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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.

Alibaba Leads The Pack On Elder-Friendly eCommerce

Alibaba Leads The Pack On Elder-Friendly eCommerce
Alibaba Leads The Pack On Elder-Friendly eCommerce
February 02, 2018  |  eCommerce

It’s time to retire the perception that consumers at the older end of the spectrum (65 and up) can’t or don’t shop online. They may...

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Nordstrom Shutters Oregon Store As It Pushes To Go Private
Nordstrom Shutters Oregon Store As It Pushes To Go Private
February 02, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom is making the rare move to shut down a full-line department store in Salem, Oregon, a decision that will likely cost about 130 workers...

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Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
Payments Ecosystem Readies For Visa’s New Chargeback Rules 
February 02, 2018  |  VISA

What you don’t know can, indeed, hurt you — especially when it comes to chargeback liability. The waters of transaction disputes are challenging even today, but...

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Finding The Beauty In Ugly Produce
Finding The Beauty In Ugly Produce
February 01, 2018  |  Retail

As a matter of logic, what food looks like shouldn’t matter, since humans eat with their mouths — not with their eyes. And yet — as an...

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eBay Takes Control Of Its Payments Destiny
eBay Takes Control Of Its Payments Destiny
January 31, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

In what was described by eBay as an effort to improve customer experience and offer sellers a more competitive cost structure, eBay announced news on...

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Visa Checkout Hits 1 Million Enrolled Milestone In UK
Visa Checkout Hits 1 Million Enrolled Milestone In UK
January 31, 2018  |  VISA

Visa announced news on Wednesday (Jan. 31) that Visa Checkout, the online payment method introduced in the United Kingdom in the middle of 2017, hit...

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H&M To Slow Store Openings
H&M To Slow Store Openings
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

Facing the shifting preferences of consumers, H&M has announced that 2018 will feature fewer brick-and-mortar store openings as it moves to adapt to increasingly digital...

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Ninety-Two Percent Of Checkout-Savvy Merchants Use Reviews To Drive Conversions
Ninety-Two Percent Of Checkout-Savvy Merchants Use Reviews To Drive Conversions
January 31, 2018  |  Retail

In 1995, Amazon started allowing its users to post reviews on its site. Since then, their review platform has become a big draw. Fifty-five percent...

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