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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.

Myxx Creates Recipe For Healthy Dinners Through Shoppable Grocery Lists
Myxx Creates Recipe For Healthy Dinners Through Shoppable Grocery Lists
February 05, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers want to provide healthy dinners for their families, but it can be difficult to find the time to plan home-cooked meals. Monica Wood, for...

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‘The Market @ Macy’s’ Pops Up
‘The Market @ Macy’s’ Pops Up
February 05, 2018  |  Retail

As department stores reconsider their real estate and business models, Macy’s is testing out pop-up stores in 10 cities — from Las Vegas to New York —...

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The Greatest Show On Commerce Turf
The Greatest Show On Commerce Turf
February 03, 2018  |  Commerce

The big competition this weekend will take place on the football field, when more than 100 million people will tune in tomorrow night to see if the Eagles...

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Alibaba Follows Amazon’s Lead, Buys Grocery Store
Alibaba Follows Amazon’s Lead, Buys Grocery Store
February 02, 2018  |  Investments

Two months after news surfaced that China’s Alibaba wanted to make an online grocery play in India by investing in BigBasket, it appears the deal...

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All Savvy Omnireadi Merchants Offer Free Shipping And Purchase Histories
All Savvy Omnireadi Merchants Offer Free Shipping And Purchase Histories
February 02, 2018  |  Retail

In Neiman Marcus stores, sales associates carefully take note of customer behavior. “First, they observe the customer — what they’re doing, what they’re saying, their facial reactions,”...

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Alibaba Leads The Pack On Elder-Friendly eCommerce
Alibaba Leads The Pack On Elder-Friendly eCommerce
February 02, 2018  |  eCommerce

It’s time to retire the perception that consumers at the older end of the spectrum (65 and up) can’t or don’t shop online. They may...

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Nordstrom Shutters Oregon Store As It Pushes To Go Private
Nordstrom Shutters Oregon Store As It Pushes To Go Private
February 02, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom is making the rare move to shut down a full-line department store in Salem, Oregon, a decision that will likely cost about 130 workers...

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Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
February 02, 2018  |  VISA

What you don’t know can, indeed, hurt you — especially when it comes to chargeback liability. The waters of transaction disputes are challenging even today, but...

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Finding The Beauty In Ugly Produce
Finding The Beauty In Ugly Produce
February 01, 2018  |  Retail

As a matter of logic, what food looks like shouldn’t matter, since humans eat with their mouths — not with their eyes. And yet — as an...

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