GU, a Japanese fashion brand and sister company to Uniqlo, launched its first U.S. flagship store in New York and its eCommerce platform last month. Company officials focus on digital transformation to create a cohesive shopping experience that integrates online and offline interactions. For GU...
In an era where online and in-store shopping are becoming intertwined, Click-and-Mortar™ shopping is emerging. This hybrid shopping style reflects a growing consumer preference for integration between digital and physical retail experiences. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: The Rise of the...
In Saudi Arabia, consumers love Click-and-Mortar™ shopping, which mixes the best of online and in-store experiences. More than half of the country’s shoppers prefer either digitally assisted in-store shopping or online order with in-person pickup. Perhaps coming as little surprise, Saudi Arabia’s millennial and...
“This is where the battle’s going to be won,” Mike Micucci, CEO at fabric, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “This” is retail’s ability to meet consumers where they are — whether online, in-store or on social media — and deliver a seamless, efficient and reliable shopping experience...
October 15, 2024
In Saudi Arabia, consumers love Click-and-Mortar™ shopping, which mixes the best of online and in-store experiences. More than half of the country’s shoppers prefer either digitally assisted in-store shopping or online order with in-person pickup. Perhaps coming as little surprise, Saudi Arabia’s millennial and Generation Z consumers show the strongest enthusiasm for Click-and-Mortar™ shopping. […]
September 24, 2024
“This is where the battle’s going to be won,” Mike Micucci, CEO at fabric, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “This” is retail’s ability to meet consumers where they are — whether online,...
September 13, 2024
As Amazon outstrips Walmart in clothing sales, the latter is using its brick-and-mortar expertise in an attempt to close the gap. The big-box retailer announced Friday (Sept. 6) the launch...
June 25, 2024
Monos is growing its brick-and-mortar presence, a move that is not only opening a new sales channel, but also boosting its eCommerce business. In an interview with PYMNTS, Victor Tam,...
August 02, 2024
Online fashion retailer Revolve Group is reportedly looking at opening more brick-and-mortar stores in luxury destinations after opening its first such store in Aspen, Colorado, in June. Revolve is considering opening stores in Hamptons beach towns outside New York; Montecito, California; Manhattan; and Beverly Hills, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 2). The retailer’s opening of its […]
June 18, 2024
Mexico-based digital payments/commerce platform Clip has raised $100 million in new funding. The financing comes from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value, and from “one of the largest,...
May 21, 2024
Walmart has introduced an expanded take on its Neighborhood Market stores. The retail giant is in the midst of opening or converting more than 150 stores in the next five years, including...
May 15, 2024
Shopify and Astound Digital have partnered to improve retailers’ digital commerce efforts. Through the partnership, the companies aim to offer retailers higher conversion rates and lower costs, as well as better customer...
