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Retailers Push Curbside, In-Store Pickup to Fight Delivery Inefficiencies

Retailers Push Curbside, In-Store Pickup to Fight Delivery Inefficiencies
Retailers Push Curbside, In-Store Pickup to Fight Delivery Inefficiencies
October 27, 2021  |  Retail

As retailers gear up to get people their orders throughout the holiday season — hopefully without the delays experienced last year — many are tacitly...

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Experiential Retail Builds ‘Real Brand Loyalty’ Among Consumers
Experiential Retail Builds ‘Real Brand Loyalty’ Among Consumers
October 27, 2021  |  Retail

Few retailers would open a store nowadays and leave eCommerce as an afterthought, considering that nearly every U.S. consumer has shopped online for something in...

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Cameras, Wipes and Swipes Replace Cash
Cameras, Wipes and Swipes Replace Cash
October 27, 2021  |  Digital Payments

What will payments look like in 2022 and beyond? In “The Way Payments Are Now Done,” Stephen Ritter, chief technology officer of Mitek Systems, joins...

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Amazon Goes Omnichannel, TikTok Spurs Book Sales, Hasbro Struggled With Q3 Deliveries
Amazon Goes Omnichannel, TikTok Spurs Book Sales, Hasbro Struggled With Q3 Deliveries
October 27, 2021  |  Today In Data

TikTok is getting people to buy more books when users highlight them in their videos. Plus, Hasbro reported $100 million in undelivered products in the...

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Social Media Giants Keep Focus on Commerce Ahead of Holidays
Social Media Giants Keep Focus on Commerce Ahead of Holidays
October 27, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Advertising issues associated with Apple iOS 14 privacy changes have made a lot of headlines as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat have reported their earnings, but...

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Poshmark Allows Brands to Sell Directly on Platform
Poshmark Allows Brands to Sell Directly on Platform
October 27, 2021  |  Retail

Online apparel platform Poshmark has rolled out the Brand Closet Program, which allows large brands to connect directly with and sell on the company’s secondhand...

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Hertz Teams up With Carvana to Grow Online Sales
Hertz Teams up With Carvana to Grow Online Sales
October 27, 2021  |  Retail

Car rental firm Hertz and online car retailer Carvana are partnering on an initiative that will allow Hertz to use Carvana’s online transaction technology and...

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More Tech Isn’t Always The Answer
More Tech Isn’t Always The Answer
October 27, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Allen Simpson, acting CEO of London & Partners, discusses how new, pandemic-driven payment models have put cash at risk. “At a societal level, the solution...

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Faster Payments Are Redefining Consumer Expectations
Faster Payments Are Redefining Consumer Expectations
October 27, 2021  |  Faster Payments

“In the age of instant gratification and 24/7 everything, faster payments are becoming table stakes, and no one wants to be left in the dust,”...

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