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Frightful Five: The Apple Update That Pays

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Amazon takes another swing at Etsy, Apple catches up in the proprietary Pay game and Facebook matriculates a new generation of social media users with its new Messenger product for kids — this and more of the latest news from the Frightful Five, just in case you missed it. It’s finally here: with the iOS 11.2

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Nike, Pepsi Lead The Year Of Direct To Consumer

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College-educated shoppers also outpace those with only high-school degrees or less, while bridge millennials, millennials and Generation Zers expressed greater interest than Gen-X and Baby Boomers did. Nike’s digital engagement goes beyond merely selling products online. Maybe it’s apples that don't even have bruises, but.

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Omnichannel No Longer An Option For Retail

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Particularly among younger consumers, the millennial and Gen Z “digital natives,” who, by the numbers, show a much greater affection for the physical store than their boomer parents and Gen X older siblings do. So why aren’t digital natives shopping digitally?

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What The Trendsetters Say About How We Will Pay Next Decade

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Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. consumers shop and pay — today and in the future.

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Back-To-School Season: The Second Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

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Back-to-school online search terms “grew significantly” compared to last year, showing the continued rise of mobile and eCommerce shopping trends, picking up steam in July and peaking in early August as the days begin to grow shorter and more and more minds turn to back to school, according to the report.

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Ninety-Two Percent Of Checkout-Savvy Merchants Use Reviews To Drive Conversions

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And one-third of eCommerce shoppers will not purchase an item online unless it has positive reviews from customers, according to Power Reviews CEO Matt Moog. Online shoppers love free shipping, especially around the holidays. . Live online chat has been a part of retail strategy for a long time for some merchants.

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Google, Amazon, Facebook, And Apple Are Giving The Beauty Industry A Makeover

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While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Amazon and Apple have both launched their own virtual assistants. Looking ahead.

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