Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search results, including a small business “tag,” generative AI tools for product imagery and a more detailed business information module in search results. The tools will be available first to U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Amazon has expanded its reach in the payments arena with the the launch of Express Payout for Amazon Pay merchants and the reported expansion of its cashierless checkout to 200 stores. The growth of Amazon’s cashierless technology reflects its rising payments capabilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Some of the biggest changes include new capabilities and integrations with Twitter that will enable additional social commerce options; Google , which will help retailers connect with shoppers near their brick-and-mortar locations; and iOS , which will let retailers use iPhones to accept contactless payments.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 29, 2022

This is the third blog in a series on financial services where I investigate a few challenges of managing hybrid cloud operations in the payment application development arena. The evolution of electronic payment technology. million websites globally rely on PayPal for the checkout and payment process, generating 15.4

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365 Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

On one hand the marketplaces, on the other their merchant partners, with the issue of payments processes the chief bone of contention. This July, for instance, Etsy made the decision to withhold 75% of payments to merchants for 45 days in order to “keep the marketplace safe” and ensure sufficient cash for refunds.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

The acceptance of cash has started to trend upwards again, but payment technology is helping businesses to deliver consistently better experiences, so what does the future hold? And how can businesses be ready for evolving payment technologies? Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Taken together, these merchant signings represent thousands of new places that now accept American Express Card payments. The total number of accepting UK locations has grown by almost a third (30%) year-on-year. The Shop Small Offer is fully funded by American Express at no cost to merchants.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Through this partnership, Ulta and Happy Returns will increase the total number of Return Bar locations to more than 5,000 by the end of 2022. As a result, 78% of Americans will live within 10 miles of a Return Bar.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2023

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. Additionally, businesses can solicit private feedback through the app to better improve operations and customer service.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The eQR payments platform is being rolled out in partnership with Commonwealth Bank and NAB, as well as with fintechs Azupay , Beem It and Merchant Warrior. What do QR-code payments mean for SMEs? When it comes to payments services, the hardest part is the implementation. appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Happy Returns by PayPal has teamed with Staples US Retail to offer the Happy Returns in-person service, adding more than 1,000 Staples retail locations to its return service. The Staples partnership increases the number of the company’s Return Bars to more than 3,800 locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Happy Returns offers box-free, label-free returns for more than 800 merchant partners at over 10,000 locations across the U.S. The company was acquired by PayPal a little over two years ago as part of PayPal’s ambition to expand beyond payments and become a “ digital commerce enablement engine.”

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Retail Focus

APRIL 20, 2022

Builders’ merchant, Bradfords Building Supplies , has transformed the way it merchandises its products online using a solution from Akeneo, the global leader in product experience management (PXM) and product information management (PIM). With better, enriched product data, Bradfords has grown online conversions by 20% with Akeneo PXM Studio.

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Retail Minded

MARCH 29, 2024

Whether opening new locations, renovating existing stores, or investing in technology and inventory, retail expansion requires significant capital investment. They include: Merchant Cash Advances: MCA gives businesses quick capital depending on the percentage of future credit card sales.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Shopback’s decision to terminate its buy now pay later (BNPL) service in Malaysia and Singapore has sparked discussions and raised pertinent questions about the future of digital payment solutions in the region. For merchants, it means increasing basket sizes, which makes it a win-win situation for all involved,” he opined.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2022

Automate your shipping process. An employee who would spend most of their time processing shipping labels can now focus on customer service, marketing, or other business activities. ShipStation now offers discounted rates, so there’s more added value and convenience for the merchants. Take advantage of shipping discounts.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2024

Each participating location will have dedicated displays merchandised by Claire’s in their seasonal sections. “As 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.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

For retail merchants who prioritise the customer experience, Shopify POS offers a powerful combination of product and platform that empowers retailers to design the in-store experiences that differentiate their brand,” explains Shaun Broughton, MD Apac and Japan at Shopify. per cent uptime across the Shopify platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

Instead, these companies should understand the landscape of services providers for cutting-edge technologies like AI and seek out strategic partnerships. Jason Pavona serves as the Division Executive of the North America Payments group. Prior to that he was part of the leadership at Litle & Co (acquired by Vantiv).

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Mention the words retail and video in the same sentence to any merchant and right away they think security cams, grainy low-res images and theft prevention. Video just might be one of the killer apps that help merchants adapt to the seismic shifts shaking up retail. Rewiring Retail. Video isn’t Exclusive to the Big Box.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

To close the KPI gap, merchants must forget the idea that a mobile shop is just a smaller version of the desktop shop. Merchants need to be prepared to experiment with their mobile platforms as new technologies and new information becomes available. That said, mobile shopping best practices are far from established.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2021

PayPal has acquired ecommerce returns solution Happy Returns as it continues to expand beyond payments, with the aim of becoming a “digital commerce enablement engine.” The Happy Returns network currently includes more than 2,600 drop-off locations in 1,200+ metro areas across the U.S. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

FedEx and Adobe have entered a multi-year collaboration that will begin with the integration of Adobe Commerce with ShopRunner, an ecommerce platform and subsidiary of FedEx Services. The partnership was forged to help retailers better manage their shipping and logistics and allow them to offer an improved last-mile delivery experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The point-of-sale (POS) system has always been the one truly indispensable technology for any merchant, large or small. Among other benefits, these types of solutions simplify employee training and make it easier to move associates to different locations as scheduling needs demand.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Aidge, with its array of more than 15 application programming interfaces (APIs), offers promising avenues for enhancing business performance, particularly in areas like content localisation, customer service, and marketing. SMEs require teams across different disciplines, including design, finance, customer service, and compliance.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

The retailer started closing 250 locations earlier this year, pursuant to its plan to exit Chapter 11 with a much smaller footprint, and began the process of shuttering the remaining locations on May 1. The off-price retailer also obtained a commitment from Invictus Global Management to provide $51.5

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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 This often goes hand-in-hand with cloud computing (data processing that happens in the cloud as opposed to servers on site). “5G

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Secure Retail

JANUARY 22, 2024

Secure Retail is pleased to announce the acquisition of (STS), a market leading UK-based payments acceptance software specialist. STS’s modular approach means that these solutions can be used individually in their own right or as part of a broader integrated payments system.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

and European merchants access to sell on its marketplace, which had previously only been open to China-based merchants. Temu also said that it has access to local warehouses in both regions but didn’t share details on their locations or capacity. and Europe who order from merchants in their own region.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

ShipStation, the world’s largest multi-channel, multi-carrier e-commerce shipping solution, is launching a new feature designed to bring better savings to small businesses signed on to the service. ShipStation now offers discounted rates, so there’s more added value and convenience for the merchants.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2020

Store closing sales began at 19 of Lord & Taylor’s 38 locations that day. A joint venture of Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers is conducting the liquidation. The clothing rental subscription service purchased Lord & Taylor from Hudson’s Bay Company in November 2019.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

PoS systems are becoming essential for managing everyday commercial operations, from simple payment processing to inventory management and sales analytics in retail companies. Apart from cash, modern PoS systems should allow credit card and mobile wallet payments, as well as those made online in web stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Dropit layers AI technology into existing fulfillment systems to empower merchants to use real-time data that powers dynamic decision-making to balance inventory, optimize sourcing and streamline returns.

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VMS

APRIL 12, 2021

McDonald’s (Chicago) is planning to close hundreds of restaurants inside of mass merchant Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.), About 150 McDonald’s locations within Walmart will remain after the closures. The company plans to convert former McDonald’s in-store locations into other services or restaurant offerings. reports CNBC.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They want shopping to be fast and fun — less of a process. That’s why Synchrony partnered with payments startup Skipify, which enables purchases instantly across email, text, social and other channels. It is critical to provide consumers the right offer at the right time in the right location.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2022

Since these users make up a significant portion of customers, merchants cannot overlook this demographic. One report states that more than 60% of marketers confess to having no preparation to block fraud via mobile marketing, making mobile systems another area that merchants must consider when developing fraud precautions.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Joined by his management team, McMillon met with suppliers, merchants, grantees, artisans and MSMEs (micro and small to medium enterprises) across the company’s programs, such as Walmart Sourcing, Walmart Vriddhi, Flipkart, PhonePe, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Global Tech In India and Walmart Foundation.

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