Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options. Surges in online shopping during the pandemic helped fuel the growth of point-of-sale loans — a market that is forecast to grow at an annualized 9.8% over the five years through 2024-25, to $1.1

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Since spinning off from eBay and going public for a second time in 2015, PayPal has expanded its reach well beyond that one digital marketplace to more than 30 million merchants worldwide. When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

Shopify’s new POS Go + Terminal released this week is billed as “connected hardware to achieve smoother sales” by ensuring hardware and software work together to create effortless checkouts for retailers everywhere they sell – whether online or offline. per cent uptime across the Shopify platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

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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365 Retail

MAY 17, 2022

Axerve, Payment Partner to Grow, specialising in creating accessible and frictionless payment solutions for Ecommerce and physical sales, today announces the release of a new white paper, ‘ New technologies and trends in digital payments in 2022 ’. Payment orchestration is a key tool for managing this increased complexity.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

It has been a year of momentous change for the payments industry. Years of transformation transpired in just a few months with rapid shifts in both consumer behaviors and merchant expectations for e-commerce. And how will permanently altered consumer behaviors shape online payment preferences?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Called “Buy Direct,” the third-party marketplace is being integrated into Bing’s existing ecommerce experience, Start Shopping, where consumers can find products and are then directed to a retailer’s website to make the purchase. Microsoft it is reportedly testing out a new retail marketplace in the U.S. Bing’s goal might be similar.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

By Stephane Druet, SVP of Product & Marketing CellPoint Digital. To do so effectively, however, retailers need to optimise their payments ecosystems now to put in place the right framework for expansion in the future. The ecommerce market saw unprecedented growth as a result of the pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Klar n a is continuing to expand beyond payments as it looks to become “a starting point for every purchase” for its 150 million global consumers. This is far from Klarna’s first foray beyond the world of payments. Among the new tools available to Klarna users and merchants are: Search and Compare. Shoppable Video.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. One BigCommerce merchant saw conversion rates jump from 52.9% after deploying both of these tactics.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2021

Chicago-based marketing agency Tacklebox Brand Partners has worked with a collection of small businesses in the city’s North Shore area to launch a “virtual shopping district” that allows consumers to view and buy products from a range of local merchants through one central website.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Shopping is everywhere. There are seemingly endless opportunities to shop — or be inspired to shop — in both the physical and digital worlds at any moment. While this new way of shopping holds a lot of promise for brands, it’s not without its challenges.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Chances are you noticed some changes at the checkout line. There were probably more self-checkout choices and fewer cashiers. Retail technology is continually evolving in order to boost efficiency and save money for merchants. The Growth of Self-Checkout . Checkout-Free Stores . Security Cameras Make it Happen .

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Like many other publications, The Indy (as it’s known by readers) has been working with brands and retailers for years through affiliate marketing relationships, primarily on its reviews section IndyBest. One variation of Bolt’s Checkout Everywhere function on The Independent ‘s site.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. But times have changed dramatically in the 13 intervening years: Temu , which debuted just last September, is now the top shopping app in the U.S., Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2020

While we shouldn’t expect online sales to remain at their peak levels when the safety risks of in-person shopping dissipate, merchants cannot hope to weather the storm and return to business as usual. As we move forward, these capabilities are critical for all retailers: Accept Contactless Payments. Traditionally, U.S.

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

79 percent of customers expressing their preference for checkout-less shopping. Checkout free-shopping is a cashier-less checkout system that detects shoppers’ product preferences and bills them when they close their shopping trip. What is Checkout-Free Shopping?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The key expansions include Target adding Sezzle and Affirm to its payment options; Simon enabling Klarna for interested merchants at any of its shopping centers; and FreedomPay integrating Klarna into its platform to provide more brick-and-mortar retailers access to BNPL options.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2021

Digitization has afforded retailers access to new markets and more consumers. The savvier the customer, the more agile merchants need to be to remain relevant. Operating in the global market provides retailers with a sea of benefits — most notably access to a customer base that spans the globe. The Tide is Turning.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon counts more than 160 million members of its Prime service and approximately 25 million are located in California. “For Amazon coerces merchants into agreements that keep prices artificially high, knowing full well that they can’t afford to say no. In the U.S.,

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Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Contributed by Steve Villegas VP, Head of Payment Partnerships for North America. While merchants cannot control offline challenges like supply chain disruption or last-mile delivery issues, they can (and must) shape the digital environment and ensure a seamless checkout process.

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Independent Retailer

JUNE 23, 2022

Times are tough, especially for businesses struggling to stay afloat with the increased expenses from credit card processing companies. National Retail Solutions (NRS) offers NRS PAY credit card processing to help merchants with this problem. If a merchant processes lower volume, FeeBU$TER carries one flat monthly fee of $49.95

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In 2020, consumers spent approximately $630 billion on online shopping, and merchants lost $12 billion to fraud. However, by understanding how fraudsters target different age groups, merchants can tailor their fraud prevention programs to fit the risk profiles for their customer demographics.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Klarna has launched a new browser extension that enables consumers shopping on desktop computers to access its buy now, pay later service at any online store, even if the retailer is not a Klarna partner. . Support for Firefox and Safari will be rolled out in the near future, as will availability in the rest of Klarna’s markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Brick-and-mortar stores quickly set up online shops, and organizations offered new services such as online checkout, payout or purchasing options. This is a crucial process, as it identifies gaps that could be harmful to both the business and customers. For others, risks were invited in via third parties.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

This was especially evident on Black Friday, when many merchants offered steep markdowns to compete. They set up identical online shops on spoofed domains and launch paid search ads to sell discounted counterfeit goods. Fake accounts are often aged so they appear legitimate and circumvent validations during checkout.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

PoS systems are becoming essential for managing everyday commercial operations, from simple payment processing to inventory management and sales analytics in retail companies. Apart from cash, modern PoS systems should allow credit card and mobile wallet payments, as well as those made online in web stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

All of these retailers succeed by building hype around the launch, priming their loyal customers to place their order as soon as the product or service is released. To put this into perspective, Cowen Equity Research has predicted that the sneaker resale market will be worth $30 billion globally by 2030. Bots are available to rent.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Mollie data reveals record Black Friday week online spending with European consumers checking out larger basket sizes Mollie , one of the fastest growing financial service providers in Europe, has revealed that merchants saw a 7.3 percent increase in sales during Black Friday week 2023 with larger basket values (+8.7

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Each step of the ecommerce process, from searching for products to checkout, carries a risk of retailers losing a sale. ” “It is very crucial for stores to have a one click checkout.” Create a Seamless Checkout Process. Optimize Your Product Listings.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Our new report, The Global Retailers Handbook , makes a case for the continued need for retailers to analyse and optimise every aspect of their e-commerce experience as consumers become more deeply connected to digital shopping and payments. . Payments must follow. E-commerce maintains its bounce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

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. And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

As a starting point, they can break away from outdated ecommerce ‘best practices’ to elevate the shopping experience and make their brand more distinctive. Brand-owned apps serve as a hub for product listings, reviews and a user-friendly checkout process. It is time for merchants to relinquish archaic approaches.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

In June, Pinterest acquired AI-powered shopping platform The YES , and later that month Founder Ben Silbermann announced he was stepping down as CEO and that Bill Ready , formerly President of Commerce at Google, would be taking the helm. Julie Bornstein, Founder of The YES and now Chief Shopping Officer, Pinterest.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

There’s been a lot of anticipation surrounding livestream shopping in the U.S., But so far that anticipation has yet to crystallize into livestreaming becoming the West’s next powerhouse shopping format, as many have predicted. The other thing that’s unique to those markets that doesn’t exist [in the U.S.]

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

adults say they begin their online shopping search on Amazon. Each time Amazon added a new feature or sped up delivery times, shoppers’ expectations for all online shopping experiences increased. The Amazon Effect also is reflected in the in-person shopping experience at brick-and-mortar retailers. grocery market.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 Hootsuite contends that 81 per cent of shoppers research products on Instagram and Facebook, and that shopping is a top priority for 48 per cent of Pinterest users. Meta recently introduced a feature allowing for shopping through DMs.

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