consumer insights

People Who Need People (To Help Them Shop)
People Who Need People (To Help Them Shop)
June 22, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Ready or not, automation is coming to retail. Whether it’s Amazon’s delivery drones or in-store robots that scan a warehouse’s worth of inventory in a...

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Should Retail Worry About Millennials’ Love For Dollar Stores?
Should Retail Worry About Millennials’ Love For Dollar Stores?
June 20, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Retailers often treat millennials with a mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life....

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Can AIs Put An End To The Retail Boycott?
Can AIs Put An End To The Retail Boycott?
June 17, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Despite the millions of ways social media was supposed to make life simpler and more convenient, retailers have long since found that it’s not the selling...

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Price Is The Bottom Line In Online Retail
Price Is The Bottom Line In Online Retail
June 08, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

If there’s one effect online shopping has had on the general consumer experience, it’s that the average shopper now spends much more time researching the...

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The Retail Politics Of Trump And Airbnb
The Retail Politics Of Trump And Airbnb
June 01, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Politics and retail usually mix like oil and water. Look no further than the situation Target seems to have embroiled itself in by making a...

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Retailers Struggle To Win Shoppers Away From Amazon
Retailers Struggle To Win Shoppers Away From Amazon
May 27, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Conventional wisdom about online shopping says that the average consumer would rather test a product out in store before pulling the trigger and ordering it...

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Why In-Home Commerce Is B&M Retail’s Big New Fight
Why In-Home Commerce Is B&M Retail’s Big New Fight
May 26, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Brick-and-mortar versus online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Why Playing Contextual Commerce Catch-Up Pays Off
Why Playing Contextual Commerce Catch-Up Pays Off
May 25, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Andy Warhol predicted that, “in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” However, livestreaming video has blown that time frame out of the...

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How The Online Marketplace Is Setting Retail’s Rules
How The Online Marketplace Is Setting Retail’s Rules
May 17, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

The online marketplace is such a ubiquitous part of modern retail that it rarely warrants a detailed look into how the format effects sales. Hundreds, if not...

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