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Retailers Rethink Store Concepts, Digital Strategies Amid New Realities

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Nordstrom , the Seattle-based fashion retailer, has aggressively pursued changes in both its in-store presentation to customers and its drive to improve its omnichannel approach with changes to its digital operations. The company also launched a new co-branded Visa rewards card with Alliance Data.

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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

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Whether it be a personal loan or accounts receivable from credit cards, to get your money faster and control of your destiny means a ton,” he said. He uses 1990s Walmart as an example of a dominant global incumbent that went about its business while a startup from Seattle called Amazon exploded into the online retailing scene.

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QSRs Battle For US Sales With Online Delivery And Payments

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“The ubiquity of mobile and credit card payments is enabling us to begin an exploration of cashless stores in the U.S,” Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said during a recent earnings report. “By Already, a cashless store concept is already up and running in a Seattle pilot.

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