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AR And VR Sizzle At Macy’s And Walmart, Amazon And Danske Bank Fizzle

PYMNTS

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have spent much of 2018 generating buzz as a potential tool for retailers looking to bridge the digital/physical gap and deliver an all-encompassing, omnichannel shopping experience. Retailers and merchants — big and small — have come running to the tech. locations by November.

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Why Amazon Bet (Almost) A Billion On Certainty

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And how much are consumers willing to pay to get that certainty? And how much are consumers willing to pay to get that certainty? In one such study, people were given an option to either get an electric shock right away or take a chance that they might get shocked (or not) at some future point. For instance. Would you?).

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Why Innovation Is Nothing Without Distribution

PYMNTS

In an ecosystem in which success is defined by scale and time to market, it’s no longer good enough to have a great product, a well-known brand or a compelling technology. It’s why I wrote at the start of 2018 that the year’s power brokers will be those who can use their scale, reach and momentum to drive innovation forward.

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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays

PYMNTS

That spend is big spend. billion on back-to-school shopping, and while that number is expected to slide slightly in 2018 to $82.8 billion on back-to-school shopping, and while that number is expected to slide slightly in 2018 to $82.8 In 2017, Americans spent $83.6 In 2017, Americans spent $83.6

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The Eight Retail Stories That Shaped 2018

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However, an awful lot is in fact different at the dusk of 2018 than it was at the dawn. The year 2018 saw massive changes in where consumers shop, how they pay, and what goods and services they want in their carts. Yet, as 2018 was coming to a close, Facebook was hit with just a bit more bad news. The Facebook Follies.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

Most recently, affordable accessories chain Charming Charlie filed for bankruptcy on December 11. These retail bankruptcies fall into a few themes: Decline of physical retail – With the shift to e-commerce, fewer and fewer customers are shopping at big-box physical retailers and malls. Styles For Less. Date: November 2017.

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#31daysofwealthhacks – the joy, the tears and the learnings

Jessica Ellerm

In fact, I’d say in our secular world, New Year Resolutions are as close to an atheist’s Lent as you’ll get, with most of us knowing someone doing something. And doing one thing every day, no matter how big or small, really did flex my financial muscle. Jessica Ellerm (@JessicaEllerm) January 1, 2018.

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