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.

Today In Data: 55 Percent Of Consumers Shop For Groceries Both Online And Offline
Today In Data: 55 Percent Of Consumers Shop For Groceries Both Online And Offline
March 13, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, Karen Webster discusses Amazon’s impact on consumers and grocery shopping as a whole. “The gulf between what consumers want and what...

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Google Grabs Up 80 Percent Of Retail Advertising Spend
Google Grabs Up 80 Percent Of Retail Advertising Spend
March 13, 2018  |  Retail

The latest data figures from Adthena indicate that Google’s dominance in the world of digital ad spending remains largely unrivaled. According to news from FierceRetail, figures...

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Kroger And ALDI Jump On Instacart
Kroger And ALDI Jump On Instacart
March 13, 2018  |  Retail

To bring grocery delivery to more customers, two grocers are expanding their partnerships with Instacart. Kroger and German discount grocer ALDI are rolling out the...

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Mobility Spending Forecast To Hit $1.7 Trillion In 2021
Mobility Spending Forecast To Hit $1.7 Trillion In 2021
March 13, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

Spending on mobility solutions is expected to increase 3.2 percent this year, with global spending hitting $1.6 trillion, driven by mobility-related hardware, software and services....

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Today In Data: Cross-Border Costs, SMB Cyberattacks And Grocery Preferences
Today In Data: Cross-Border Costs, SMB Cyberattacks And Grocery Preferences
March 12, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, cross-border transactions are creating friction-related costs each year, most companies around the world are experiencing cyberattacks and grocery shoppers have reasons...

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Farfetch Pairs With Harvey Nichols As It Rolls Toward An IPO
Farfetch Pairs With Harvey Nichols As It Rolls Toward An IPO
March 12, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Farfetch is getting ready for an initial public offering (IPO) — after nearly a decade in existence — with a listing that is widely expected...

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Gen Z, Millennials Favor Physical Stores More Than The Rest of Us
Gen Z, Millennials Favor Physical Stores More Than The Rest of Us
March 12, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

Good news for physical retailers: A new survey from Cowen Equity Research finds Gen Z and millennial consumers shop more at physical stores than the...

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The Place For AI In Retail’s Future
The Place For AI In Retail’s Future
March 12, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making itself right at home in the retail industry. In 2016, AI in the retail market totaled $712.6 million. By 2025...

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Amazon Seeks New Avenues Of Growth For Amazon Prime
Amazon Seeks New Avenues Of Growth For Amazon Prime
March 12, 2018  |  Amazon

When Amazon launched its Prime service in 2005, its visionary chief executive had big plans to shake up eCommerce retail. “Amazon Prime takes the effort...

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