Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2020

While we shouldn’t expect online sales to remain at their peak levels when the safety risks of in-person shopping dissipate, merchants cannot hope to weather the storm and return to business as usual. As we move forward, these capabilities are critical for all retailers: Accept Contactless Payments. Traditionally, U.S.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 29, 2021

By David Jeffrey, Director of Product, Barclaycard Payments. It’s no secret that ecommerce saw exponential growth over the past year, as many housebound Brits did all their shopping online. The latest data from Barclaycard Payments shows that 50 percent of our transactions now come through ecommerce, up from 40 percent pre-pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Consumer preference for online shopping continues to rise, as more purchases are being made online than in stores with each passing year. In 2019 , the total market share of online U.S. Because of this ease, merchants have begun relying on POS financing to drive sales growth. According to McKinsey, merchants face up to 2.4X

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365 Retail

MARCH 14, 2022

Online shoppers may find they need to confirm their identity more often when making payments from Monday, as changes to combat fraud come into force. She continued: “When a customer makes a payment online, their bank or payment provider will need to verify who they are before the transaction will go through.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Barclaycard Payments’ data shows quarterly SME transactions have risen by 38.1 per cent (compared to 2019) as Christmas shopping gets underway. The quarterly SME Barometer combines billions of merchant transactions, processed by Barclaycard Payments, with research data to provide an in-depth look at the UK SME economy .

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

In short, consumers are now looking for more unique shipping perks from online merchants, and meeting these demands will present an opportunity to differentiate. Offering flexible options to shop online and in-store. 1] Figures are based on aggregate insurance claim payment data collected by UPS Capital Insurance Agency, Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Among its multiple impacts, COVID-19 accelerated an elongation of the holiday shopping season that was already underway. Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that).

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. Holiday shopping insights from the Adobe Digital Economy Index predict that ecommerce will become even more ubiquitous, with U.S.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

billion on 2019. billion on 2019. billion (+6 per cent on 2019), while Alibaba was at number 8 with US$110.4 So in one way, government Covid regulations during 2020-21 can be thought of as an act of support for technology companies and a put-down for commercial property operators. This represented an increase of US$135.2

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Barclaycard Payments’ data shows quarterly SME transactions have risen by 38.1 per cent (compared to 2019) as Christmas shopping gets underway. The quarterly SME Barometer combines billions of merchant transactions, processed by Barclaycard Payments, with research data to provide an in-depth look at the UK SME economy.

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Mass Relators

MAY 11, 2021

WASHINGTON – The Merchants Payments Coalition on Tuesday called for the Federal Reserve to revise debit card swipe fee rules to reflect lower bank costs. The swipe fee regulations were adopted a decade ago, and a new Fed report shows that banks’ average cost of processing the transactions has since fallen by half.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

per cent in 2019 — to sit almost 10 points ahead of the overall market. However, we have now been living, working and shopping differently for a year. With more people around to receive deliveries, online shopping has become even easier. It reached 22.8 per cent for the 2020 year by October — up from 17.1 More room to Zoom.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

We speak with Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC general manager Natalie Lee about the resilience of luxury spending amidst an economic downturn, the importance of localisation, personalisation and incredible customer service, and how the company is using technology to improve the way it operates. How do you plan to leverage them?

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

The quarterly SME Barometer combines billions of merchant transactions, processed by Barclaycard Payments, with research data to provide an in-depth look at the UK SME economy. More than four in 10 plan to hire additional staff over the next 12 months in a sign of positivity for the future.

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VMS

AUGUST 11, 2021

jewelry sales were up sharply in July compared to the same month in 2020 as well as in 2019, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. percent versus July 2019. grew for the 11 th consecutive month in July, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The online payments provider hopes to successfully negotiate and announce a deal by the time it reports quarterly earnings on Nov. The payments behemoth was among the big winners of the Covid-19 pandemic, as more people used its services to shop online and pay bills to avoid stepping out. 8, the source added.

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365 Retail

MAY 7, 2021

2020 was a year like no other, and the shockwaves caused by the pandemic have inherently altered consumer-facing operations at their very core. In fact, recent figures showed that footfall in physical stores dropped by a whopping 50% in comparison to the same figures for 2019.

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A1 Retail

MAY 26, 2021

New Klarna research reveals emerging shopping trends as expectations of returns soar and patience wanes. Slow refund processes cited as the most frustrating element of returning items bought online, according to 36% of consumers**. Eight in ten (82%) consumers say retailers need to improve their returns capabilities.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

Food delivery companies largely sell an undifferentiated service. In 2019 DoorDash spent 101% of its revenues on marketing in the first quarter a few months before it passed Grubhub in market share. "We Even bottled water is more differentiated than food delivery services. By Tricia McKinnon : Let’s take a walk back in time.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

With traditional trading methods restricted by pandemic restrictions, an inability to sell through physical locations and a sharp downturn in demand, we saw merchants around the world taking an unprecedented leap and embracing innovation and digitalization in a bid to maintain their retailer-shopper relationships. trillion by 2026.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

With traditional trading methods restricted by pandemic restrictions, an inability to sell through physical locations and a sharp downturn in demand, we saw merchants around the world taking an unprecedented leap and embracing innovation and digitalization in a bid to maintain their retailer-shopper relationships. trillion by 2026.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

The voice experiences that have been successful so far are simple ones — playing music, checking the weather — and on the commerce side, reordering and creating shopping lists. Throughout the online shopping journey, there’s so much focus on eyeballs on the brand — how many times does somebody see the logo?

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As more commerce moves online, customers expect merchants to recognize them. Personalization typically involves marketing messages, email campaigns, and product suggestions, but what could be more personal — and more crucial to a personalized shopping experience — than recognizing good customers when they place an order?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Southeast Asia’s leading online fashion and lifestyle retailer offers customers a world of payment options and a seamless shopping experience. Now, consumers who shop Zalora will have the ability to pay with any of their preferred local payment solutions at online checkout as part of a seamless shopping experience.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

19-28, the report surveyed 1,200 adults, ages 18 and over, who plan to shop for holiday gifts. Shopping during the BFCM period is on the rise and at par with pre-pandemic levels: 80% of consumers plan to shop during the five-day holiday period, up from 71% in 2021 and compared to 79% in 2019. Conducted online Oct.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 10, 2021

Klarna , the global banking, payments and shopping service, is launching an experiential activation in the heart of Manchester to raise awareness amongst consumers and influencers regarding social media advertising guidelines.

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

They analyze data from various sources to provide insights into the holiday shopping season. They discuss the potential impact of mobile wallets on shopping behavior and note that BNPL resonates with new consumers and has replaced layaway. billion consumers are shaping shopping trends. According to the U.S.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 9, 2021

Launch aims to raise awareness amongst influencers and consumers on advertising rules as Klarna data uncovers that 46% of consumers don’t know that #ad means that an influencer has been paid to promote a product or service.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

With the increase of mobile wallets and more consumers hopping on the e-gift card bandwagon, merchants must practice a heightened sense of vigilance around issues of gift card fraud. Here’s some insight as to how merchants and consumers can avoid scams and gift card fraud: Consumer vs. Merchant. growth we saw in 2019.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Fintech unicorn and payment processor, Mollie, reveals trends for small and medium-sized merchants during Black Friday, Cyber Week and Cyber Monday. The analysis spans tens of thousands of merchants across Europe, primarily from Germany, U.K., Payment methods and merchant performance.

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Merchant Marverk

MARCH 25, 2020

Social distancing is being mandated by a lot of states, so even if your store remains open (at least, for the time being), social distancing will affect foot traffic and people’s desire to go shopping. Increase In Online Shopping & Deliveries. Shopping Cart Comparison. Further Reading. Offer Personal Shoppers.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

in 2019 E-commerce grew 32% to $792B in sales, vs 15% growth in 2019 E-commerce was 14% of all retail sales (vs 11% in 2019) Jason wrote a detailed recap of 2020 in Forbes: 2020: Not Quite Retail Apocalypse, But Great For E-Commerce. percent good, well 2019 retailgeek rude 3.5% versus 3.5% Walmart Earnings. for the year.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 29, 2023

Jason: [8:04] No I was just I was just thinking that they I assume they left it blank because the underwriters were out of practice. There’s also the others you can think of Jason there’s this one. Jason: [6:52] The best ticker symbol of all times by the way. Scot: [6:55] Thank you thanks thanks I appreciate it.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 4, 2023

Jason: [17:48] Dsps are the third party delivery services that Amazon uses yeah. Scot: [17:52] Delivery service professionals yeah so that was interesting. The growth in 3p Services was actually faster than the retail growth as well so sort of implies that the volume went up but also Amazons. percent from last year so so. [5:15]

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It was a rigorous process. Jason: [3:54] That that is awesome I’m going to assume the one slight negative is you get some good news like that you get all those those post cooking on LinkedIn and I’m assuming, every vendor under the planet has I read your news and is now pitching you for something.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 6, 2022

While online shopping definitely accelerated in 2020 [in China], saying physical retail is more or less obsolete is not true,” said Nishtha Mehta, a China-based corporate innovation coach. “In By contrast Amazon started offering same day Prime delivery in 2019. Community buying is a popular way of shopping. Digital Payments.

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Retail Geek

JULY 30, 2021

6:00] Um Extended the the new visual merchandising approach to to the Staffing and store operations yet so maybe a work in progress. Jason: [17:24] Yeah the in so I literally like looked at and then I might can I pay with Apple pay and then he like looked at me and said you mean NFC payment sure. [17:39] Scot: [17:23] Whoa really.

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