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RetailWhy Unified Commerce Is Critical For Merchants — And Catnip For Fraudsters
The shift to digital commerce is more urgent than ever — and so are some of the potential pitfalls as fraudsters recalibrate...
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RetailOmnichannel No Longer Optional For Retail
Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade,...
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AMLHow A Local Lens For Risk Analysis Can Fight Global Money Laundering And Fraud
Knowing what fraud risks challenge a merchant sector in the U.S. is not enough to safeguard that sector in other markets —...
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eCommerceCyberSource: Helping Merchants Prepare For eCommerce ‘Mini Peaks’
In retail, peak seasons can be as reliable as clockwork, dependable as — and even dictated by — spring, summer, fall and...
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RetailWhy Consumers Are Firing Traditional Retailers
“Jobs to be done” – a theory popularized by the late Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen – is the notion that...
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RetailLate Holiday Shoppers Made More Use Of Store Pickup
This past Christmas was one for the procrastinators, as people seemed to be more comfortable shopping for gifts much later in the...
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RetailDollar General Works On Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store Feature
In a move that could help the retailer bring in a younger demographic, Dollar General Corp. is in the process of making it possible...
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RetailGameStop Will Continue Closing Stores Amid Customer Pivot To Digital
GameStop said on an earnings call that it’s going to close somewhere between 180 and 200 stores in an effort to expand...
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RetailThe Rise Of Stores Where Shoppers Can’t Buy Goods
With this week’s Nordstrom Local debut in New York City and Starbucks’ plans for pick-up only cafes, it’s a new age for...
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Next-Gen Sales TaxDeep Dive: The Unfolding Legacy Of South Dakota v. Wayfair
Governments rely on tax revenues to fuel the vital services they provide to residents and businesses – from firefighting and public education...
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Automated RetailDeep Dive: How Buy Online, Pickup In Store Helps Retailers Compete Against Delivery Giants
Retailers seeking to provide rapid deliveries face an ever-moving target as consumers’ definition of speed evolves. Customers who were once content to...
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RetailWhy Buy Online, Pickup In Store Appeals To Younger Shoppers
The latest Automated Retail Tracker examines the latest ways supermarkets and other retailers are implementing technologies to provide self-service options and high-speed...
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Automated RetailTrending: The New Face Of Kiosk Retail
Supermarkets are turning to automated solutions to help them meet customers’ demands for rapid in-store shopping and delivery. Grocery chain Giant Eagle,...
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RetailWhy Rural Shoppers Need Digital Innovation Too
It is easy enough to think about the various advances in digital commerce as mostly being urban or suburban phenomena. Mostly because...
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RetailSurvey: 58 Pct Of Gen Z Shoppers Have Used BOPIS
In a survey released by automated parcel locker provider Package Concierge, 58 percent of Generation Z shoppers were said to have used...
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RetailCan Click-And-Collect Innovate Pharmacy’s Last Mile?
The last mile of prescription refills remains a frustrating, friction-filled experience. Pharmacy apps make the act of refilling a breeze. Text prompts...
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Merchant InnovationWalmart Lets Customers Pick Up Online Orders Via Vending Machines
Breaking mobile order ahead news: it’s not just for food anymore. Walmart is now letting customers place orders on its website and...
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ResTechSwedish Company Wheelys Is Rolling Out Moby Mobile Grocery Mart
Wheelys might beat Amazon to the punch with its fully-automated grocery store Moby. The Swedish company is currently testing its prototype in...
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RetailUPS Holiday Surcharge Could Drive ‘Buy Online, Pick Up In Store’ Strategy This Christmas
Here’s a good reason to shop brick and mortar next Christmas: UPS is adding a shipping surcharge for orders delivered to residences...
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RetailWalmart’s Buy Online/Pick-Up In Store Discount
U.S. customers who make use of Walmart’s buy online/pick-up in store program will have a little bit of extra cash in their...
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RetailWalmart Builds The BOPIS Machine
Lots of stores have buy online, pick up in-store at this point. But only Walmart has the BOPIS machine. The giant tower-like...
- Omnicommerce
Omnichannel Increasingly Attractive To Digital Consumers
According to new research by Slice Intelligence, consumers are showing an increasing preference for buy online, pick up in-store options, as evidenced by...
- Controversial
The Retail Delivery Coin Toss
Free delivery? Buy online, pick up in-store? Different retailers are saying ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ to a number of different options for getting...
