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Payments 2016: The Year Of Online And In-Store Convergence Via Mobile

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PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Online And In-Store Convergence Via Mobile. In 2016, we saw the first significant change in that dynamic.

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PYMNTS’ Matchmaker Recipe Guide For 2016

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For more brands try to build successful matchmaking business than actually succeed — because actually succeeding in matchmaking is almost unfathomably hard. We’re interested in really re-conceptualizing what a spending account is and what the user experience is for the value that people store in their spending accounts.

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Gear Commerce Throws Its Hat Into VR Retail Ring

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Ezio Magarotto, vice president of user experience design at Gear Commerce, said that this kind of support will quickly move from a luxury to a necessity as virtual reality grows alongside retailers’ abilities to harness it. . “In fact, we predict that vCommerce will grow to over $425 million in sales in 2016.

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Instagram’s High-Fashion Fakes Problem

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Particularly popular, according to the report, are Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Nike, Fendi and Balenciaga-branded items. That is a 171 percent increase from Ghost’s 2016 analysis. And, according to the 2018 Global Brand Counterfeiting Report , luxury fashion brands are a favored target. trillion every year.

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Are Retailers Missing Out On ‘Supershoppers?’

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As the 2016 holiday season quickly approaches, how can retailers keep up with the pace of these supershoppers? If the latest The State of the Mobile Experience Report from PointSource is any indication, then merchants may still have a long way to go.

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True Streamlining Of The Payment Process

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As eCommerce pushes its way onward and upward, retailers are continually looking for ways to protect consumer data while providing a quality commerce experience for all parties involved. Out of the $22.049 trillion in total retail sales around the world in 2016, eCommerce makes up $1.915 trillion, or 8.7 percent according to eMarketer.

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How J.Crew Is Dipping Into Amazon’s Waters

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Big brands have a complicated relationship with Amazon : The eCommerce retailer serves both as a potential competitor and as a retail partner that could open up new sales channels. Among others, J.Crew has joined the likes of Nike and Party City to become the latest brand to offer its products through the eCommerce site.

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