PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Dozens of retailers, from Dick’s Sporting Goods to Walmart , have added contactless shopping services, and it’s caught on. The number of orders placed online and picked up at stores surged 208 percent between April 1 and April 20 compared to a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics, CNBC reported. Last week, Texas Gov.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. While stores were closed, Fleet Feet saw tremendous growth in its online business. The retailer’s primary communications vehicle is email.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In an organized retail crime (ORC) survey, the National Retail Federation found that 92 percent of respondents were victims of the practice in the past year. These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day.”. And shoppers can be even more negligent at self-checkouts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And into the mix this week drops Macy’s — the latest in a string of the biggest names in retail to get on the stick with its own unique contribution to holiday retail hiring. But this year, Macy’s is trying out a new version of the hiring process with a national hiring holiday on Sept.

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JULY 2, 2020

The events include a virtual camp called Camp by Walmart and a drive-in movie theater experience in conjunction with Tribeca Enterprises that will change the retailer’s parking lots into outdoor movie theaters per an announcement. The retailer will launch the experience in places throughout the nation for 320 overall screenings.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. In New Jersey and Mississippi, DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail allows players to bet for major U.S. and Australia. .”

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

As the nation faces gradual reopenings in all 50 states over the next few weeks, U.S. Amazon had already announced a few weeks ago that it would delay the company’s annual Prime Day from its regular July date, but only confirmed this week that the event would be happening at all. They especially stocked up online.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Saks Fifth Avenue CEO Marc Metrick said luxury retail could be called “comfort food” for those mired in pandemic-related stress, CNBC reported. 21) during a virtual presentation at the National Retail Federation ’s Big Show event , CNBC reported. But online sales spiked from 12 percent to 23 percent year over year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

In a press release, Amazon said it teamed up with Enterprise Nation , which supports more than 90,000 U.K. small businesses, to launch Clicks and Mortar, a new program that helps small businesses grow in-store and online. It also provides free digital training at Amazon Academy events to be held in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

When it comes to the ramifications for the retail industry, a Deloitte study found that 56 cents of every dollar spent in retail stores today is influenced by digital interactions. As such, it would behoove retailers to invest wisely in incorporating social media strategies into their overall marketing campaigns. together.

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BankInovation

JUNE 3, 2020

9 and 10 online. This premier industry event will feature virtual booths, […]. Bank Innovation is proud to announce the Bank Innovation Build 2020 Virtual Experience, designed to provide industry professionals the insights, strategies and best practices to propel their innovation teams to success.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As the term entered common parlance by the early 1990s, recent events now have many wondering if there’s any future for Black Friday super-sales. As Scott Rankin, principal and national consumer and retail strategy leader with KPMG US, told the Tribune , "with everything that's going on, there may be no Black Friday at all.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Inmar Intelligence , one of the leaders in digital couponing, reported last week that enrollment in digital coupon programs among the top 30 percent of national grocery chains has grown 93 percent year over year since March 1. Now is not the time for CPGs and food retailers to back away from promotional activity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. Small tobacco retailers can therefore struggle to build visibility among consumers when entering new markets.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Major retailers are stepping in to fill the void left by Toys R Us: Walmart , in particular, is growing its toy assortment by 30 percent in its brick-and-mortar stores, and by 40 percent online. To that end, the retailer is rolling out “thousands” of additional items to give customers more options.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Welcome to the beginning of holiday shopping 2020 – or so the media and key retailers have deemed it. But as the most active and consequential retail week of this year arrives, questions still abound as to how much consumers will spend, what they are buying and who they are buying for. According to Coresight Research , 26.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Shopify , an eCommerce company, hosted its first virtual event for members of its global community, the Canadian firm announced Wednesday (May 20). This is a difficult time to be an entrepreneur — the retail landscape is shifting under our feet, and the old way of doing things no longer works,” Shopify said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Despite the ongoing pandemic, retail holiday sales were 8.3 percent higher in 2020 than in 2019, surprising even the National Retail Federation (NRF). Despite unprecedented challenges, consumers and retailers demonstrated incredible resilience this holiday season,” said NRF President Matthew Shay in a statement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

It was the first immunity passport — paper, of course — and permitted travelers in or out of certain nations. Now, along comes COVID, and the notion of a dynamic digital immunity passport is being taken as seriously as passports of nationality. For example, Ticketmaster is mulling a COVID immunity-proof system for events.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Outdoor apparel retailers are reinventing their brick-and-mortar spaces to connect with customers by making stores into destinations that offer experiences. In the updated retail space, the company said, customers will “immediately feel The North Face heritage and experience the brand’s values.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

His ringing endorsement of the luxury goods market, released yesterday as his annual letter to shareholders , was a clarion call to the frontlines of retailing during a decidedly difficult time. It had to close stores, like most non-essential retail, during the pandemic. Will luxury move online?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The eCommerce retailer has reportedly entered into a relationship with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s Digital Currency Research Institute. JD won’t be the only online shopping company to work with the PBoC to bring cryptocurrency to the country.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

But for all the glories of summer — long days, vacations and a built-in excuse to substitute ice cream for any actual meal — summer does have one asterisk for retailers in the U.S. So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? However, across the U.S. Strange, but not necessarily bad.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Omnicommerce usually refers to where and how retailers sell their products, not necessarily who they choose to sell them with. From office supplies and communal workspaces to new ways to pay for concert tickets, more barriers to siloed retail activity are falling every day to the onslaught of retail partnerships.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

13-14, online merchants in America and beyond are preparing for the earliest, most aggressive selling season ever. With more and more commerce going online, he said, it will also be increasingly important for sellers to process a higher number of returns and chargebacks and to quickly settle customer disputes. Time To Go Global.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The new license from Ireland’s financial services watchdog will let it provide its services throughout 26 European nations. More than 3 million retailers harness its technology. SumUp has been active in Ireland as of 2012 and has introduced digital payments to thousands of companies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The first Giving Tuesday officially kicked off in 2012, the product of a collaboration between the 92nd Street Y in New York and the United Nations Foundation in the hope that several days of purchasing for themselves and their loved ones would inspire consumers to give back more broadly. Will that number go up again this year?

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The gloves are off in the retail landlord leasing battle, with Simon Property Group now suing mall tenants who aren’t paying their rent. On Tuesday (July 14), the country’s biggest retail real estate investment trust filed a lawsuit against Eddie Bauer for $6.2 Other retail real estate analysts are a bit more optimistic.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

“Black Friday is not quite the epic event it used to be,” Johnson said in an interview with Bloomberg. adults plan to shop on “Super Saturday” for holiday presents, spending an average of $173 in-store and online. And Johnson said that retailers should be happy about what day Christmas happens to fall on this year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. The news comes as a new Indian equalization measure came into existence in 2020 that puts a 2 percent tax on every digital transaction that foreign online shopping firms conduct.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

The jewelry retailer promised to provide a free virtual wedding tool for 1,000 couples. The online platform will let couples make a personalized wedding experience that the retailer says will closely resemble that of an event that takes place in person. Last week, PYMNTS reported that Jared debuted #LoveCantWait.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

As more firms worldwide push for workers to hunker down from home in order to fend off the spread of the coronavirus, people are advised to be vigilant of online fraudsters. . In the event that someone does fall victim to a phishing attempt, they should look to report this to Action Fraud as soon as possible.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

Phillips Edison & Company , a fully integrated real estate firm with a national platform of grocery-anchored shopping centers, released its industry insights on trending themes for retail shopping centers this week at ICSC’s RECon event in Las Vegas. The retail industry at large continues to step-up their game,” said Conway.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

However, as more age-restricted products move online, robust and seamless digital age verification takes on more importance, a trend that promises to grow in the coming few years. a national push is afoot to raise the minimum age throughout the country to 21 for tobacco purchases. Reduce Sales To Minors. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Retailers are starting to tap into the camera,” said Ted Mann, CEO of visual search technology provider Slyce. They expect the retailers to be able to support it.”. Slyce is working with retail partners to embrace events outside the store and developing new kiosk technology to work within the store.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

As more firms worldwide push for workers to hunker down from home in order to fend off the spread of the coronavirus , people are advised to be vigilant of online fraudsters, according to Compliance Week. Online retailers have to be wary of scams centering around the deadly coronavirus as it now makes its way across the world.

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