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.

Amazon Opens Bookstore In DC
Amazon Opens Bookstore In DC
March 14, 2018  |  Retail

Betting that its popularity with shoppers online will translate into brick-and-mortar customers in Washington, D.C., Amazon opens an Amazon Books location in the nation’s capital. The...

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Behind Whole Foods’ Vendor Summit, New Landscape For Sellers — And Buyers
Behind Whole Foods’ Vendor Summit, New Landscape For Sellers — And Buyers
March 14, 2018  |  Retail

When it comes to the grocery business, relationships are as easy to bruise as an overripe apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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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

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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. Get the Full Story Complete...

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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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