PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail game. A growing number of retailers are leveraging the technology to entice customers with a “try before you buy” shopping experience, having already been adopted by several big names in retail, including the likes of Walmart and Target.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Retailers are facing a personalization paradox. Fifty-three percent of consumers want retailers to respect their anonymity in 2020; at the same time 61 percent want more personalization in marketing, messaging and promotions. Other surveys reinforce the need for personalization at retail.

Retail 202

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Luxury and upscale retail are undergoing some significant changes as the holiday shopping season kicks off and a new decade approaches. The retailer recently delivered earnings that beat analysts’ expectations for the recently completed financial quarter, even as its net sales declined year over year. Social Retail.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

The ongoing pandemic (COVID) has forced the fashion industry to vamp up the technologies which can make people safer as well as give [customers] an enriching experience. The fashion Industry is seen as one of the most competitive markets where something which is trending today may find itself in the corner the next day.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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San Francisco Retail social media Marketing 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Retailers put together window displays and signs to create enticing storefronts, engage customers via social media and send printed ads through the mail. If they don’t, they’re forced to spend time and energy on additional marketing strategies to recruit the next batch of new customers. Unattended Loyalty .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. Already, retailers, telecoms and others are mapping out that 5G AR future (and beyond). Snap’s Efforts. The Rise Of AR.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

eCommerce’s rise has only made designing retail showrooms more complex, however. Merchants need to bridge this gap as digital connectivity pushes the retail world’s boundaries. Companies need all the tools they can get to keep consumers engaged in the competitive retail environment. The Rise of Visual Search.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Regardless of whether you think it’s a good idea for the market or a legal misstep, the T-Mobile and Sprint merger is going to put 5G on a faster track. Exactly how fast the technology will be a consumer factor depends on the prognosticator you subscribe to. But one thing is clear. 5G also makes video chat viable.

Retail 163

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

Earlier this month, Saks Fifth Avenue President Marc Metrick told CNBC that the luxury retailer didn’t need fancy artificial intelligence (AI) to help it succeed in the industry, despite the tectonic shift thrusting every other retailer into reliance on such technologies. Even Saks and Neiman Marcus have made their concessions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

That’s why marketers will be leveraging mobile in their holiday shopping strategies this year, with new and creative strategies that focus more on omnichannel solutions and less on generic mobile coupons. EMarketer also found that nearly two-thirds of millennial internet users searched social networks for coupons in the third quarter of 2015.

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Mobile Marketing Survey Marketing Strategies 188

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. With each passing decade, the buying patterns of teens undoubtedly and unequivocally see a shift alongside the advances in technology.

Retail 127

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Bank Innovation

MAY 3, 2017

Facebook is the key to online traffic—but most small businesses run to the social media king to drive in-store traffic, too. conducted by digital marketing technology company Netsertive. More than 40% of SMBs will turn to Facebook for a boost in in-store traffic, according to a survey of 250 SMBs across the U.S.,

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social media Study Survey Online 239

PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

But when it comes to the digital customer experience, retailers are playing catch-up. The issue is critical as retailers either move online or put more effort behind their eCommerce capabilities. Coming from AppDynamics , 95 percent of respondents said they have changed their digital technology priorities as a result of the pandemic.

Retail 144

Retail Customer Experience social media User Experience 144

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

Branding 101

Branding Retail social media Houston 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. With each passing decade, the buying patterns of teens undoubtedly and unequivocally see a shift alongside the advances in technology.

Retail 114

Retail social media Online Mobile 114

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media platforms. The firm chose a Kenyan brand, Huddah Cosmetics , as the first social commerce merchant on its Mula service to roll out the platform.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Retailers are dutifully speaking with their payment service providers (PSPs) and industry partners to adhere to these shifts, but they must also keep their customers’ experiences in mind. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Retailers And Data’s Role .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

We all know — and keep hearing almost ad nauseam — all about how the rise of online shopping is changing the very face of the retail industry and consumer habits. But what is that “changing face of retail” actually going to look like in a few years? How influential will mobile and social media be to their purchasing habits?

Retail 100

Retail social media Branding Online 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

To say that the retail industry is going through a minor transformation right now would be an understatement. While several store closings and bankruptcy filings have been reported over the past year, the retail news cycle hasn’t exactly painted an inspiring image for the future of retail.

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social media Retail Branding Innovation 195

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. Already, retailers, telecoms and others are mapping out that 5G-augmeneted reality future (and beyond). Snap’s Efforts.

Retail 100

Retail social media Video Mobile 100

Perficient

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Many retail or consumer goods businesses have had to switch from traditional, in-person shopping experiences to digital buying. Modern consumers hyper-adopt and hyper-abandon brands because many of the products they shop for are available at another retailer. Offering a loyalty program to your customers is necessary.

Customer Experience 309

Customer Experience social media Branding Retail 309

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It’s the big stage for retailers, the holiday shopping season – when all the consumer world is watching (and, merchants and payments providers hope, buying more than they did last year). Put the finishing touches on those late-year marketing plans. Technology can also ruin the holiday party in other ways. Traffic Woes.

Retail 129

Retail social media Online Taxes 129

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2017

The digital retail revolution is well underway. Fusing technology into in-store experiences has officially gone mainstream, and retailers are looking for ways to go beyond the traditional mobile app. How much has AI affected the digital retail revolution and what’s next for it?

Retail 212

Retail Customer Experience Study Online 212

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

It’s nearly impossible to find a day where money isn’t flowing between retailers and consumers. With today’s economy becoming increasingly more connected over the past decade, there have been various forms of technology solutions developed along the way to assist in streamlining smart devices.

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social media Payments Retail Branding 123

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Innovation has been a welcome development for retailers in the pandemic. On Friday (July 31), the company opened a new concept store in Shenzhen, China, which is an important market for the brand. On Friday (July 31), the company opened a new concept store in Shenzhen, China, which is an important market for the brand.

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social media Retail Innovation Branding 125

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

One publication that’s helping to further evolve the publishing world when it comes to content marketing is Good Housekeeping. The 132-year-old magazine has taken content marketing to a new level following the hiring of its new Editor-in-Chief, Jane Francisco, just four years ago.

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Marketing social media Branding Technology 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

In the latest of a string of outages as of the beginning of March, Robinhood Markets Inc. The financial technology company is regarded for helping to make trading in vogue with millennials, Reuters reported. “We The trading app also went down on March 9, as the markets dropped and shuttered momentarily for the first time as of 1997.

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social media Millennials Marketing Financial Technology 174

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Berlin-based fashion retailer Lesara prides itself on thinking differently about apparel and being on trend. It calls its approach “agile retail” and it believes something different about who should set the course when it comes to deciding what is “in.” Agile retail is a model that will free us from time-consuming fashion shows.

Retail 100

Retail Trends Big Data social media 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

To help improve the retail shopping and shipping experience, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is catching on with big-box retailers in the U.S. AR could be on the cusp of having its moment, as a large brick-and-mortar retailer has fresh plans to appeal to shoppers willing to test out the technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers are currently enjoying heightened interest from businesses, consumers and merchant partners, leading to market growth and new funding for many industry startups. Some have become so popular that they even have fan pages on social media platforms. BNPL Could Solve Mobile Shopping Hardships .

Mobile 130

Mobile social media Retail Study 130

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

A new generation of retailers are making use of these new forms of customer data, and applying advanced technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to anticipate the types of products their customers will want to buy. It’s that certain retailers are not paying close enough attention to consumer preferences.

Retail 117

Retail Data social media Google 117

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

“So it’s no surprise that Instagram is making moves to replicate TikTok’s most popular features — especially in areas where TikTok hasn’t already amassed a strong foothold, like Brazil,” says social media fan site Later. “In In practice, that means turning customers into influencers via a social selling technology platform.

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social media Video Branding Online 257

FICO

MAY 18, 2023

The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience. Currently, Dock has 250 clients that use FICO technologies to fight fraud.

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Fraud Technology social media Innovation 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Despite that fact, however, eight of the retailer’s top 10 best-selling brands are Revolve private label, which according to its latest SEC filing provide 27 percent of the firm’s revenue. million unique visitors come to shop its wares each month — and make a move on the public markets. Worth it to Revolve?

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