Everybody wants to be in the millennial business. But some big-name retailers are encountering a problem in targeting that must-have consumer group: millennials insist upon having high-end goods and experiences, but don’t have the means to pay full freight. The solution for companies who want...
Progress in payments, like most things in life, does not come all at once. Or at all evenly distributed for that matter — a situation made starkly noticeable by the different pace of change in consumer and business payments. If you were to whip out...
When the eCommerce boom hit, brick-and-mortar retail was disrupted. But the shipping and delivery business got a big boost. Two decades later, the tables have turned. Now eCommerce players and startups have begun disrupting mainstream shipping and delivery companies they once relied on to ensure timely,...
Summer is here and the unofficial season of reading has begun. On beaches, during long car/plane trips, and/or on the decks of cruise ships — the time has come for all consumers to crack the physical and digital spines of all of those books they...
Knowing just who uses bitcoin is a bit tricky given the largely anonymous nature of the digital currency. Not impossible, of course — as everyone learned from the Silk Road case that landed one man in prison for life, thanks to his so called “anonymous” connection...
Retail returns are literally good for no one. A return isn’t good for the consumer — as it means that for one reason or another, they did not get what they wanted. Easy returns mitigate that problem — and hopefully get the customer closer to the...
What’s the quickest path to real-time mobile ID and authentication? Given the news today (June 17) of Danal’s partnership agreement with Orange, Danal might just be at the top of that list. Orange, the Paris-based MNO, will allow Danal’s real-time, mobile ID and authentication...
It’s hard to get really excited about shopping online. Which is not to say that there’s not a lot to speak for the experience – the $1.5 trillion Forrester forecasts Americans will spend online this year (an amount pegged to swell to $2.1 trillion by...
There are many mental images one could associate with Canada and Canadians. Scenic vistas, moose, skiing, and maple syrup, for example. But monikers like “digitally savvy” or “mobile enthusiasts” maybe not so much, though in recent weeks the Canadian mobile market has gotten a bit...
