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AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

New evidence of that — part of the broader trend of the existential changes in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, changes that are gaining more focus this month — comes from reports that stationery chain Papyrus is closing up shop. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. Total retail growth was 3.8

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Retailers in this space are also beginning to offer more payment methods and shopping channels, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on consumer behaviors is partly driving this shift. Providing diverse payment methods is therefore becoming as essential to retailers’ success as offering expansive product lines.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Here’s why: Traditionally users weren’t able to purchase items through social media platforms. Social influencers could promote brands through their channels and direct users to “swipe up” or click a link in their bio to purchase.

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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).

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JULY 20, 2017

One of the presentations I particularly enjoyed at the EFMA meeting was from Gürhan Çam, Senior Vice President- Digital Banking at DenizBank, Turkey. You will all know by now that I love the innovations in retail banking in Turkey, and Gürhan didn’t disappoint. First, there is the fastPay Wallet.

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APRIL 25, 2016

Forget private conversations, chatbots and customer service: Facebook Messenger could soon be delivering retail payments to its 900 million users. In June 2015, the social media titan dropped the requirement to have a Facebook account to use the service, a strong indication the two will become unbundled, so to speak. Here’s why.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

These are tough times to be tangible — as in brick-and-mortar, in retailing at least. The physical retailer is constrained by square footage, the hybrid retailer joining on an eCommerce platform less so, especially with the drop shipping. The upshot is that, through the drop-ship model, they do not need to hold more inventory.

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MAY 16, 2017

million), is a digital-first and more open strategy to all aspects of the retail lifecycle. The company has taken to social media via its Instagram account to push all of its initiatives forward. The company wants consumers to think of it as a companion throughout the recreational process and not just another store.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

shoppers have purchased clothing online for a social media shot, only to turn around and rapidly return it once the shot is posted. As online retailers have made it easier for customers to try on their clothes before making a final commitment, consumers have gotten increasingly comfortable taking them up on that offer.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

13 and 14 in this year of unpredictable and unprecedented retail happenings. While the bigger retailers can draft some momentum from the event, the issue of how small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can compete has never been more urgent. SMBs have a more intimate relationship with their customers that bigger retailers.

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MARCH 25, 2016

An inherent truth of the retail industry — that consumers, at the end of the day, wield the ultimate power in determining what products and companies succeed — can even be applied to entire business models.

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APRIL 17, 2020

At that time, as a nonessential retailer to most of the populous, it was closed down with the rest of the city as the virus took hold. The tech team that he worked with in the music business is the same one that he brought to HOL, and together they are responsible for the quick pivot into what he calls “virtual experiential retailing.”.

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MARCH 3, 2020

It noted in a social media post per the report, “Some shipping and logistics are experiencing longer waiting times for processing orders.” The arrangements may present challenges with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Chinese economy. Here are the latest updates on its impacts around the world.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The social media firm canceled the in-person component, which would have been held in California. There might still be video presentations on offer, along with local and live-streamed presentations. In separate news, Facebook called off its yearly F8 developers’ conference due to concerns over the Coronavirus.

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JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. According to Dasilva, the past decade-plus has brought three major payments revolutions, each of which shook the retail industry. There’s increasingly less middle ground between getting omnichannel right or fading into oblivion.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Over a year of research, development and beta testing, Shopkick Grocery was found to increase consumer basket sizes to $59 in grocery, drugstore and retail spend per trip versus the $32 national average. Retail brands and partners for Shopkick include Best Buy, Clorox, Nestle and Starbucks, among others. RFG’s “U.S.

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APRIL 2, 2020

This issue is present in almost every industry, as the $70.3 Banks can even harness external regulatory, trading and social media engagement data, all of which can be processed and analyzed to benefit their operations. billion spent on TV advertising in 2019 illustrates.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The holiday shopping season is kicking into high gear with retailers working aggressively to entice customers with deals and discounts. Fraudsters, sadly, are also taking notice and are looking to take advantage of heightened retail activity to steal data and goods. Around The Digital Fraud World.

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JULY 27, 2018

Consumers can then, in turn, use those dollars at millions of retail locations. FitPay chose that channel, as it can be challenging to find bitcoin users: Mainstream social media companies and ad venues have cut off crypto advertising for various reasons, for example. and president of FitPay, told PYMNTS.com in an interview.

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MARCH 17, 2016

Facing charges that it deceived consumers with paid ads that were presented as objective articles, Lord & Taylor has opted to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). “Consumers have the right to know when they’re looking at paid advertising.” ”

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Pre-pandemic, the answer was much clearer: Good influencers were usually young, attractive, stylish, well-traveled and so naturally charismatic that simply seeing them doing, wearing or eating something was enough to motivate their hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of social media followers to imitate their behavior.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Card-skimming devices hidden on gas station card readers or carefully integrated into ATMs used to be especially troubling for merchants and consumers, but retailers and financial institutions (FIs) have stepped up their measures to protect physical card readers in recent years. Safeguarding Card Details.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The latest earnings reports from Big Tech giants and social media platforms show that advertising spend is through the roof at present, after basically falling off the roof earlier this year. Per New York Times reporting , the social media titan’s core users are up 12 percent from a year earlier, with more than 1.82

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both buyers and sellers to transact with each other— or risk losing both sides to a waiting host of competitors. Fraud remains an ever-present challenge, however, and marketplaces worldwide are deploying new defenses.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Which adds up to a situation for food-related retailers looking to enter into the world of buying and selling sustenance. Social media accounts strongly indicate that consumers are on a constant hunt for newer, fresher and more unique dining experiences — but it is almost impossible for culinary innovators to make it into the marketplace.

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MARCH 25, 2016

Though every brick-and-mortar retailer and its grandmother are chattering about how nice it would be to have the same kind of personalization technology that makes online shopping so customizable, few have figured how to make it a seamless part of the shopping experience. Perhaps Adobe can help. ”That’s what we’re taking on.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

retailers incur $3.13 Now more comfortable with delivery, curbside pick-up and shoppable social media, these groups will only continue to increase their online buying habits. Having never run an eCommerce business before, they don’t know about the dangers of card-not-present fraud. We’re here to help them do just that.

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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.”. StyleSnap then will present recommendations for similar items on Amazon that match the look in the photo.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

However, he added, the tax implications should not exceed the cost and purpose of the present. “We While some corporate gift-buying services use artificial intelligence (AI) to sift through things like emails and social media to home in on the perfect gift, Salvione said personal choice is always preferred.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

From utilities to health care to washing machines, and yes, most recently presents and big screen TVs (Black Friday and beyond), wallets have been open and may stay open. And physical retail continued to show across the board weakness – net sales and brick and mortar stores was down 5.0 Consumer spending: The U.S.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Consumers may have to scroll through many social media channels or product reviews to make an informed decision, after all. Many consumers are not in the habit of scanning barcodes at their local supermarket or retailer to learn information about a product. Shping comes as brick-and-mortar retailers are struggling in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 15, 2019

In an interview that springboarded the findings of the Retail Innovation Readiness Index , published late last year, Nicky Koopman, vice president of content and value-added services at AEVI , stated that when it comes to apps, one maxim holds true: One size does not fit all. Laying The Groundwork. Ah, but how to get there?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Mladen Vladic, general manager of loyalty solutions at Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS ), said bridging the gap between a satisfied customer and a loyal one is a matter of urgency for firms across all verticals, but especially for retailers.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

It’s really important to treat the customers like friends,” said Rainer Castillo, founder of Chubbies, in a presentation at eTail West. “We Though they entered the working world to take on tech, retail and finance, the passion never died and by 2011 they were ready to start living the dream. So, it sent him to karate lessons.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

The advancements in AR and virtual reality (VR) that Tellerman touts have notably been popping up all over the retail ecosystem for the better part of 18 months. In fact, digital retail has recently begun discovering AR/VR in a big way, and home and interior design have turned out be an important sub-vertical. What’s Next.

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APRIL 13, 2016

All of this is an attempt to reverse over two years of stagnant sales, according to a recent article by Internet Retailer. The brand plans to increase the number of categories it offers online, with a focus on shoes, and expanding its social media activities to include new emerging platforms, including Snapchat, Cantino told IR.

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