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Federal Watchdog Institutes Consumer Protections for BNPL Purchases

Retail TouchPoints

Additionally, a CFPB market report issued in September 2022 revealed that more than 13% of BNPL transactions involved a return or dispute and that people disputed or returned $1.8 billion in transactions at the five BNPL firms the agency surveyed.

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Serial Returners and Refund Fraudsters: How Brands are Fighting Back With Data Insight

Retail TouchPoints

Online return fraud cost U.S. billion in 2022. For every $100 in returned merchandise accepted, U.S. to return fraud, the NRF has calculated. Serial returners’ are shoppers who deliberately buy several items knowing full well they won’t keep some of them. retailers $22.8 retailers lose $10.40

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Target to Spend $5B to Enhance Operations in 2022, Plans 250 More Ulta Beauty Shop-in-Shops

Retail TouchPoints

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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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

Retail TouchPoints

So what changes should we expect to see in 2022? Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) Here’s my take: 1.

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Guest Post: How to Ensure PCI Compliance in Your Call Center?

Hyken

As a call center operator, it’s essential for you to protect sensitive cardholder data. Specifically, need to safeguard customer credit card payment data.? . What Is PCI-DSS Compliance? . It sets a minimum level of security organizations must meet when handling, processing, and storing credit card information.? .

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Payment as a Key Success Factor: Beyond Just Transactions

365 Retail

This requires suitable payment solutions – turning payment into a strategic success factor. Payment systems were of rather subordinate importance as a trade fair topic because payment in retail was mostly still analogue. Credit card payments were done via Imprinter and a paper receipt.