Merchant Innovation

CVS Makes Curbside Omnichannel-Focused Investment

CVS Makes Curbside Omnichannel-Focused Investment
CVS Makes Curbside Omnichannel-Focused Investment
April 20, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

No matter what kind of shopper they are, consumers are spending more time than ever on their phones. It makes sense, then, that no matter...

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Coachella’s Contextual Commerce: The Good, The Bad And The Flower Crown Ugly
Coachella’s Contextual Commerce: The Good, The Bad And The Flower Crown Ugly
April 19, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Any music festival worth the price of admission can define itself by a certain vibe. Woodstock had Free Love. Lollapalooza had, and still has, mosh...

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Taco Bell Embraces Fast Food’s New Decadent Reality
Taco Bell Embraces Fast Food’s New Decadent Reality
April 15, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

In 2004, documentarian Morgan Spurlock released “Super Size Me.” Four years later, “Food, Inc.” hit the silver screen. Alongside hit pieces like these, common sense prevailed for fast...

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Can This Body-Scanning Mirror Replace Scales?
Can This Body-Scanning Mirror Replace Scales?
April 15, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

For a while, body weight was the best factor for determining physical health. Somewhere along the way, body mass index took over the preferred spot....

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Chargebacks Have Merchants Scared Straight (To EMV)
Chargebacks Have Merchants Scared Straight (To EMV)
April 15, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

While the looming threat of chargebacks may have quickened the pace at which merchants are shifting toward EMV, the lengthening certification queue is causing a...

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JCPenney Woos Plus-Size Millennial Shoppers
JCPenney Woos Plus-Size Millennial Shoppers
April 13, 2016  |  Retail

As high-fashion houses get dinged for employing models that might or might not be construed as too thin, less-highfalutin retailers are going after the plus-sized market...

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Coming Soon: Tattoo Payments
Coming Soon: Tattoo Payments
April 13, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

If there’s one thing the current generation of wearables and its flagship product, the Apple Watch, get dinged for, it’s clunky, cumbersome and sometimes downright...

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