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.

eBay Takes Control Of Its Payments Destiny
eBay Takes Control Of Its Payments Destiny
January 31, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

In what was described by eBay as an effort to improve customer experience and offer sellers a more competitive cost structure, eBay announced news on...

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Visa Checkout Hits 1 Million Enrolled Milestone In UK
Visa Checkout Hits 1 Million Enrolled Milestone In UK
January 31, 2018  |  VISA

Visa announced news on Wednesday (Jan. 31) that Visa Checkout, the online payment method introduced in the United Kingdom in the middle of 2017, hit...

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H&M To Slow Store Openings
H&M To Slow Store Openings
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

Facing the shifting preferences of consumers, H&M has announced that 2018 will feature fewer brick-and-mortar store openings as it moves to adapt to increasingly digital...

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Ninety-Two Percent Of Checkout-Savvy Merchants Use Reviews To Drive Conversions
Ninety-Two Percent Of Checkout-Savvy Merchants Use Reviews To Drive Conversions
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

In 1995, Amazon started allowing its users to post reviews on its site. Since then, their review platform has become a big draw. Fifty-five percent...

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While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales
While Some Malls Are On The Decline, Other Malls Bring In Billions In Sales
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

A year after General Growth Properties’ (GGP) Providence Place opened in 1999, the mall boasted 120 tenants, including a slew of upmarket retailers, seven restaurants...

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The High-Touch Digital Future Convenience Commerce According To 7-Eleven
The High-Touch Digital Future Convenience Commerce According To 7-Eleven
January 30, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon’s entry into a new market is rarely considered good news in the world of retail. Blue Apron was already having difficulty keeping investors calm....

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Walmart Teams Up With Rakuten To Offer 6 Million eBooks, Grocery Delivery
Walmart Teams Up With Rakuten To Offer 6 Million eBooks, Grocery Delivery
January 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In an effort to better compete with Amazon in Asia and the U.S., Walmart has entered a partnership with the largest eCommerce retailer in Japan,...

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Amazon Go Has Its Roots In A 1920s Texas Ice Retailer
Amazon Go Has Its Roots In A 1920s Texas Ice Retailer
January 30, 2018  |  Retail

When “Uncle Johnny” Jefferson Green realized that grocery stores weren’t always open when consumers needed household staples, he sensed an opportunity. Green, who ran the...

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Amazon Targets FedEx, UPS With Direct-To-Home Shipping
Amazon Targets FedEx, UPS With Direct-To-Home Shipping
January 30, 2018  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon is expanding its so-called “seller flex” program, which makes a host of products available for quick delivery from merchants without taxing its warehouses with...

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