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Apple ‘Tap to Pay’ Expands Retailers’ Contactless Payment Options

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retailers will be able to accept contactless customer payments on their Apple iPhones via its new Tap to Pay functionality. Consumers will be able to use their credit and debit cards, Apple Pay or other digital wallets to purchase items, with no additional POS hardware or payment terminal required to complete transactions.

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Sainsbury’s Deploys Amazon Just Walk Out Technology in London C-Store

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In another first, customers access the checkout solution via the Sainsbury SmartShop app rather than the Amazon app, meaning they can use an interface they already are familiar with. Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019.

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Party City Plans Just 25 Halloween Pop-Ups For 2020

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Party City is hiring 20,000 temporary workers for the holiday season — 80% of its 25,000 seasonal hires in 2019 — even though the retailer is drastically reducing the number of Halloween City pop-up stores it will open this year. Home delivery is free for orders of $35.

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Top Risks For Retail Businesses In 2021 (And in The Next Decade)

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This has increased e-commerce’s share of global retail to 17% in 2020, up from 14% in 2019. More data processed gives way to more possibilities of data breaches. Similarly, Home Depot also faced a large-scale data breach in 2014, leading to over 56 million payment information being stolen. million by 2025, up from $431.6

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Payless Relaunches E-Commerce Business, Plans To Open 300-500 Stores

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On the community service front, Payless is launching a “Powered by Payless” initiative for the coming fall season to help communities affected by the pandemic. The 790 owned and franchised Payless locations outside North America continued to operate as separate legal entities; their number has fallen slightly over the past 18 months, to 710.

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Webinar Recap: Taking The Pulse Of Marketers And Consumers To Navigate The Shift To Digital

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Priorities may be changing, but retailers still need to provide a superior customer experience, added webinar panelist Caila Schwartz, Senior Industry Strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a critical component of successful digital and customer transformation. AI Leading The Transformation.

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Consumer Survey Roundup: Retailers Must Demonstrate Safety Measures To Woo Shoppers Back To Stores

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Consumers have developed new shopping habits during the shutdowns, most notably a greater reliance on e-Commerce, contactless pickup and delivery and mobile payment methods. E-Commerce spending for April and May 2020 was more than $153 billion , 7% higher than the $142 billion spent in November and December 2019.

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