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Swap.com Uses Data Analytics to Fight Post-Holiday Fraud Surge
Swap.com Uses Data Analytics to Fight Post-Holiday Fraud Surge
January 13, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

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Adobe: Holiday Online Shopping Topped $188.2 Billion
Adobe: Holiday Online Shopping Topped $188.2 Billion
January 12, 2021  |  eCommerce

The 2020 holiday season was rife with online shopping, which hit a record $188.2 billion, or two years’ worth of growth, according to an analysis...

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Restaurant Holiday Gift Card Sales Disappoint
Restaurant Holiday Gift Card Sales Disappoint
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

Customer experience management platform provider Paytronix released its holiday gift card report on Tuesday (Jan. 12) and found a mixed bag for restaurant sales of...

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Trying To Reason With Returns Season: 51 Percent Of Consumers Would Keep Goods For Discounts
Trying To Reason With Returns Season: 51 Percent Of Consumers Would Keep Goods For Discounts
January 11, 2021  |  Retail

While early to mid-January is always the return season, this year has long been forecast to be a spot more active than its predecessors given the volume...

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Key Checkout Features Separate Best From The Rest In eCommerce
Key Checkout Features Separate Best From The Rest In eCommerce
January 07, 2021  |  Checkout Conversion

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Apple App Store Users Spent Record $1.8 Billion Over Holiday Season
Apple App Store Users Spent Record $1.8 Billion Over Holiday Season
January 06, 2021  |  Apple

The Apple App Store rang up some $1.8 billion in sales over the holiday season in the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve,...

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COVID-19 Plays Grinch To UK Post-Christmas Retail Sales
COVID-19 Plays Grinch To UK Post-Christmas Retail Sales
January 05, 2021  |  Retail

U.K. brick-and-mortar retailers already suffering from COVID-19 restrictions in the run-up to Christmas saw foot traffic plummet during the key Boxing Day/post-Christmas period as well....

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Risky Business: Malls See Late Holiday Surge Despite Pandemic
Risky Business: Malls See Late Holiday Surge Despite Pandemic
January 04, 2021  |  Retail

With the holidays all over except for the returns, it’s time for the troubled mall sector to face the existential crisis that it avoided thanks...

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Afterpay Reports 30 Pct Rise In Basket Size For US Customers Over The Holidays
Afterpay Reports 30 Pct Rise In Basket Size For US Customers Over The Holidays
January 04, 2021  |  Retail

Afterpay said on Monday (Jan. 4) that the average basket size for its customers in the U.S. rose by 30 percent in a comparison of...

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