shopping

How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.
Consumers Dissatisfied by Small Merchants’ Digital Presences
Consumers Dissatisfied by Small Merchants’ Digital Presences
April 25, 2024  |  SMBs

As consumers have grown to expect seamless digital convenience, many are finding that smaller merchants fall short of their expectations, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the...

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Consumers Want Friction-Free Shopping on Connected Devices
Consumers Want Friction-Free Shopping on Connected Devices
April 25, 2024  |  Retail

In a recent edition of PYMNTS Intelligence’s ongoing How We Will Pay Report, “Multitasking Consumers Want to Shop — and Work — at the Same...

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New Data: 93% of Card-Linked Offer Users Come Back for More
New Data: 93% of Card-Linked Offer Users Come Back for More
April 23, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Card-linked offers, which provide special savings or rewards attached to a merchant or product, are popular: Roughly 2 in 5 cardholders consistently use them. PYMNTS...

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Bite CEO: Self-Service Kiosks Meet Shopper Demand for Click-and-Mortar™ Retail
Bite CEO: Self-Service Kiosks Meet Shopper Demand for Click-and-Mortar™ Retail
April 22, 2024  |  Retail

Consumers are demanding eCommerce-like convenience from their in-store journeys, and retailers are rising to the occasion with self-service technologies. In an interview with PYMNTS, Brandon Barton,...

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Click-and-Mortar™ Shopping Expands by 49% In Brazil
Click-and-Mortar™ Shopping Expands by 49% In Brazil
April 19, 2024  |  VISA

Half of Brazilian consumers are adopting Click-and-Mortar™ shopping strategies, and the country trails only Saudi Arabia in the Click-and-Mortar™ transformation. The approach blends online and...

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Consumers Switch to Cheaper Retailers but Hesitant to Leave Grocers
Consumers Switch to Cheaper Retailers but Hesitant to Leave Grocers
April 17, 2024  |  Retail

Shoppers who are willing to leave their favorite retailers in search for better prices are hesitant to make the same kinds of changes when it...

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Retail Personalization Is About More Than Just Sending Offers
Retail Personalization Is About More Than Just Sending Offers
April 15, 2024  |  Retail

As merchants look to set their offerings apart to win shoppers’ loyalty, personalization is key. That means more than just using artificial intelligence (AI) to...

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55% of U.S. Shoppers Prefer Buying Groceries From Large Merchants
55% of U.S. Shoppers Prefer Buying Groceries From Large Merchants
April 10, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

In the recently-released “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: SMB Edition,” PYMNTS Intelligence found most consumers today expect digital innovations when they shop. This expectation in practice...

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CE 100 Index Loses 2.1% but ‘Have Fun’ Pillar Gains Ground
CE 100 Index Loses 2.1% but ‘Have Fun’ Pillar Gains Ground
April 08, 2024  |  Connected Economy

It was a week of widespread losses for the CE 100 Index. Only the “Have Fun” pillar gained ground, up 1.1%.   Spotify shares gained 17.6%,...

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