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Consumers and Merchants Should Look Before They Leap into BNPL Services

Retail TouchPoints

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options. Surges in online shopping during the pandemic helped fuel the growth of point-of-sale loans — a market that is forecast to grow at an annualized 9.8% Consumers are using BNPL to stretch purchase payments between paychecks.

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The Next Generation of Shoppers Needs a Next-Generation Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

At the same time, just to complicate things further for retailers, Gen Z actually likes to shop in physical retail stores, according to the study. They want shopping to be fast and fun — less of a process. It is critical to provide consumers the right offer at the right time in the right location.

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Signifyd Raises an Additional $205 Million, Eyes Further Expansion in Latin America

Retail TouchPoints

Signifyd has received $205 million in Series E growth equity financing that values the company at $1.34 The funding will be used to expand the Signifyd Commerce Protection Platform and identity graph globally across digital shopping and payments.

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Zilingo on the brink as loan recalled, financial advisor appointed

Inside Retail

Zilingo works with thousands of apparel factories and merchants in South Asia and Southeast Asia, connecting them to retailers worldwide and was valued at nearly $1 billion in its last funding round in 2019, according to sources familiar with the situation. It provides logistics, financing and other services to factories and merchants.

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From Retail Experiment to Commercial Phenomenon: The Evolution of Amazon Prime Day

365 Retail

The Evolution of Amazon Prime Day In 2015, Prime Day made its debut on July 15 to commemorate Amazon’s 20th anniversary. Prime Day Amidst Financial Turbulence This year’s Prime Day, starting tonight at midnight, arrives against a backdrop of financial turbulence.

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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon Did you know that at one time Sears was the largest retailer in the world? But at some point there is a tipping point when a company fails on so many fronts it’s impossible to get back up. That insight was the impetus for Sears’, at one time, immensely popular, catalog. That was back in 1969. Retail stores.

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The Profitability Challenge: Why SKU-Level Visibility Matters

Retail TouchPoints

My days as a merchant are long over, yet I remain a retailer at heart. It was a challenge in 2015, and it’s hard to believe this puzzle hasn’t been solved yet by some combination of tech, process and operating model advances. This occurs if the algorithm determines that even under the best circumstances (e.g.