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PayPal Offloads Happy Returns to UPS

Retail TouchPoints

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.” As competition in the digital payments sector has increases, PayPal’s stock is trading at near its lowest levels since it was spun off from Ebay in 2015.

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

Inside Retail

Speedy delivery is the name of the game for supermarket retailers all over the world right now, as major chains invest in micro fulfilment centres and explore dark stores in an effort to keep up with customers’ rising expectations during the pandemic. By the end of June 2021, Missfresh operated 625 mini-warehouses in 16 cities in China.

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5 Things to Know About Amazon’s New ‘Style’ Clothing Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon Style will actually be the company’s seventh physical retail format, which all began with Amazon Books way back in 2015. Amazon said associates will also be key in providing customer service, managing back-of-house operations and helping customers check out. There will be humans working the store too.

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The Ultimate Prime Day Seller’s Guide

Independent Retailer

billion worth of products were sold globally during the two-day event in 2021, a staggering 1,144 percent increase on its inception in 2015. The Future of Payment Automation. Streamlining a fragmented payments process will not just save sellers money, but also time and need for higher headcounts, as well.

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26 Top Influencer Marketing Agencies

Small Biz Trends

And social media marketing has become an indispensable tool for leveraging products and services. Essentially an influencer produces compelling content that influences potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items on social media. In today’s world, social media has become the new social proof.

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QR codes helping transform future of touchscreens

Retail Insider

When Scala showcased QR codes back in 2015 as a technology whose likely breakthrough was on the near-term horizon there was plenty of scepticism. Meanwhile, the large food retailers are adapting their superstores whereby they act as both regular shopping venues and automated fulfilment centres for online orders. By Harry Horn.

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How To Build a Winning eCommerce Website

Rain Pros

An eCommerce website allows customers to buy and sell physical goods, services, and digital products over the internet rather than in or in addition to a brick-and-mortar location. An eCommerce website might be able to process orders, accept payments, manage shipping and logistics, and provide customer service.