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Physical And Digital Retail Unite For The New In-Store Experience

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Now there are signals that a physical retail rebound is forming up. presidential election in the rearview mirror and 2021 right around the corner, a new shift is underway: the slow but certain move back to shopping inside retail stores — an experience that people still crave for the experiential joy it brings. With the U.S.

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Flexible Payment Plans Promise Merchant Growth In 2021

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shoppers who have used BNPL options are between the ages of 18 and 34, putting them in the millennial and Generation Z categories. A Look At BNPL Solutions’ Growth During The Holiday Season And What It Means For 2021. Research also shows that BNPL methods are proving especially appealing to younger consumers and parents.

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Deep Dive: Visual Search As The Next Retail Battleground

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eCommerce’s rise has only made designing retail showrooms more complex, however. Merchants need to bridge this gap as digital connectivity pushes the retail world’s boundaries. Companies need all the tools they can get to keep consumers engaged in the competitive retail environment. The Rise of Visual Search.

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BNPL Is Poised To Light Up The COVID Holidays With Affordability

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Debatably the most impactful payments innovation of recent years — and that’s saying something — BNPL is having a massive impact on retail, as evidenced by the proliferation of brands and the steady flow of venture capital to players that are defining the space. Bridge Millennials Crossing Over To BNPL. percent of bridge millennials.”

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Target Pilots Buy Now Pay Later With Sezzle

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Sezzle , the installments payments platform, will be working on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services with Target , a press release says, which will test how the popular payment trend works with the retail giant's operations.

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The Newly Digital Consumer That 2020 Created 

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Or will newly digitized consumers spend 2021 fighting with the last of the analog holdouts ? 52% : Portion of customers who have made a purchase with new retailers since the pandemic began. 55% : Share of millennials who are interested in giving digital gift cards this year.

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ThredUP And The Resale Retail Revolution

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Resale retail is a rapidly exploding business — particularly if one happens to be in the business of reselling clothes. According to thredUP’s most recent resale retail report, annually resale retail clocks in as a $40 billion industry, 49 percent of which ($18 billion) alone is apparel sales. We doubt it.

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