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Affirm Expands into Post-Purchase with $300M Acquisition of Returnly

Retail TouchPoints

Flexible payment provider Affirm is expanding its range of services to include the post-purchase experience with the acquisition of online returns solution Returnly for approximately $300 million. Returnly currently facilitates returns and replacements for online orders for more than 1,800 merchants.

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8 Key Ecommerce Automation Strategies That Drive Sustainable and Profitable Growth

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On one hand, ecommerce automation saves a ton of time compared to manual ways of executing an operation. On another, it may even enable a nonexistent infeasible process, i.e. a process that’s unthinkable in a manual way but can provide an unprecedented growth opportunity to companies when automated. Advertising.

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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Most Minority Business Owners Optimistic About the Future

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In May 2020, McKinsey issued a report stating while the COVID-19 pandemic was shaking up small businesses across the board, it was disproportionately affecting minority-owned small businesses. Think food services, retail and personal and laundry services, for instance. Reasons cited were that the country’s 1.1

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Royal Mail and ZigZag partner to provide convenient Parcel Collect service for UK customers

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ZigZag Global , a leading provider of technology-driven retail returns solutions, is announcing a strategic partnership with Royal Mail, the universal service provider that delivers a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’ service to 32 million addresses across Britain. So, it is imperative that retailers offer choice.

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The Benefits of Prepaid Top-Up Cards for Big Brands

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In recent years, the financial landscape has changed dramatically with new economic challenges making it increasingly difficult for consumers to commit to recurring monthly payments. trillion in 2020 and is expected to reach $3.9 alone, the use of branded payments solutions has grown by more than 50% in the last five years.

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Tailored Brands Could Close 500 Locations; Ulta Plans Net Store Count Increase In 2020

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For the time being, however, 96% of the retailer’s approximately 1,400 stores — operating under the Men’s Warehouse , Jos. Bank , Moores Clothing for Men and K&G brands — have returned to operation after closing due to the pandemic. Ulta currently operates 1,264 stores. said Mary Dillon, CEO in a statement. “To

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Study Forecasts Accelerated Adoption of Digital Wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later

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The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% ecommerce share in 2020, up from 23.7% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021.