Consumer Spending

Retailers Look to Leverage the ‘Now’ in Buy Now, Pay Later

Retailers Look to Leverage the ‘Now’ in Buy Now, Pay Later
Retailers Look to Leverage the ‘Now’ in Buy Now, Pay Later
December 31, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

In retrospect, there are the trends, the seismic shifts in the payments landscape that seem “obvious” and that we might have spotted a mile away....

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BNPL Expected to Play an Expanding Role in 2021 Holiday Spending
BNPL Expected to Play an Expanding Role in 2021 Holiday Spending
December 30, 2021  |  BNPL

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Skincare And Wellness Startup Hivessence On Building Buzz And Sales With BNPL
Skincare And Wellness Startup Hivessence On Building Buzz And Sales With BNPL
December 29, 2021  |  BNPL

A growing number of small and midsized businesses (SMBs) are also now converting browsers into buyers and encouraging bigger purchases with the aid of buy...

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The New Buzz-Builder and Conversion Driver for Small Business
Buy Now, Pay Later: The New Buzz-Builder and Conversion Driver for Small Business
December 28, 2021  |  BNPL

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Mastercard: Online Sales Grew 11% , US Retail Up 8.5% This Holiday Season
Mastercard: Online Sales Grew 11% , US Retail Up 8.5% This Holiday Season
December 26, 2021  |  Retail

A new Mastercard report released Sunday (Dec. 26) says holiday retail sales were up 8.5% this year for the time between Nov. 1 through Dec....

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The 21 Months That Changed the World and Ignited the Great Digital Shift
The 21 Months That Changed the World and Ignited the Great Digital Shift
December 24, 2021  |  Pandenomics

Transport yourself back to April 2020. A national emergency had been declared on March 11, and the lockdowns started soon afterward. Employees in the millions...

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Note to Retailers: Consumers Want it Fast, Easy and Now Cheap
Note to Retailers: Consumers Want it Fast, Easy and Now Cheap
December 22, 2021  |  Retail

It’s a rough world out there right now, to put it lightly. And the retail industry is seeing the effects. Inflation is at the highest level...

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Paycheck to Paycheck Consumers Squeezed By Largest Import Food Price Increases In 10 Years
Paycheck to Paycheck Consumers Squeezed By Largest Import Food Price Increases In 10 Years
December 22, 2021  |  Economy

After months of anecdotal evidence and first-hand experience, new government data has confirmed and “put a number on” what most consumers already know all too...

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Eye Tracking in Retail Shopping Must Benefit the Consumer
Eye Tracking in Retail Shopping Must Benefit the Consumer
December 22, 2021  |  Retail

What if retailers could make judgments — at a glance, if you will — just by where you looked while you shopped? The truth is,...

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