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Affirm Expands into Post-Purchase with $300M Acquisition of Returnly

Retail TouchPoints

Flexible payment provider Affirm is expanding its range of services to include the post-purchase experience with the acquisition of online returns solution Returnly for approximately $300 million. Retailers such as Walmart , Bonobos and Peloton currently use Affirm to offer customers flexible payment options such as Buy Now, Pay Later.

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“We are expanding rapidly”: ShopBack Malaysia GM Eddy Han

Inside Retail

In February, ShopBack, a shopping, rewards and payments platform, partnered with Sunway Pyramid, a mall in Malaysia, on the ShopFiesta event to reward shoppers with promotions and giveaways. It was all about boosting in-store shopping. per cent year-on-year,” he told Inside Retail.

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Combat Inflation’s Impact by Streamlining Conversational Commerce Channels

Retail TouchPoints

In yet another sign that the COVID-generated ecommerce surge has subsided, the Salesforce Shopping Index reported flat ecommerce sales in the U.S. for Q1 2023 — the first period with no online sales growth since the Index debuted in 2014. And how are you giving them a value-added product or service for being loyal to you?

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The NRS POS is a Game Changer for Independent Retailers

Independent Retailer

NRS operates a point-of-sale (POS) terminal-based platform across the USA, plus NRS Pay credit card processing for independent convenience, grocery, liquor, tobacco, hardware, beauty supply and gas station c-stores. Credit Card Processing. The referral process is as easy as submitting a form at nrsplus.com/refer.

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Meet Missfresh, the Chinese grocery retailer offering 30-minute delivery

Inside Retail

Can you explain a bit about how Missfresh has grown in popularity since launching in 2014? We also own our user acquisition channels and after-sales services, which ensures the best products and services being delivered to our customers. How big is Missfresh now? How many distributed mini warehouses (DMW) are across China?

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How Tmall Global is overcoming the challenges of China’s zero-Covid policy

Inside Retail

Back in October, the online marketplace teamed up with global real estate giant Simon and Shop Premium Outlets to bring US brands to Chinese consumers through a series of livestream shopping events. Global Shopping Festival and throughout the holiday season. Global Shopping Festival and throughout the holiday season.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. Brands can include a number of features in a 2D barcode that can help improve and ease access to customer service. alongside a large QR code. A true win-win!