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Harness the Power of BNPL to Build Stronger Brand Equity

Retail TouchPoints

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, retailers are now facing the challenge of capturing and maintaining market share and keeping their customers loyal. The good news is that since its global popularization in 2020, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has become a real game-changer for merchants looking to boost their business.

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Meta Changes Instagram, Facebook Shops to Encourage In-App Transactions

Retail TouchPoints

A shift toward a new dynamic for Instagram and Facebook Shops will require companies to enable in-app checkout in order to offer a Shop on both sites. Beginning on June 5, 2023, onboarding of any new Shops in the U.S. via both Meta’s Commerce Manager and Shopify will only be allowed if checkout on Facebook and Instagram is enabled.

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FedEx Enters Partnership to Expand Ecommerce Platform

Retail TouchPoints

FedEx and Adobe have entered a multi-year collaboration that will begin with the integration of Adobe Commerce with ShopRunner, an ecommerce platform and subsidiary of FedEx Services. The partnership was forged to help retailers better manage their shipping and logistics and allow them to offer an improved last-mile delivery experience.

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For the pandemic-hit fashion industry, the future is digital

Inside Retail

Fear of the unknown customer can backfire. New customers are a major growth engine for retailers, but many merchants view first-time online shoppers as high-risk due to their unfamiliar behaviour and lack of purchase history. A sudden influx of new customers can mean a bump in revenue – or a wave of fraud or policy abuse.

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5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

Retail TouchPoints

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. “5G a retail store] with their own custom networks. 5G and mobile-edge compute can transform the business experience,” said Verizon’s Collins.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

It’s hard to believe that the invention of the UPC — first used by railroads almost 100 years ago and then introduced to speed grocery checkout lines back in 1974 — hasn’t changed. Consumers want more information about the products they buy, and retailers want more visibility into the products their customers buy.

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2023: Ring in Retail Profits by Stopping Automated Threats

Retail TouchPoints

This was especially evident on Black Friday, when many merchants offered steep markdowns to compete. Web and API Scraping Web and API scraping are often used by competitors to undercut retailers’ pricing and promotions. Fake Account Creation Bots can create fake accounts at scale which are then used to abuse retail promotions.