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.

Secondhand Is First Thought For Growing Number Of Shoppers
Secondhand Is First Thought For Growing Number Of Shoppers
April 09, 2018  |  Retail

For many consumers, secondhand is becoming their first thought when it comes to clothes shopping. It’s a movement that’s been gaining momentum since the recession...

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Nordstrom Gears Up For First Full-Line Store In Manhattan
Nordstrom Gears Up For First Full-Line Store In Manhattan
April 09, 2018  |  Retail

To draw in fashion-conscious customers and those on their lunch breaks, Nordstrom is gearing up to open its inaugural, full-line store in Manhattan. The location...

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Polyvore Shut Down After SSENSE Acquisition
Polyvore Shut Down After SSENSE Acquisition
April 06, 2018  |  Retail

Polyvore is on the cusp of being bought out by Montreal-based fashion site SSENSE from Verizon’s Oath, but it seems the acquisition will be the...

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Amazon Sees DDAs As Ticket To Teen Spending On Amazon
Amazon Sees DDAs As Ticket To Teen Spending On Amazon
March 30, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon, setting its sights on Gen Z and millennials, is in initial talks with numerous banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, to create a...

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Adore Me Plans To Open Stores To Compete With Victoria’s Secret
Adore Me Plans To Open Stores To Compete With Victoria’s Secret
March 28, 2018  |  Retail

As Adore Me seeks to gain market share in the lingerie market, the eCommerce retailer plans to open brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. The company wants...

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Point-Of-Sale Flexibility Inflates Spend
Point-Of-Sale Flexibility Inflates Spend
March 28, 2018  |  Point of Sale

Talk to anyone in the U.S. credit space, and they can tell you about their access to consumer information, such as name, income, education, voting...

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Fighting Off Unforced Errors
Fighting Off Unforced Errors
March 28, 2018  |  Today In Data

Yogi Berra, explaining a loss, once told reporters the problem was, “We made too many wrong mistakes.” We’d laugh, but in payments and commerce, there...

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Secure, Seamless And Ubiquitous: Giving Customers What They Want
Secure, Seamless And Ubiquitous: Giving Customers What They Want
March 27, 2018  |  Today In Data

“Fast, good or cheap — pick two” is a well-known piece of conventional wisdom about value. It’s an idea modern consumers are increasingly rejecting in...

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Macy’s Pushes Private Labels
Macy’s Pushes Private Labels
March 26, 2018  |  Retail

Macy’s has been suffering from a slump in sales, but it’s hoping a renewed focus on private label brands will improve its outlook with investors. According to Jeff Gennette,...

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