Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

Daniel Kitay: Funday launched in April 2021, but the journey started well before that. IR : Did the company face an adjustment period after the most extreme restrictions began to be lifted and consumer sentiment stabilised around the end of 2021? Inside Retail : How did the idea for Funday come about and when did the company launch?

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Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This follows the company’s venture into home furnishings, which started in 2021 with bed frames.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Courtesy of Amazon Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated.

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Retail Dive

JULY 11, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. By Daphne Howland • Feb. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2025

In July of 2024, our worst fears for a cyber-attack were realised: simultaneous outages around the world that grounded planes, stopped payment processing, and sent hospital staff back to paper and pencil. The costs financial, operational and reputational far outweigh the investments needed to build resilience.

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365 Retail

JUNE 4, 2025

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is contemplating a significant shift in the UK’s payment landscape by proposing the removal of the current 100 limit on contactless card transactions. Contactless payments have become an integral part of daily life in the UK, with 85% of people using them each month.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2025

As early as 2021, a Deloitte survey of 2,000 senior consumer retail executives revealed that 87% believed that accepting crypto delivered a competitive advantage, and nearly 75% were planning to take crypto or stablecoins within two years. Online retailers also are excited to offer crypto payment options for small or large items.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Wayfair has slowly been adding to its stable of brick-and-mortar stores.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Tighe first joined the company in 2021 as chief customer officer. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Bank storefront.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 25, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The company plans to use the funding to expand its customer base and grow its retail partnerships, per a press release.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. No executive surveyed plans to expand Pride efforts. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2025

What few outside the sphere of government benefits and payment processing realized was the extremely limited scope of online EBT acceptance pre-pandemic. It wasn’t merely uncommon; it was practically non-existent, confined to a small, obscure USDA pilot program operating in just a handful of zip codes.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Target has big plans for 2022, with the retailer announcing plans to invest up to $5 billion this year to open new stores, enhance its digital, fulfillment and supply chain capabilities, and expand its shop-in-shop concept with Ulta Beauty. and New York’s Times Square.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Walmart -backed startup One is reportedly preparing to launch a buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment service as soon as next year, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. One, which is led by Goldman Sachs veteran Omer Ismail, was launched with backing from Walmart and Ribbit Capital in January 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

GameStop , Express and Saks OFF 5TH all have deployed buy now, pay later services. GameStop is partnering with Sezzle , and Express and Saks OFF 5TH are both partnering with Klarna to offer the option to shoppers of paying for their purchases in four equal, interest-free payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Here are the Top 10 predictions retailers should keep in mind as they plan, implement and finalize their holiday strategies. Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. And the number-one prediction for holiday 2021: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Amazon will begin offering Venmo as a payment option on its website and app, rolling it out to select customers immediately and available to all U.S. Amazon shoppers will be able to add their Venmo account as a payment method for their Amazon account and even set it up as their default payment option. shoppers by Black Friday.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Add to that the fact that 67% of those who have made a purchase on social say they plan to do so again and you have a fairly clear call to action for brands and retailers. “ Ensuring a safe shopping experience is a critical part of any ecommerce operation. Trust Plays a Big Role in Consumers’ Willingness to Shop on Social.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The desire is still there to do touchless, but for different reasons than COVID safety,” he said during a presentation at the 2021 retailX conference in Chicago. More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2021

Online payment processing company Stripe has raised $600 million in Series H funding, nearly tripling its valuation in under a year to $95 billion , according to data from Pitchbook. Of the 42 countries in which Stripe operates, 31 are in Europe. We’re laser focused on helping ambitious businesses grow faster.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In 2021, businesses in the United States will face new VAT rules for selling to final consumers in Europe. Called the “low value consignment stock relief,” the threshold was intended to reduce the administrative burden in customs compliance. Thankfully, the EU decided to push the compliance deadline from Jan.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

Macy’s has announced a series of changes to its senior leadership team, including the elimination of the Chief Operations Officer role, as it moves forward with its “Polaris” omnichannel transformation strategy. Miller also has held leadership roles at global payments processing firm First Data Corporation, TD Ameritrade and The U.S.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2024

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says it will “revisit” the issue of surcharging in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector, flagging a new review to assess if payment sector reforms are necessary. The review will focus on surcharging, Connolly said, given the rapid development of payment systems available to merchants and consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Square plans to purchase buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Afterpay in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $29 billion. Payment industry experts see the acquisition as a win for both companies as well as a sign of the growing ubiquity of BNPL. Schwartz noted that Afterpay is a founding member of the CLA’s BNPL task force.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2022

At eBay ’s investor day March 10, CEO Jamie Iannone shared details about the company’s long-term growth strategy and previewed new products, including plans for the eBay Vault — both a physical storage facility and a digital marketplace for trading cards and other high-value collectibles.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

As the ecommerce wars heat up, BigCommerce is making a name for itself as one of the top facilitators of digital trade, alongside competitors such as Shopify, Adobe Commerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. RTP: What are the biggest challenges to creating an omnichannel operation? It has to be done progressively. Is it in stock?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2021

Ap p le will reportedly team up with Goldman Sachs to launch its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform that lets shoppers make Apple Pay payments in installments, according to Bloomberg News. Apple plans to make Apple Pay Later available both in-store and online, a nod to the growing cross-channel popularity of BNPL services.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Jared Isaacman, Founder and CEO of ecommerce payments platform Shift4 Payments , is taking promotional giveaways to a new height, literally and figuratively. In addition to his own seat, Isaacman has also paid for the additional three mission seats, which he plans to donate.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2021

eBay has partnered with digital payments solution provider Payoneer to simplify cross-border sales and streamline the payment experience for its sellers in select countries. The partnership kicked off in April 2021, with Payoneer taking over the management of payouts for eBay sellers from Greater China.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Once, borrowing money to make a purchase was a relatively tedious process, not a spur-of-the-moment thing. True, some stores offered lay-by plans that would let you pay for goods in instalments. Many BNPL providers charge less visible fees, such as late payment fees and account maintenance fees. Why might they be spending more?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The retailer also is currently seeking third-party solution providers in areas including payment processors, order management and shipping and fulfillment. Michaels’ CEO Ashley Buchanan first revealed plans for a marketplace in a February 2021 story in The Wall Street Journal. Michaels gained access to some of A.C.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In addition to supporting customers who use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payment options, the program also affords easier access to Amazon Layaway. It also noted that the program expanded its membership by more than 300% between 2019 and the end of 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

We are delighted to be partnering with Coinsource and facilitating simple access to bitcoin for our customers,” said Dave Wagner, Controller of Kwik Trip in a statement. “We and Canada in 2021, and Walmart debuted bitcoin ATMS from Coinstar and CoinMe at 200 locations in October 2021, with plans to eventually bring the kiosks to 8,000 stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The RealReal will cut operating costs through layoffs and store closures, with plans to eliminate 230 positions, or 7% of its workforce, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. million , primarily in severance payments, employee benefits and similar expenses. million in Q3 2021. million and $2.2

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

“As part of the ONE RETAIL approach, we combine a variety of consumer journeys into one and put our smartphone app at the center of the entire shopping process,” explained Ekaterina Sokolova, CFO of M.Video Eldorado Group in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We Machine Learning-Powered Analytics Now Central to Demand Forecasting.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 23, 2023

Discount retailer The Reject Shop is facing a class action lawsuit for “purported underpayments” to staff, launched by specialist law firm Adero Law Between February 2016 and April 2021, seven former employees of the discount retailer allege underpayment during their employment with the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2024

This includes enhancing in-store inventory, delivery services and even the personalization of customer service. However, when it’s time to check out, how do payment options factor into that customer experience? Is it Great Service or Great Financing Options? It goes without saying that great service is important.

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