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JANUARY 15, 2021

The holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of the year for the retail industry. Brick-and-mortar merchants and online retailers alike often rely on end-of-year sales to generate up to 40 percent of their annual revenues and start the new year on a positive note. A notable $730 billion in U.S. Keeping Companies Safe.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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MARCH 29, 2017

Online retailers just got a new tool in the fight against identity theft and fraud. XOR Data Exchange , Austin-based data and analytics startup, just recently introduced a new resource for online retailers to fight the account takeovers as the number data breaches that include account login credentials grows.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Cox Automotive has released its Complete Retail online experience, and Pinterest is introducing an augmented reality (AR) try-on tool to help users with testing and comparing eye shadow. Cox Automotive Launches End-To-End Car Retail Experience. which is based in Georgia.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

London-based online retailer ASOS offers a new feature, “See My Fit,” that allows shoppers to see how over 800 items would look on up to 16 specific body types, the Mirror reported. The “See My Fit” virtual body types are represented by models sizes 4 to 18 and 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 9 inches tall.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The bank also processed record-breaking online and mobile payment transactions on Cyber Monday, up nearly 25 percent over 2019. Because of the pandemic, shoppers shifted to online shopping for both discretionary goods and everyday spending. Morgan, said in a blog post on Friday (Dec.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Birkenstock is said to be in discussions for a sale to CVC Capital Partners, while Cognira has released its AI Promotion Solution. Cognira Rolls Out AI Promotion Suite For Retailers. Cognira, the retail artificial intelligence technology firm, has launched its AI Promotion Solution.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Some retailers are just excellent about telling stories about themselves and about the products that they're selling,” Taylor told PYMNTS. If brands want to get online, and you want to have something that looks bespoke, that’s typically going to mean paying a developer or paying an agency quite a bit of money.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Social media image-sharing platform Pinterest is introducing an augmented reality (AR) try-on tool to help users assess and compare eyeshadow. . The roll-out follows the success of Pinterest’s try-on tool for lipstick, which was launched last year. 22) press release. “The 22) press release.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to modify ideas around how we shop and pay, consumers and B2B buyers are also making choices about where to shop: online or in-store? Now there are signals that a physical retail rebound is forming up. Another example is Amazon, whose touchless retail concepts give a good look at in-store experiences to come. “Of

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Google Cloud is rolling out Product Discovery Solutions for Retail, a new suite of services that will use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help eCommerce firms deliver personalized consumer experiences during a shopping journey’s initial phase. "As Vision API Product Search.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Online food delivery platform Grubhub is providing restaurants with new tools for commission-free orders as the second wave of the pandemic triggers new dining room closures and capacity restrictions. . The Direct Order Toolkit offers three fee-free solutions to help eateries handle delivery and pickup orders placed online.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

As the pandemic continues to move shopping online, Google is adding new tools to make its Shopping tab more competitive and robust so users will know they’re getting the best deals. Integration with Google Lens will help buyers find products similar to what they have or like something they found online. Verified U.S.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Brick-and-mortar commerce has rebounded in recent months, but consumers are still heading online for many of their purchases, maintaining trends set in the early months of the pandemic. trillion opportunity for eCommerce retailers. trillion opportunity for eCommerce retailers. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

In brick-and-mortar, retailers are overestimating demand for buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) , but they are underestimating demand for delivery. 9.95 : Monthly price of Flowcode’s Pro, a QR code tool for small businesses and restaurants. Data: $276M : Amount that the Tastemaker SPAC received through its IPO on Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While the comeback has not yet resulted in higher new vehicle sales, Comscore reported this week that online new vehicle shopper interest has rebounded from its lowest point during the pandemic. Comscore also says the used car online marketplace has spiked during the pandemic. In August 2020 over 1.3

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MARCH 31, 2020

While the online car sales business has struggled like most non-essential retailers amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are signs of life, according to new research from automotive digital solutions provider Cars.com. Shoppers are handling price negotiations (48 percent) and financing (42 percent) online. automotive industry.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are starting to play a bigger role in retail, foreshadowing what’s to come in the new decade of the 2020s. According to PYMNTS research , AI and ML are blurring the divide between online and in-store shopping, and bringing an all-new human element into retail. Role of Data.

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MAY 7, 2020

The new payment tool was designed for small businesses looking to move from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, the news service reported. As COVID-19 has forced shutdowns and social distancing, web sales have been on the rise, and many entrepreneurs are moving their business models online.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Shopping has always been highly visual , and online shopping is no different. 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 are taking note of this and are thus implementing related tools.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Amazon is on track to invest upwards of $15 billion this year in new tools to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) grow and succeed, according to a press release. . To aid SMBs, 150 new tools have been launched since the beginning of the year, the company announced on Thursday (Aug 22).

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MARCH 26, 2020

Cross-currency money transfer firm Western Union has announced the launch of Digital Location, a new tool that enables people to send money from home. Due to limited services via retail locations in some areas impacted by restricted movement guidelines, we are seeing increased demand for our online services.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Small business software firm Womply is rolling out its cybersecurity solution designed to safeguard companies’ online presence, the company announced on Wednesday (Aug. “Increasingly, the most damaging threats to revenue for small businesses are found online,” said Womply President Cory Capoccia in a statement.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Fillz, an online tool for booksellers, is shuttering after 16 years, according to reports. We made this decision to focus more resources on developing tools and services for sellers on the AbeBooks marketplace. Fillz is a division of AbeBooks, a company purchased by Amazon in 2008. AbeBooks acquired Fillz in 2006. “We

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JUNE 9, 2020

Physical brick-and-mortar retail was suffering long before the pandemic. Consider the findings of a PYMNTS consumer survey , where 42 percent of consumers are engaging in even the most routine activities online, and as much as $158 billion in brick-and-mortar sales are moving to digital channels.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Microsoft has released a new a new tool to help businesses manage their brands online, according to a report by CNBC. The product is called Dynamics 365 Commerce, and it’s part of Microsoft’s increased competition with Amazon in the online commerce space.

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MAY 26, 2020

Faire said: “This has raised a common question for brands and retailers: How can we safely connect and continue doing business under this new set of risks?”. Today, the company announced that it is offering “new digital trade-show tools” beginning in July. Retailers can ask questions through live chat.”.

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MAY 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a noted effect on how several industries can operate and interact with their customers during this time including retail stores, movie theaters and casinos. There is one sticking point online casinos need to fix, however, and that is the speed at which consumers receive their winnings.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 20, 2019

Citizens Bank is generating one-third of its mortgage applications online, thanks to a suite of tools the company rolled early this year and a partnership with San Francisco-based fintech firm Blend.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The tool also gives full management to facilities managers and eliminates paperwork, according to the announcement. Other functions include a connected online shopping capability that comprises popular retailers for facilities management, according to the announcement.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? According to a new report from PwC titled “Retail Banking 2025 and Beyond” (see sidebar), the retail banking industry is undergoing tremendous change—but, of course, community bankers already know that.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Canadian global point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce firm Lightspeed is teaming up with Silicon Valley payments platform Stripe to advance in-store and online payments for retailers and restaurants in the U.S. Restaurants and retailers will be able to process in-store payments and personalize readers with their own branding. . “The

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

The need for online retailers and brands to be vigilant in the face of fraud becomes more pressing by the day — but additional authentication measures can create friction on the consumer’s end, which has a nasty habit of reducing conversion rates. We return back to retailers a risk indicator — high, medium or low,” Bonin said. “If

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

In a roundup of today’s top retail stories: The automotive market continues its comeback with a digital spin, conversational commerce is the next big pandemic-fueled trend, and Tiffany said that its preliminary sales results for August and September 2020 are positive. Automotive Continues Comeback Leading With Digital-First Tools.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 24, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – It is not everyday that a new tool for banking at the infrastructure level is introduced, but that is exactly what Finspace has unveiled today. The new tool, a beta of which is being made available today, is called Finspace, and it serves as a pipeline between banks and businesses for the exchange of […].

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

In Toronto, a new service called DMS ShopHERE , powered by the Schulich School of Business, aims to help small companies and artists move their businesses online. The aim of the program is to help build 3,000 online stores by the end of August.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

The 31st instantiation of the the annual poll of consumer desires indicated that retailers should be getting ready to batten down their eCommerce hatches, because a wave of customers will soon be upon them. Consumers are also planning to spend more of their budget online than ever. The parking lots will still be full for some reason.

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