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New Report: SMS-Based Outreach Helps Merchants Authenticate Consumers, Boost Online Sales

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Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For more on these and other onboarding items, download this month’s Tracker. . About The Tracker.

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon?s Prime Time?

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Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. Another had an offer with a promo code to get $10 off my first online order, which would be delivered free to my front door in two hours or less once I linked my Prime account to Whole Foods. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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Why The Mobile Shopping Experience Needs Retail

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But, while more consumers are heading to mobile retail channels, the personal experience and ability to touch and preview items in-person offered by physical stores still holds allure for roughly 70 percent of shoppers. People aren’t [going] online anymore — they’re online all day,” Schambach said.

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Building An Online Brand, In Real Life (#IRL)

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But, according to Randy Shuken, founder and CEO of Qüero — a high-fashion, handmade footwear and clothing retailer — when it comes to products like clothes and shoes, customers often want to see, feel and try on products. These [pop-up shops] give customers a sense of security that they will get what they paid for.”.

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NEW REPORT: Nailing Omnichannel To Find Offline Success?

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From responsive mobile websites to on-demand offerings, consumers are increasingly demanding that retailers, both online and in the real world, cater to their needs in the moment. . And Boston Dynamics is working on their own robotic delivery system, which it showed off at this past April’s TED 2017 conference.

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How Merchants Stay Ahead Of The ‘Curb’ 

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A number of major retailers have already adopted processes that let customers stay strapped in their seatbelts while receiving state-of-the-art service. Major retailer Walmart finally unveiled the Walmart Pay app, a QR code-powered solution that will allow mobile users to pay with their smartphones. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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The Big Bucks Behind Sleep (Or Lack Thereof)

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The pods set up shop in places where the nap-needing tend to gather – university campuses and office spaces being their two main sweet spots – and offer the chance to book a 20-minute to two-hour nap online or on mobile with a few clicks or taps. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016. But does it really work?

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