Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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 Zeal Raises $10 Million for Merchant Loyalty Product

 Zeal Raises $10 Million for Merchant Loyalty Product
 Zeal Raises $10 Million for Merchant Loyalty Product
September 09, 2026  |  Investments

Payments tech company Zeal, based in the United Kingdom, raised $10 million to expand its merchant loyalty product, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 9) press...

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41% of Millennials Use ChatGPT for Product Discovery
41% of Millennials Use ChatGPT for Product Discovery
September 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Millennial shopping is producing a split between where buying decisions begin and where purchases ultimately happen. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Millennial Shopping Map: How...

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Mastercard and Flowcart Power East Africa Social Commerce
Mastercard and Flowcart Power East Africa Social Commerce
September 07, 2026  |  Social Commerce

Mastercard launched a partnership with Kenya-based social commerce company Flowcart, according to a Monday (Sept. 7) news release. The collaboration centers on embedding “secure, seamless...

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Smallest Businesses Fall Behind as Main Street Goes Digital
Smallest Businesses Fall Behind as Main Street Goes Digital
September 07, 2026  |  SMBs

Labor Day finds Main Street approaching the fourth quarter with more ways to sell, get paid and source goods than it had four years ago....

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Boomers Fueled Amazon and Walmart Summer Sales Crowds
Boomers Fueled Amazon and Walmart Summer Sales Crowds
September 07, 2026  |  Retail

The summer’s biggest retail sales events did more than create a larger shopping crowd. Their overlap also changed who showed up, how much they spent...

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Halloween Is Coming Early and Bringing AI With It
Halloween Is Coming Early and Bringing AI With It
September 05, 2026  |  Retail

Labor Day traditionally tells Northeasterners to locate a sweater, inspect the foliage and pretend the beach chairs will be stored before Thanksgiving. This year, retailers...

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Williams-Sonoma’s AI Assistant Triples Shopper Purchases
Williams-Sonoma’s AI Assistant Triples Shopper Purchases
September 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Williams-Sonoma is putting hard numbers behind what conversational artificial intelligence can do for a retailer’s bottom line. Engagement with Olive, Williams-Sonoma’s AI shopping assistant, has...

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Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
Smart Checkout Gives Merchant Data New Bargaining Power
September 04, 2026  |  Connected Economy

Payments platforms have plenty of transaction data. Smart checkout is raising the value of the merchant information they do not have. The technology can draw...

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