of hot pretzels at malls nationwide — has decided that instead...

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Quenching Indie Alcohol Merchants’ Thirst For Data
Quenching Indie Alcohol Merchants’ Thirst For Data
April 27, 2018  |  Retail

Bottoms up! Bottom lines, that is: With the right data and analytics, independent alcohol retailers could stop playing the guessing game and start seeing better...

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Automating The Counterfeit Crackdown
Automating The Counterfeit Crackdown
April 26, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

A growing online marketplace introduces a growing set of challenges for those who manage it. As the number of SKUs available on the site increases,...

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Trolli Sour Bright Sneaks Are A Shoe-In With Gen Z
Trolli Sour Bright Sneaks Are A Shoe-In With Gen Z
April 26, 2018  |  Retail

Pop culture and trends have always influenced fashion, but the way that’s happening seems to be changing. It’s not just, “What is my favorite celebrity...

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