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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.

SmartCart Rolls Into New Zealand Grocery Store
SmartCart Rolls Into New Zealand Grocery Store
February 26, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers don’t have to be Amazon Prime members (or Seattle-area residents living near the first Amazon Go markets) to have a checkout-free grocery experience. Shoppers...

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Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R Us
Data Dive: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Edition: Discover, JPMC And Toys R...
February 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

Last week had plot twists in the payments and commerce ecosystem. We found out Google was hitting reset on its mobile payments ambitions. We learned, care of an...

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Omnichannel Gifting: Because Digital Isn’t Enough Anymore
Omnichannel Gifting: Because Digital Isn’t Enough Anymore
February 23, 2018  |  Retail

There are few verticals where business is a guaranteed — basically just food, healthcare, and funerary services. And even those spaces are changing. Then there’s...

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Target CEO Still Bullish On Brick-And-Mortar Retail
Target CEO Still Bullish On Brick-And-Mortar Retail
February 23, 2018  |  Retail

Even with increasing eCommerce sales, Target CEO Brian Cornell still believes brick-and-mortar stores are central to the company’s strategy, according to news from CNBC. “The winning retailers...

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Amazon Go To Go To Six More Locations
Amazon Go To Go To Six More Locations
February 23, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly gearing up to open more cashless brick-and-mortar convenience stores dubbed Amazon Go. Recode, citing multiple people familiar with Amazon’s plans, reported news...

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Jewel Paymentech Takes On Marketplace Counterfeits
Jewel Paymentech Takes On Marketplace Counterfeits
February 22, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Amazon and Alibaba may be the most high-profile eCommerce marketplaces, but they are far from the only ones, especially in smaller international markets, where hundreds...

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Quick Swiping, Long Learning And A Better Way To Build A Fashion Marketplace
Quick Swiping, Long Learning And A Better Way To Build A Fashion Marketplace
February 22, 2018  |  Retail

Since its launch in 2013, Mallzee has been informally designated the “Tinder of fashion” in the U.K., where the company is headquartered (specifically Edinburgh). The online...

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70 Percent Of Merchants Use Progress Bars To Drive Checkout Conversions
70 Percent Of Merchants Use Progress Bars To Drive Checkout Conversions
February 22, 2018  |  Retail

Big merchants have many strategies, but they often lack an online checkout strategy. As a result, merchants may lose millions a year due to the...

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Marc Lore Denies Rumors He’s Leaving Walmart
Marc Lore Denies Rumors He’s Leaving Walmart
February 22, 2018  |  Personnel

With rumors swirling that CEO and President of Walmart eCommerce U.S. Marc Lore may be departing, the executive announced on Wednesday (Feb. 21) he is “absolutely not”...

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