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Physical Retail Isn’t Dead – The Physical Store Model Is

PYMNTS

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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Mastercard Partners With Four Retailers For Pay By Bank App

PYMNTS

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. ’s Faster Payments service to give users the option of paying for goods with their bank account.

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Why the branch banking controversy will continue

Celent Banking

For starters, retail banks serve a diverse market with diverse needs and preferences. Celent looked at a dozen other retail categories and couldn’t find a single one (except banks) that grew store density over the same period. Just the reverse happened, even though digital commerce remains less than 20% of total retail sales.

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Amazon Offers Prime Members Restaurant Delivery

PYMNTS

The restaurant delivery business is booming, with TechCrunch reporting that more than $1 billion was invested in the industry in 2014. The amazing user experience on Amazon platforms is the best, and we want to associate ourselves with the best in the industry.”

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Interior Define’s Omnichannel Approach To Furniture Design

PYMNTS

And after two years of working to build relationships — and designing a supply chain that abandoned the “build it and then warehouse it forever” model — Interior Define was ready to launch in 2014. The plan from our perspective was to create a user experience online first that would enable shoppers to easily customize a piece,” said Royer.

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Interior Define’s Omnichannel Approach To Home Furnishings

PYMNTS

And after two years of working to build relationships – and designing a supply chain that abandoned the “build it and then warehouse it forever” model – Interior Define was ready to launch in 2014.

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Amid Blockchain And Robotics Hype, Corporate Lenders Still Start With The Cloud

PYMNTS

It’s not only for consumers, though: Alternative lending firm Kabbage recently found that mobile lending is on the rise among small businesses, with a more than 360 percent increase in the number of SMB loans accessed via mobile device between April 2014 and February 2018.