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Why North American Merchants Are Adopting Alipay In-Store (And Online)

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The online platform, which enables those without a presence in the country to create virtual stores, is the biggest B2C marketplace for international and Chinese brands as well as retailers. Apparel brand GUESS?, for instance, partnered with Alipay to bring the payment option into select locations across its brands last year.

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Bringing “The Next Big Thing” To A New Group Of Consumers

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A trip around the floor at the annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, she noted, and one quickly realizes they are in a rather “testosterone-filled environment.”. And physical. Marie Claire opened its Next Big Thing pop-up concept shop in Manhattan’s SoHo district on September 23.

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Why Mobile Matters In Restaurant Payments

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There is a lot of opportunity to remove friction from the payments experience. But according to newly released research by the NRA (National Restaurant Association — or buns, not guns, as it is fond of saying), a third of restaurant operators say they are behind in tech use. What The Data Shows. But not for every establishment.

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Magento CEO On The ‘Other’ Omnichannel

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Prior to the announcement — which was made at Magento’s Imagine 2016 conference in Las Vegas — Mark Lavelle, CEO of Magento Commerce , spoke with MPD CEO Karen Webster about its new PaaS (Platform as a Service) model and its intended place in the evolution of cloud computing.

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Omnichannel, Sans Store

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Currently, more than 18 merchants on the list of top 25 eCommerce companies operate physical stores. While providing free returns and exchanges might be a pain point for some retailers, digital-only merchants like Zappos see it as an opportunity to work closely with their customers to fulfill their needs and, in turn, build brand loyalty. “We

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means

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For those keeping score at home tracking Amazon’s various attempts at automating and roboticized its operations, the scoreboard lit up this week an awful lot. The announcement was made by CEO of Worldwide Consumer Jeff Wilke on Wednesday (June 5) at the company’s “re:MARS” conference in Las Vegas. an hour.

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