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984RetailHow Dogs And Cats Are Pushing More Retail Innovation
Whether you are a dog or cat person – or prefer another animal – pets are big business, and they are helping to...
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897Commerce ConnectedIs There Anywhere Connected Consumers Won’t Shop?
It was recently reported that one in 15 purchases are now made between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. (at least...
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994Payments InnovationKeeping Online Counterfeits Off Luxury Marketplaces
Sales of counterfeit goods, particularly on third-party sites that facilitate transactions between individual buyers and sellers, have skyrocketed with the advent of...
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1.1KInvestmentsDarkstore eCommerce Fulfillment Firm Raises $21M
Darkstore announced that it has raised a $21 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures. This latest round brings Darkstore’s total...
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1.4KRetailHuawei Launches Smartphone Line Without Google Software
Due to being placed on a blacklist by the U.S. earlier this year, Huawei has introduced a new line of 5G phones...
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1.4KeCommerceIndia’s Vaping Ban Prompts Amazon, Flipkart To Remove Products
Indian eCommerce sites like Amazon, Flipkart and others have been rushing to remove listings for all vaping devices following the passage of...
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1.2KRetailGiving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes
Michiganders may have a cottage up north, treat 50 degrees as “shorts weather” and consider Superman ice cream to be a symbol...
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1.2KRetailApparel, Embracing Digital, Drives Innovation In Retail
Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has...
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1.2KPayments InnovationOnline Marketplaces And The $1.8T Counterfeit Problem
Fraudsters sold counterfeit products worth $323 billion last year, and are projected to make off with $1.8T by 2020. Kimberly Gianopoulos, director...
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2.1KFraud PreventionCurbing Digital Advertising’s Big Payments Fraud Problem
The complexity of online and mobile advertising — and the vast sums of money involved — make those areas extremely attractive for...
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2.2KRetailUsing Data Tech To Create A Modern Lingerie Marketplace
For American women, there is plenty of friction built into the process of purchasing lingerie. Cost, sizing, styling, access and lack of...
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2.0KRetailAthletic Subscription Boxes Run On Curation
The plethora of merchandise and accessories in the athletic market can be overwhelming for new runners. In addition to buying a pair...
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1.5KRetailRetail Feels The Wide Impact Of Bridge Millennials
Among the forces working to influence and change retail — and do so into the 2019 holiday shopping season, as well as...
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1.0KCross Border CommerceDeep Dive: Tailoring Global Subscriptions To Local Markets’ Needs
A full 2.14 billion consumers around the globe are projected to be shopping online by 2021, presenting a tempting opportunity for the...
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935SubscriptionsLocalization Matters For Global Subscription Commerce
Despite the popularity of subscription commerce, it can be a volatile market. In any given week, some companies fizzle out while others...
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2.9KAlternative FinancesPayPal Lowers Installment Credit Threshold To $30 – $99 Purchases
Consumers now have a range of promotional financing deals to choose from the online payments system PayPal that provides zero-interest installment loans...
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2.0KInnovationHow To Make Sure Stores Don’t Die
Among the defining endeavors of our time — at least for the worlds of payment and commerce — has been to bring brick-and-mortar...
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2.1KPayments InnovationWhy The GAO Thinks PSPS Can Help Fix The Marketplace Counterfeit Problem
Online marketplaces need to meet higher standards if they want to keep customers from the competition. For third-party marketplaces, that means supporting...
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1.6KInternationalAmazon Seeks Delivery Expansion In Germany
Amazon said it has started hiring delivery drivers in Germany as it ramps up its logistics arm, with plans to open 11...
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4.2KMobile CommerceShopify Debuts New Features For CBD Merchants
The multi-channel commerce platform Shopify is rolling out new features to help merchants sell hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products online and...
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2.0KRetailPutting Vinyl Back On Track With eCommerce
Streaming has become a trend as consumers shift from paying for music ownership to paying for music access. It has changed the...
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1.2KCross Border CommerceHow BlueJeans Solved Its Recurring Payments Woes
Transaction fees and interchange rates, among other factors, can turn a simple transaction into a complex process for merchants. But Mike Schramm,...
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2.3KRetailHow FinTechs Help Merchants With GDPR Compliance
FinTech firms are keeping a pulse on the latest regulations and helping their clients comply with them. The European Union’s General Data...
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1.6KNewsTop News In Payments: Visa Enables Real-Time Insurance Disbursements, Bridge Millennials Provide Connected Commerce Insight
Today in the payments news roundup, Visa has made multiple new partnerships to digitize and accelerate the payouts of insurance claims. Also,...
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1.6KeCommerceAmazon Tweaks Search Algorithm To Elevate Its Own Products
Amazon has changed its algorithm to benefit its profitability, pushing its own products higher in search, The Wall Street Journal reported on...
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1.4KRegulationDeep Dive: Biometrics And New Technologies In A Post-SCA World
SCA in its simplest form requires that customers be identified through methods that fall into at least two of three categories: knowledge,...
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3.2KPayments InnovationNew Report: How Consumers Use Connected Devices To Shop And Pay
Voice is connected commerce’s killer app. That is just one of five critical findings highlighted in How We Will Pay 2019, a PYMNTS, Visa collaboration...
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3.1KCross Border CommerceTrending: Why BlueJeans Pays Local On A Global Commerce Stage
Subscription providers would be the first to state that payments need to move seamlessly and continuously across borders. Consumers do not want...
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2.5KDeliverySeattle Startup Delivers Discounted Local Produce To Low-Income Families
The Seattle startup Pacific Coast Harvest, which connects local farms and home delivery, is now offering a discount program to assist low-income...
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3.2KeCommerceAmazon Testing Instant Review Feature
Amazon is testing an easier way for customers to leave feedback on purchased items, according to a report. Normally, when someone wants...
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2.2KCommerceRebound In Consumer Sentiment: One-Off Or Trend Into Holidays?
And still they spend – and still, the outlook may be bright. If sentiment is everything – where sanguine moods can mean...
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1.8KRetailReimagining The Purchase Path For Fine Jewelry
Though the vast majority of fine jewelry on Earth is designed to be worn by women, as a product it is often...
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1.4KRetailAuto Purchases Boost Retail Sales In August
While purchases of building supplies and new vehicles gave U.S. retail sales a large boost in August, many other stores noted declining...
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2.1KRegulationHow SCA’s Deadline Is Impacting EU Merchants’ Authentication Approaches
The deadline to comply with SCA is Sept. 14, and European payment providers and merchants will have to either sink or swim....
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2.3KB2B PaymentsDigital River, Salesforce Integrate For B2B eCommerce
B2B payments and eCommerce-as-a-Service company Digital River is integrating with Salesforce Commerce Cloud to boost efficiencies, the firms announced. A press release...
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2.6KMobile CommerceHow To AI: Cognitive Sourcing Meets The Supply Chain
On a perfect day, when everything goes exactly to plan, managing a supply chain is no easy task — particularly when procurement...
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1.6KInvestmentsAkeneo Lands $46M To Enhance Product Info For Retailers
Akeneo announced Thursday (Sept. 12) it has raised $46 million in funding led by Summit Partners. Existing investors Alven, Partech and Salesforce...
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1.3KAmazonAmazon Expected To Debut New Alexa Hardware At Annual Event
Amazon will host an event on Sept. 25 in Seattle to introduce new products and services. According to CNBC, the eCommerce giant...
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2.9KInnovationAffirm Looks To Raise $1.5B On $3B Valuation
Affirm, a FinTech that offers customers payment plans at the point of sale, is reportedly looking to raise around $1.5 billion in...
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1.6KWalmartWalmart To Pilot Third-Party Fulfillment Strategy
Walmart has revealed it is testing out a fee-based service called “Fulfilled by Walmart.” The company’s U.S. eCommerce chief, Marc Lore, announced...
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1.6KRetailBuilding The Tire Shop Of The Future With On-Demand Service
When Zohr Co-Founder and CEO Komal Choong and Co-founder and COO Anoop Choong were in college, they would flip cars and car parts on...
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2.8KRestaurant innovationHow Domino’s Works To Deliver On Customer Loyalty
An unsatisfying restaurant ordering experience can turn long-term customers into last-time patrons. So how can restaurants know which tech and services will...
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1.6KDigital PaymentsPaytm’s Long Walk To Profitability
Paytm is perhaps the largest and best-known domestic name in mobile payments in India, but it continues to struggle on the path...
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1.5KAmazonFTC Officials Look Into Amazon’s Use Of Market Power
To find out if Amazon is utilizing its market power to hurt competition, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) team of investigators has...
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2.2KB2B PaymentsIn Europe, Digital Banking And APIs Eye Banking As A Service
In Europe, banking upstarts are gaining traction in digital banking, with new products and services focused on enterprises and consumers alike, easing...
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2.7KAppleThe Tepid Reaction To Apple’s New Products
There weren’t many surprises on display when Apple took the stage today in Cupertino for its fall device event Tuesday (Sept. 10)...
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3.1KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: LG Rumored To Be Planning Blockchain Smartphone; Coinbase To Launch USDC Fund For Developers
There are rumors that consumer electronics company LG might be getting ready to release a blockchain smartphone. According to CoinDesk, a report...
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2.5KInternationalNew PayU Mobile App Gives Merchants Total Account Access
PayU, a FinTech based in the Netherlands, has released an app for merchants in India that allows them to keep track of...
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1.9KDeliveryAmazon, Home Depot Eye Fulfillment Innovations As Same-Day Delivery Race Heats Up
Sometimes innovation in the commerce and payments space is a matter of a new technology or a new process. As recent news...
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1.6KAmazonBrazil eTailers’ Shares Slide On Amazon Prime Debut
News of Amazon Prime rolling out in Brazil caused some shares of eCommerce companies doing business in the country to drop, Reuters...
