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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 Wants Pets To Be Loved (And Bought For) Too
Amazon Wants Pets To Be Loved (And Bought For) Too
December 05, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon customers can now buy retail goods for every member of their family on the site’s marketplace — including their pets. The eCommerce giant has...

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J.Crew Doubles Down On Digital As Sales Fall
J.Crew Doubles Down On Digital As Sales Fall
December 04, 2017  |  Retail

J.Crew — responding to years of declining retail sales and closing stores — is leaning heavily on online shopping channels as it attempts to reestablish itself with...

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Yes, Soup For You (And Everyone Else)
Yes, Soup For You (And Everyone Else)
December 04, 2017  |  Retail

“No soup for you!” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Now Entering The Connected Device Arena: Jim Beam
Now Entering The Connected Device Arena: Jim Beam
December 04, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Beam me up, Jimmy. Whiskey maker Jim Beam has entered the connected device arena with a smart decanter for its popular Kentucky-style bourbon whiskey. Get...

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What Spontaneous Commerce Can Teach Online Retailers And Payment Providers
What Spontaneous Commerce Can Teach Online Retailers And Payment Providers
December 04, 2017  |  Retail

In January 1950, William Applebaum published a piece in the Journal of Marketing about the buying behaviors of consumers in retail stores. At the time, Applebaum...

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Thinking Inside The Box For Holiday Shopping
Thinking Inside The Box For Holiday Shopping
December 02, 2017  |  Retail

With only 23 days left until Christmas, the pressure is mounting. Sure, there are some Type A people who’ve long since done their holiday shopping...

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Retail Fraud Online Actually Went Down For Black Friday
Retail Fraud Online Actually Went Down For Black Friday
December 01, 2017  |  Retail

Here’s a nice change of pace going into the weekend: It looks like online fraud did something unsual for Black Friday this year. Get the...

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Tapping The Power In The Plus-Size Apparel Market
Tapping The Power In The Plus-Size Apparel Market
December 01, 2017  |  Retail

The average American woman’s size doesn’t much resemble the average size of a runway model — a fact well-known to any woman who ever stood in...

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Today In Data: Omnireadi Merchants, Payments Evolve And Supply And Demand Drives Price
Today In Data: Omnireadi Merchants, Payments Evolve And Supply And Demand Drives Price
November 30, 2017  |  Today In Data

The end of the year can make people do things they wouldn’t normally do, like spend three or four times the list price on a...

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