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JANUARY 23, 2020

And retail and commerce-related payments are certainly a big part of that trend. It’s not just the direct selling of products to consumers that matters when it comes to cross-border retail. Several retail and retail-related trends are at play with this funding announcement. Importance of Logistics and Payments.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Retailers are dutifully speaking with their payment service providers (PSPs) and industry partners to adhere to these shifts, but they must also keep their customers’ experiences in mind. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Retailers And Data’s Role .

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

A lady may never reveal her age, but the beauty market can likely brag about its appeal with younger generations. More and more, the beauty industry has become ruled by millennials , women between the ages of 18 and 34 being the main buyers, according to a survey by TABS Analytics. percent.

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JULY 13, 2016

Move over millennials , there’s a new kid in town that is about to become nearer and dearer to retailers’ hearts: Gen Z. These young shoppers want the store to fit three main criteria, too: They want it to be clean, they want staff that are “friendly and knowledgeable” and they want a “positive” checkout experience.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Innovation has been a welcome development for retailers in the pandemic. On Friday (July 31), the company opened a new concept store in Shenzhen, China, which is an important market for the brand. On Friday (July 31), the company opened a new concept store in Shenzhen, China, which is an important market for the brand.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Social media company Facebook is going to buy a stake in Meesho, an Indian eCommerce startup that connects people re-selling a variety of items with potential buyers on other platforms, according to a report from Reuters. The retail giant’s main rival is Walmart-owned Flipkart.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. Already, retailers, telecoms and others are mapping out that 5G-augmeneted reality future (and beyond). Snap’s Efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Luxury style and quality brands, offered at a more middle-class price point and sold directly to consumers, is increasingly crowded terrain in apparel retail. Or, perhaps more accurately, through tactics that are so traditional they are surprising to see in a modern retail context.

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MARCH 3, 2020

It noted in a social media post per the report, “Some shipping and logistics are experiencing longer waiting times for processing orders.” Taobao and Tmall try to reach the domestic market. has made two major wagers on the property market in China, The Wall Street Journal reported. In other news, SoftBank Group Corp.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Those who travel to some of the wealthier parts of the world, however, will discover the well-to-do have much more expensive unattended retail tastes. In fact, in various global markets, high-end luxury items can be purchased from both ATMs and unattended machines. A few years ago, U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

Eleven James offers two main options for its services: The company can choose a watch for the consumer, or the consumer can make the choice. The Market and Millennials. Eleven James serves a couple of markets, such as consumers who’re ready to buy a watch but want to see how it looks and feels first. The Perfect Fit.

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APRIL 12, 2018

The eCommerce retailer invested $22.6 Here’s how these companies are investing in R&D — and ushering in the next generation of retail technology. Facebook recently made a play to up its P2P payments cred as other social media and messaging services break into the space. Amazon spent the most on R&D by far.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Pre-pandemic, the answer was much clearer: Good influencers were usually young, attractive, stylish, well-traveled and so naturally charismatic that simply seeing them doing, wearing or eating something was enough to motivate their hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of social media followers to imitate their behavior.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

He said “the older generation that couldn't [use technology] or is not willing to shop in stores is also adopting digital” — one of the main reasons the adoption of eCommerce has accelerated so much this year. sellers to seek toeholds outside of America, taking advantage of an opportunity to boost business in markets with less competition.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” The company owns 458 stores in the U.S., Another one seems ready to bite the dust. Larger Trends.

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JULY 2, 2018

We think those brands – those with an authentic history and story to tell – are going to be the winners in this changing retail environment.”. The Sharper Image shopper, Conn told Webster, is looking for two main things. And health, Conn said, is a “monster” category. The Sharper Image Idea.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

is looking to make a marketing statement in the eyes of eCommerce shoppers as part of a larger reinvention push. Digital is so important to us as a company,” said Eunice Byun, vice president of global digital marketing. Women between ages 18 and 34 are the main buyers, spending nearly $13 billion in the cosmetics industry each year.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

News reports blame a weak market for the less-than-expected IPO success. You might know what the phrase means, but in case you do not, here is a short refresher, along with data from PYMNTS that provides detail of this growing online retail trend. Contextual commerce is a retail practice centered around discovery.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Now, a new report from Market Track said holiday shoppers had higher incentives to spend more this year, with leading reasons being deeper discounts and shifting advertising strategies. Market Track said that Super Saturday and the Monday before Christmas were among the busiest shopping days of the season.

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JULY 30, 2019

With its aggressive use of social media as well as its popular sweat-proof clothing, Under Armour has fought an uphill battle to stand out in a space that has been dominated by Adidas AG and Nike Inc. Under Armour has been spending more to bolster its international market online offerings as well as open stores. for many years.

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MAY 26, 2017

Fortunately, it appears the recreational market is getting some much-needed innovation to help organizations and associations process payments and participant registration. By some accounts, the recreational activity market is valued at over $250 billion each year. Getting Recreational Programs to Act Like Businesses. In the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Despite the many obituaries that have been written about brick-and-mortar stores over the past several months, physical retail isn’t dead — nor is it permanently shuffling off the stage. Physical retail is going to go on, although not in the form that the world previously knew it, sticky.io 13-14 Amazon Prime Day.

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MAY 12, 2016

Case in point: While most marketers recognize that mobile devices are one of the most powerful channels for engaging with consumers on their path-to-purchase, many are still not getting the most out of the channel. What were the main takeaways from the study? From 2014 to 2015, app-based consumer interactions grew 10 times.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both buyers and sellers to transact with each other— or risk losing both sides to a waiting host of competitors. In other markets, the rise of marketplaces is giving old organizations new perspective.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3

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JULY 16, 2019

Analysts predict that this year’s Prime Day has the possibility to be Amazon ’s largest-ever sales day one year after the eCommerce retailer brought on more members to its Prime service in its history on the first day of the event — even after it increased its membership fees from $99 to $119 annually. is too low.”. Cart Glitches.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The holiday shopping season is kicking into high gear with retailers working aggressively to entice customers with deals and discounts. Fraudsters, sadly, are also taking notice and are looking to take advantage of heightened retail activity to steal data and goods. Around The Digital Fraud World.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The company outlined plans in July to build 1,500 restaurants in China in the coming decade, becoming the last of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International Inc’s main brands to enter the country.”. are seen as increasingly bullish on the retail landscape in China, even amid trade wars and the worry of recession. Popeyes’ Path.

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JANUARY 1, 2019

A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. Among the most anticipated are IPOs that will impact the mobility-as-a-service and ride-hailing ecosystems, social media, and data analytics. consumer ridesharing market.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

The 100-page catalog would arrive near the end of October for kids to look through and create wish lists before December — filling, perhaps, the void left by Toys R Us when it went out of business (in part because of competition from Amazon and other online retailers). Online retail accounted for 53.7 Williams Sonoma is one example.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

It is the smallest of firms, the stores that dot Main Street, that are struggling the most with the great digital shift. That means digitizing all aspects of their businesses from marketing to all facets of daily operations, from consumer-facing outreach to payments in the back office in order to stay connected to consumers and communities.

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JULY 15, 2016

When Amazon, the largest retailer by market cap, says that it had its best day ever , it’s hard not to call that a sizzle – and then some. Even Amazon competitors like Macys, Target and even Best Buy reported that their sales rose that day by 13 percent or more – as they rode the Prime Day draft and put their own offers in market.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Even people without a mind for business remember that motto as one of the guiding principles of retail and other forms of commerce — absorbed, perhaps, in a high school class or via any number of articles, TV shows, commercials or bits of pop culture that have riffed on that theme. Location , location, location. Mobile Bridges.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Experts at Bain say this is “the new normal,” citing certain main focus points as to the way spending is changing. The exclusive online hub is part of the company’s efforts to expand its eCommerce business in the high-end luxury market. The study found that social media remains a large driver for luxury brands online, accounting for 6.3

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JULY 11, 2016

Participants could use Visa’s APIs to create a payment solution, leverage social media channels to engage people at Visa-sponsored events or persuade Visa cardholders to go cardless. So why are brands and retailers trying to build yet another digital habit when they can ride on top of an existing one?”

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

The Market. All Y’alls Foods’ target market is broader than just vegetarians. While its main focus includes fellow vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians and flexitarians – health-conscious consumers who want a clean source of protein – Christoffel said his intention in creating the product was to educate the “underinformed.”

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