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RILA On How United States Retailers Are Responding To Changing Privacy Rules

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Retailers are dutifully speaking with their payment service providers (PSPs) and industry partners to adhere to these shifts, but they must also keep their customersexperiences in mind. Personalized experiences require merchants to have access to data — a crucial resource in helping them distinguish themselves from competitors.

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Today In Payments: Inspire Brands To Buy Dunkin' For $11.3B; US Personal Income Increase Beats Forecasts

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In today’s top news, Inspire Brands is buying Dunkin’ for $11.3 That Its Brands Can Run on Dunkin’. After speculations last week, private equity-backed Inspire Brands will buy Dunkin' and bring it private for $11.3 After speculations last week, private equity-backed Inspire Brands will buy Dunkin' and bring it private for $11.3

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How Chubbies Went From A Cult Fave To A Highly Imitated Brand

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There are brands that claim to take the customer experience to the max — and then there are brands that redefine what exactly the max means. Chubbies takes its customer community seriously, and it makes it very clear that this is well beyond a marketing ploy. Chubbies is among the latter. As a result, the 5.5

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Pandemic Continues To Dull Allure Of Luxury Goods

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Despite some signs of improvement this month, LVMH , the world’s biggest luxury goods group, admitted that its brick-and-mortar sales were erased by lockdowns across Europe and the United States in recent months, and that an immediate turnaround was unlikely. “We billion in 2020, compared to $62.4 billion in 2019.

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Amazon Will Close All U.S. Pop-Up Stores In Retail Review

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Amazon will shutter all 87 of its pop-up stores in the United states by the end of next month, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The move would end the proliferation of the small shops in malls, Kohl’s stores and Whole Foods in 21 states. Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market and its 460 stores about two years ago.

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Consumers Emote More Than Retailers Think

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Apparently, while it may seem like a no-brainer, consumers are both happy and loyal when brands deliver on what they feel they were promised from a retailer. According to a new but annual study by InMoment, brands underestimate the emotional impact of breaking promises. Bottom line?

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

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Walgreens , in one case, is making Alipay available as a payment option at thousands of pharmacies across the United States. Walgreens is no stranger to the Chinese market – or Alibaba: In September , the retailer unveiled the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global. Apparel brand GUESS?,

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