365 Retail

MAY 17, 2022

Axerve, Payment Partner to Grow, specialising in creating accessible and frictionless payment solutions for Ecommerce and physical sales, today announces the release of a new white paper, ‘ New technologies and trends in digital payments in 2022 ’. Payment orchestration is a key tool for managing this increased complexity.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For shoppers, paying for the items they want is a necessary evil at best and a complicated chore at worst (especially online). That inherent distaste for the transaction phase is one reason payment companies are so eager to expand into other parts of the shopper journey. And with 50% of global spending in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Shopify has launched a number of new integrations aimed at helping retailers meet shoppers wherever they are — across social media, stores and in-person events. The Twitter Shopping ecosystem was created to enable Shopify merchants to utilize Twitter to drive conversions.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2023

As a business owner, negative reviews on your product or service can be distressing and damage your reputation and revenue, regardless of whether you are a beginner or an experienced entrepreneur with multiple exits. It also provides an opportunity to obtain additional feedback and improve your business processes.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Where customers used to move through an orderly progression of steps before making a purchase in stores, they now jump in and out of various stages of “awareness” and “consideration,” seemingly at random, throughout their digital day. “The said Michael Krans, VP of Retail Media at Macy’s at the IAB summit. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Since spinning off from eBay and going public for a second time in 2015, PayPal has expanded its reach well beyond that one digital marketplace to more than 30 million merchants worldwide. When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

As rival TikTok ramps up its shopping initiatives , Meta is streamlining its own commerce strategy to drive more in-platform shopping on Instagram and Facebook. A shift toward a new dynamic for Instagram and Facebook Shops will require companies to enable in-app checkout in order to offer a Shop on both sites.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

The rumor that every NRF speaker was contractually obligated to mention artificial intelligence (AI) at least once per presentation is definitely untrue, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that was the case because AI worked its way into almost every conversation and presentation at the 2024 NRF Big Show.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, retailers are now facing the challenge of capturing and maintaining market share and keeping their customers loyal. The good news is that since its global popularization in 2020, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has become a real game-changer for merchants looking to boost their business.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

What it didn’t have at that point was a streamlined, intuitive online checkout process — and that quickly became a major hindrance to the company’s DTC expansion plans. “We It was an involved, intense process. Once there’s a certain percentage of fraudulent orders, financial companies [can stop servicing you].”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

Uber is expanding Uber Eats’ services with new features such as the ability to place orders when grocery stores aren’t open for later delivery, live tracking of orders from store to door and easier product replacements. The upgrades are aimed at benefiting retailers as well as customers. and Costco. billion in February 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Customers will now be able to earn Stitch Fix credit for “gently worn” apparel items they give back to the brand via ThredUp ’s Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) functionality. Earlier this month , Stitch Fix reimagined its brand and customer experience following several years of weak sales and a shrinking customer base.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Google Pay will make buy now, pay later (BNPL) options available for online and mobile payments in the U.S. Google Pay has partnered with Affirm and Australia-based Zip and will begin offering their pay-in-four services on Android devices early in 2024. YoY and $2.5 billion more than last year, according to data from Adobe Analytics.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

To do so effectively, however, retailers need to optimise their payments ecosystems now to put in place the right framework for expansion in the future. This is due to a shift in consumer behaviour resulting from local lockdowns and social distancing guidelines, which drove customers to explore online shopping channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

AI fuels imagination, leading to a flood of ideas of how to enhance customer experiences, automate tasks and gain an edge in the market. Loyalty and Personalization in QSR AI can sort through and analyze massive amounts of data to deliver on-the-spot insights to personalize customer interactions.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2024

For example, some retailers are decreasing their affiliate commission payments in Q3 in order to “save” budget for the holiday shopping season; Shifting consumer behavior : Consumer preferences and shopping habits have evolved, requiring retailers to follow suit and shift strategies. Enhancing the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

based Amazon merchants at the end of January. Additionally, Amazon is adding a new feature to the Buy with Prime package that will enable merchants to display ratings and reviews from Amazon customers on their own online stores. But what we know is that it’s going to be a better customer experience for Prime members.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 20, 2024

By Fr éd éric Frizzarin, Head of Pre-Sales, Merchant Services at Worldline Retailers are having to navigate an increasingly complex payments acceptance landscape as the range of payments methods and ways a consumer can pay has multiplied. Dynamic Currency Conversion for example is applicable for some scenarios.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2024

Additionally, Reshop has partnered with the Narvar post-purchase platform and can be integrated into existing return operations platforms of the 1,400 Narvar merchants. “We With Reshop, customers can receive instant refunds — offering them greater flexibility, control and confidence to shop again right away.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Some of the latest include a price optimization tool for online sellers, AR try-on for beauty products and advanced data insights for merchants. But there is one big difference between Google and the leading online marketplaces— Google offers all this to merchants for free. Our role is really to just facilitate that connection.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

consumers are increasingly looking for deals and overall experience when shopping. To address these compounding problems, retailers need to re-evaluate their operating priorities by focusing on cost-cutting measures that also enhance customer experiences, such as through automation, AI or other tech.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

Shopping malls are on the rebound thanks to Gen Z’s hunger for nostalgia and community. The experience has been thoughtfully crafted and refined to provide consumers a rich cornucopia for commerce, community and cultural experiences. Reframing the Shopping Mall Brand Images from the main shopping mall area.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Klar n a is continuing to expand beyond payments as it looks to become “a starting point for every purchase” for its 150 million global consumers. This is far from Klarna’s first foray beyond the world of payments. Among the new tools available to Klarna users and merchants are: Search and Compare. Shoppable Video.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

To remain competitive — and capture as many online dollars as possible — retailers are prioritizing the customer experience and refining the purchasing journey, improving mobile and app capabilities, adding BOPIS (buy online, pick up in-store) and curbside delivery options, enhancing product page listings and more.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 29, 2021

By David Jeffrey, Director of Product, Barclaycard Payments. It’s no secret that ecommerce saw exponential growth over the past year, as many housebound Brits did all their shopping online. The latest data from Barclaycard Payments shows that 50 percent of our transactions now come through ecommerce, up from 40 percent pre-pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Since moving to digital in 2016, we’re always looking for innovative ways to serve our readers,” said Campbell Price, Ecommerce Director at The Independent in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. When they close the checkout, they’re back on the article if they want to continue shopping or reading or doing something else.”.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Kirsty Morris, Managing Director of Specialist Sales at Barclaycard Payments talks to A1 Retail about Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and how merchants can prepare this festive shopping season. 2022 saw the biggest change to payments in 16 years, since chip-and-pin was introduced.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. But times have changed dramatically in the 13 intervening years: Temu , which debuted just last September, is now the top shopping app in the U.S., Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

It’s no surprise that the shopping habits of Gen Z during the pandemic will predict the near future for retail. Like the Millennials who came before them, Gen Zers opt to spend on memory-making experiences over physical things. Double Down On Building An Integrated Mobile Experience . and COVID-19 has had a serious impact.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Register to get access to all six sessions, which will dig into: Trend 1: Economic Forces will Shift Where and How People Shop Early research from Salesforce revealed that most consumers will seek value this holiday season. will add more data and context to where, how and why consumers will shop this holiday season. A recent Placer.ai

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2023

Google unveiled a series of new tools for merchants and advertisers at its annual Google Marketing Live event on May 23, 2023. This will of course be equally useful for merchants’ advertising campaigns.) (This will of course be equally useful for merchants’ advertising campaigns.)

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2022

And just as the metaverse will change the way that we shop, communicate and socialize, it will also change how customer service is delivered. Like the physical world, goods and services sold and consumed in the metaverse are not immune to issues that require customer service to solve.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Consider how returns are central to the customer experience and can create a competitive advantage, differentiate a brand and increase customer lifetime value. The popularity of online shopping has created enormous opportunities to reach new customers, but this has come at a cost. Turn Returns Upside Down.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. “5G a retail store] with their own custom networks. Fraud Prevention, Customer Support and More in Real Time. What is 5G, Really?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2024

As a one-stop destination for everyday needs, Walgreens services millions of people every day,” said Ryan Vero, CEO at Claire’s in a statement. Claire’s has focused on partnering with complementary retailers and big-box merchants in order to boost its market presence.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

In yet another sign that the COVID-generated ecommerce surge has subsided, the Salesforce Shopping Index reported flat ecommerce sales in the U.S. He added that for Q1 of this year, “conversion and basket sizes are down, and we see that fairly consistently across our customer base.” What are you doing to nurture them?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

They also can look at marketplaces, and even the resale market, to gauge demand and determine whether they can successfully capitalize on consumer needs. When reaching out, use the right channels to foster a positive customer experience. If you can’t create that compelling proposition, then it’s not going to work.

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