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Innovative Approaches To Retail And PCI Compliance

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Data: 2012: The year Home Depot started its Pro Xtra program. In consumer spending, Amazon and Walmart are pushing to capture the electronics portion of the U.S. consumer’s whole paycheck. And in payments innovation, tokenization and data vaulting take the sting out of payment card industry (PCI) compliance. All this, Today in Data.

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New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift

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Consumers are unlikely to return to stores and business districts in the near future, nor can businesses simply rely on longstanding relationships with suppliers and retailers to keep production lines moving and shelves stocked. These trends have given rise to a D2C market that is expected to total $17.75 billion in 2020.

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Why Does The Path To Retail Innovation Go Through So Many Labs?

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It’s not enough to be a retailer these days, not if a merchant intends to survive in a world of commerce dominated by the likes of Amazon and other tech-focused competitors. PYMNTS readers can be forgiven if they view innovation labs (no matter the label) as something that verges on retail fad. New Efforts.

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Retailers Find New Innovation Fuel Against Amazon

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No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we like to note when someone or some organization mounts a challenge to the eCommerce and logistical behemoth. High-End Retail. The battle for Amazon retail supremacy also involves pets. Retail Challenge.

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Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza To Compete With Amazon

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Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores. The company is aiming to compete directly with Amazon , which launched its online Brazilian operations in 2012.

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Retail Sales Decline In February As Consumers Curb Spending

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Retail sales fell in February, as consumers curbed their spending and the stimulus from the tax cuts began to disappear. According to the Commerce Department’s monthly retail sales report, retail and food services sales for February declined 0.2 The news outlet reported economists forecast retail sales to increase 0.3

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No-Deal Brexit Could Cause Grey Market Retail ‘Explosion’

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retail expert. In 2012, for instance, clothing from Abercrombie & Fitch showed up for sale on Indian websites despite the fact that the brand didn’t officially have a presence in the country per the report. In the case of a no-deal Brexit, an “explosion” in grey market goods could occur per a U.K.

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