Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Synchrony Lets Pet Parents Put Doggie Daycare and Grooming on Payments Plans
Synchrony Lets Pet Parents Put Doggie Daycare and Grooming on Payments Plans
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

Almost 1 in 5, or 23 million, American households welcomed a new furry friend during the pandemic. However, the significance extends beyond the surge in...

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myGemma CEO: Luxury Resale’s Network Effect Fosters Loyalty, Repeat Business
myGemma CEO: Luxury Resale’s Network Effect Fosters Loyalty, Repeat Business
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

Luxury resale tends to be dominated by consignment platforms. Sites like The RealReal buy designer clothes, bags and jewelry, and then mark the prices to...

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Visa Wants to Eliminate Friendly Fraud Without Alienating Honest Consumers 
Visa Wants to Eliminate Friendly Fraud Without Alienating Honest Consumers 
January 09, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Friendly fraud is a bit of a misnomer; first-party card misuse would be more accurate. That’s because, just like other types of fraud and cybercrime, friendly...

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Amazon Offers Coverage Checks to Help Patients Find Digital Health Benefits
Amazon Offers Coverage Checks to Help Patients Find Digital Health Benefits
January 08, 2024  |  Healthcare

Amazon has introduced a program designed to help consumers access digital health benefits. These are benefits offered by insurance plans and employers to help patients improve...

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BNPL Sways 1 in 5 Subscribers Eyeing Post-Introductory Discount Cancellations
BNPL Sways 1 in 5 Subscribers Eyeing Post-Introductory Discount Cancellations
January 08, 2024  |  Subscriptions

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly become the preferred choice for consumers, particularly millennials. In fact, nearly 40% of millennials have utilized BNPL in...

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Apple Promotes ‘Spatial Computing’ With Feb. 2 Vision Pro Launch
Apple Promotes ‘Spatial Computing’ With Feb. 2 Vision Pro Launch
January 08, 2024  |  Apple

Apple says its Vision Pro mixed reality headset will be available Feb. 2 Pre-orders for the long-awaited $3,500 product begin Jan. 19, Apple said in a news release...

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Instacart Brings Digital Marketing to Brick-and-Mortar as CPG Ads Get Smarter
Instacart Brings Digital Marketing to Brick-and-Mortar as CPG Ads Get Smarter
January 08, 2024  |  Retail

With grocery brands looking for more personalized, targeted ways to reach shoppers, Instacart is enabling in-store digital marketing with smart cart advertising. The grocery aggregator...

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eCommerce Platform Mercari to Begin Accepting Bitcoin Payments 
eCommerce Platform Mercari to Begin Accepting Bitcoin Payments 
January 08, 2024  |  Bitcoin

Japanese eCommerce giant Mercari will reportedly begin accepting bitcoin payments on its platform in June.  While prices for products listed on Mercari’s flea market app will...

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BigCommerce and Marketplacer Partner to Create Multi-Vendor Marketplaces
BigCommerce and Marketplacer Partner to Create Multi-Vendor Marketplaces
January 08, 2024  |  eCommerce

BigCommerce and Marketplacer have partnered to enable BigCommerce customers to transform their online stores into multi-vendor marketplaces.  With the BigCommerce Marketplace Connector enabled by this partnership, BigCommerce customers can allow...

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