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FTI Says US Online Retail Sales Likely To Surpass $1 Trillion By 2027

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The business advisory firm FTI Consulting has forecasted that online retail sales in the United States will top $1 trillion by 2027 , CNBC reports. The firm expects eCommerce to grow from the current figure, $445 billion, as consumers continue to move away from traditional retailers.

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Innovative Approaches To Retail, Digital Payments And Healthcare 

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The rise in online shopping amid the pandemic is making digital payment options essential to healthy cash flow. And shoppers want technology solutions like self-checkout in post-COVID-19 retail environments, while healthcare companies are teaming with pharmacies to provide patients with access to primary care clinics.

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Retailers Team With Providers For eCommerce Payments’ Tear

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Online shopping is on a tear, and marketplaces are reaping the rewards. billion — online payments were completed in the U.S. In the post, Shopify wrote, “by accepting Venmo directly in your online store, users can complete their purchase in just a few clicks. The expected size of the digital payments industry by 2027 is $2.4

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Japan’s Mega Banks to Cut 33,000 Jobs

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Japan’s is Mizuho Bank is cutting 19,000 jobs by 2027, following in the footsteps of Nordea Bank, which last week announced it was cutting 6,000 jobs by 2020. Two other major banks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will also be cutting jobs over the next few years. A total of 33,000 […].

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Mercari Acquires Rival Marketplace App Origami

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The country is “one of the most heavily cash-dependent economies in the world” and the government now intends to move consumers away from a traditional reliance on cash and double the cashless payments transactional rates to 40 percent by the year 2027.

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Walmart India Head Upbeat About eCommerce Prospects

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According to a report in Money Control citing Iyer, the executive expects the online retailing market to see growth of six times to reach 12 percent during the next decade. Around 40 percent of total consumption by 2027 from the current 27 percent will be from the middle class,” Iyer said.

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Report: Social Commerce Market Reaches $89B

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Regardless of what happens with the sale of TikTok, social commerce could become a retail factor to reckon with in Q4, and is definitely ready for its close-up in 2021. billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 31.4 In fact a new report puts the global market for social commerce at $89.4 billion this year and says it will reach $604.5

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