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.

Amazon Sparks Price War In Smart Speaker Market

Amazon Sparks Price War In Smart Speaker Market
Amazon Sparks Price War In Smart Speaker Market
December 19, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon has sparked a price war in the voice-activated smart speaker market that helped make its Echo Dot the number one product on its website...

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Walmart Pulls Cannabis Christmas Tree From Website
Walmart Pulls Cannabis Christmas Tree From Website
December 18, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart was briefly helping shoppers deck the halls in an rather unusual way this year — with a $250 “weed leaf” artificial Christmas tree. Get the...

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IKEA Gamifies Store Openings With VR
IKEA Gamifies Store Openings With VR
December 18, 2017  |  Retail

IKEA has already done some early work to embrace augmented reality in its brick-and-mortar stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Delivery Companies Struggle To Deliver The Goods Before Christmas
Delivery Companies Struggle To Deliver The Goods Before Christmas
December 18, 2017  |  Delivery

With Christmas one week away, delivery companies are feeling the pressure that accompanies the busiest week of the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story...

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Today In Data: Increased Shipping, Bitcoin Whirlwind And GDPR Non-Compliance
Today In Data: Increased Shipping, Bitcoin Whirlwind And GDPR Non-Compliance
December 14, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, delivery firms will ship more packages than ever this holiday shopping season, bitcoin is having another whirlwind week, financial institutions (FIs)...

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The Power Of Bringing Better Data For The Holidays
The Power Of Bringing Better Data For The Holidays
December 14, 2017  |  Retail

Arguably, the internet’s premier destination for auctions is eBay, which is not an unfair statement, given the sheer volume of said auctions going on via its...

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eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
December 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Online retailer eBay, following in the footsteps of Overstock.com, is contemplating allowing bitcoin as a payment method. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Shopping Malls Freshen Up With Chatbots
Shopping Malls Freshen Up With Chatbots
December 13, 2017  |  Retail

Whether customers shop at a mall once a week or once a year, it’s safe to say that most would probably find a visit to...

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The Mainstream Retail Future Of AR/VR
The Mainstream Retail Future Of AR/VR
December 13, 2017  |  Retail

Augmented and virtual worlds have long been touted as the future for all kinds of things — gaming, healthcare, travel, tele-learning. They’re experiences where being there...

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