Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Household savings that were bolstered by government Covid-19 payments have started to fall and there are early indications of financial stress with buy-now-pay-later services and credit applications. The figures indicate a fall in sales in all categories as consumers became able to return to in-store purchasing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

First deployed in 2020 , Dash Carts are already available at many Amazon Fresh stores across the U.S. “As many of our customers return to their in-store grocery shopping routines, it’s exciting to introduce new and unique ways for them to shop our stores,” said Leandro Balbinot, CTO for Whole Foods Market in a statement.

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VMS

JANUARY 25, 2022

Retailers expect more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released today by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. This accounts for an average of 16.6 The 2021 total rate of returns (16.6 to return fraud. percent of total U.S. billion (10.6

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As of mid-September, at least 27 major retailers had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2020, compared to 17 in all of last year, according to Retail Dive. With the pandemic affecting everyone, there has been more transparency and open-mindedness among the various constituents in the process. 2: Extend your cash runway.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Following in the footsteps of Instagram, which launched its shop in 2020, TikTok has entered the competitive space with its new shop function, enabling merchants, brands and creators to showcase and sell products directly to over 1 billion users through in-feed videos, LIVEs, and the ‘product showcase’ tab. More sales means more returns .

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A1 Retail

JULY 2, 2021

This trend is fueled by online shoppers willing to purchase goods outside of their country’s borders, so long as the process is smooth, and reliable. As the COVID-19 pandemic brought much of the economy to a halt in early 2020, cross-border ecommerce proved to be a bright spot compared to the growing uncertainty in other industries.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Sodipo most recently led Product Finance and Strategy at Stripe and will bring her expertise in payments to Glossier’s Accounting and Finance teams. At Glossier, Leahy will be responsible for driving revenue and building end-to-end customer experiences across channels as head of the Retail, Sales, International and Operations teams.

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Independent Retailer

MARCH 31, 2022

ecommerce sales spiked by more than 30 percent per quarter from Q2 2020 to Q1 2021 , and continued to rise by nine percent in the second quarter of 2021. It brings new challenges like supply chain bottlenecks, inflation, around-the-clock operations, and labor shortages. Because of restrictions on in-person shopping, U.S. Export taxes.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated and are using a variety of tactics, such as identity theft, chargeback fraud , “silent” fraud, account takeovers and “pharming,” complicating organizations’ ability to detect these incidents. Forter’s Fraud Attack Index found that BOPIS fraud attacks increased by 55% in 2020.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

SME optimism is improving, as concern about the impact of the pandemic falls to its lowest point since February 2020. 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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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. over the six weeks of Christmas 2020, the worst-ever outcome. If services involve remote assistance, e-tailers should evaluate the software they are putting into use.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In order to understand how to take full advantage of this new technology, we will first explain what demand forecasting actually is, the most common methods of demand forecasting in retail, key constraints that need to be accounted for, and modern examples of accurate demand forecasting. What is Demand Forecasting?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They grew quickly, relatively unchallenged by local operators. It reached another deal with local bank Techcombank to add not only ATMs but actual bank service counters where store footprints were large enough to accommodate them. The company’s VinCommerce unit – into which South Korea’s SK Group invested nearly US$1.5

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 27, 2022

Some scammers will also set up fake websites or social media accounts that look like they are associated with a legitimate cryptocurrency! From October 2020 to March 31, 2021, 7,000 people lost over $80 million to cryptocurrency investment scams , according to the FTC. It’s likely a scam. Romance Scams. Ponzi Schemes.

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We have already seen a lot of that in the past 18 months, what the experience is now versus before is defining new roles as we hopefully continue to exit the pandemic and return to this new version of normal. Crypto Payments Help Deliver a Competitive Advantage. Second, purchase amounts are twice that of credit card purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Is that even possible coming out of a year like 2020? One futurist we know said, “2020 was so weird I didn’t even get a chance to be wrong.”. Shoppers will return to some degree after the pandemic, but malls need to reinvent themselves. CSR accountability will be a point of competitive differentiation and a matter of law.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Consumers will be even more selective, payment flexibility and innovation will be vital, and new tools to boost online security will gain momentum. From budget-friendly options and making returns easy to rewards programs and payment options, every interaction can offer a reason to remain loyal.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

From changing customer habits and the rise of direct-to-consumer to COVID-19 upending every reasonable expectation the retail industry had for 2020, successful brands and retailers have to be creative to stay ahead of the game. People who owned a Google Home system would be able to integrate that system with Target’s payment card, REDcard.

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Retail Adventures

JANUARY 4, 2022

Creating and delivering consistently good customer service is a battle that happens every day right on your sales floor. In 2020 those impatient buyers became scared buyers who weren’t sure if they should spend money or not. The grocery industry created curbside service, meal kits, and deliveries within crazy time frames.

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Retail Prophet

MARCH 24, 2022

BoF’s podcast series Retail Reborn returns for a second season, presented by Brookfield Properties , to investigate the consumer of tomorrow, and how their changing lifestyles and expectations will drive evolution in the retail industry. Or should I go to this secondhand website and put it for sale and get something else in return?”

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Major retailers survived 2020 by transforming how they got their products into customers’ hands. A retail fulfillment process that is known as BOPIS — Buy Online, Pickup In-Store. Adopting BOPIS can be challenging so we’ll explain how you can successfully merge your online and physical store operations. What is BOPIS?

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The IRS offers certain tax deductions for small business owners to help make the process of filing taxes easier and more efficient. This includes items like office supplies, professional fees (attorneys and accountants), travel expenses, utilities, and more. Rent and lease payments. Understanding Tax Deductions. Employee wages.

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Store Growers

APRIL 1, 2022

Having your Google Merchant Center account suspended can be a death sentence for your business. Most of the time, they are also clueless as to why their account got suspended. In this guide, we’ll take a look at the possible reasons why your Google Merchant Center account was suspended and look at some ways to fix this.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

billion on Cyber Monday 2020 , while Singles Day in November 2021 in China drove $139 billion in sales for two of that country’s major online shopping platforms. That includes frictionless payments and checkout and fast shipping options. Account takeover fraud trends pose additional risks. Consider that in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

With travel curtailed, home-bound, experience-starved consumers flocked to luxury shopping to lift their spirits and spend some of their discretionary funds accruing thanks to Covid-19 government assistance, stimulus checks, tax relief, suspended student debt payments and the pandemic-induced restrictions. What a difference a year makes.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2020, the last year for which data is available, U.S. For example, in April 2020, new taxes came into effect on plastic packaging produced in or imported into the U.K. is also consulting on a deposit return scheme, which would require producers and retailers to collect drinks containers from consumers. and the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2021

“We want to help people discover, learn about and shop for the products they love — whether those products come from a big box retailer, new direct-to-consumer brands or the mom-and-pop shop down the street,” said Bill Ready, President of Commerce and Payments at Google in a blog post announcing enhancements to the Google shopping experience. “We’re

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But such fiscal support is becoming increasingly fraught because so much money was borrowed by governments during 2020-21 that the cupboard is getting bare. There do seem to be a few exceptions, such as processed meat, but these are unlikely to last much longer. per cent, food service up 6.5 Japan holds out. per cent, food up 6.4

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Away from the day-to-day running of Twitter, Dorsey went on to create mobile payment firm Square in 2009, after an old friend from his home town of St Louis found he was unable to sell some glass taps for about two thousand dollars because he had no way of accepting credit cards.

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