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.

Target Aims to Reverse Losses With Private-Label Goods, Price Cuts

Target Aims to Reverse Losses With Private-Label Goods, Price Cuts
Target Aims to Reverse Losses With Private-Label Goods, Price Cuts
June 14, 2024  |  Retail

Target reportedly lost market share in several of its key product categories in the first quarter. The retailer’s share shrank in food and household goods, clothing,...

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Worldwide, Large Retailers Deliver More Digital Features Than Their Smaller Rivals
Worldwide, Large Retailers Deliver More Digital Features Than Their Smaller Rivals
June 12, 2024  |  Retail

According to PYMNTS Intelligence, 70% of U.S. consumers are more satisfied when shopping with large merchants than they are when patronizing small and medium-sized businesses...

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TikTok Shop Testing Image Search Capability in US, Southeast Asia
TikTok Shop Testing Image Search Capability in US, Southeast Asia
June 11, 2024  |  eCommerce

TikTok is reportedly testing image search capability for TikTok Shop. This capability allows users to use a photo that they have taken or uploaded to find similar...

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Consumers Cut Spending as Financial Safety Nets Fray
Consumers Cut Spending as Financial Safety Nets Fray
June 07, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Over the years, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals, fewer and fewer consumers find themselves with savings enough to fall back on, and they are adjusting their...

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Affirm Says Two New BNPL Offers Better Align Payments With Paychecks
Affirm Says Two New BNPL Offers Better Align Payments With Paychecks
June 06, 2024  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has launched two new payment options. The company on Thursday (June 6) announced the debut of Pay in...

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Stitch Fix: Shoppers Splurging on Fashion Demand More Personalized Expertise
Stitch Fix: Shoppers Splurging on Fashion Demand More Personalized Expertise
June 04, 2024  |  Earnings

Amid ongoing economic challenges, shoppers may be willing to spring for premium fashion service, but as Stitch Fix has seen, they need to know that...

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New Data: Card-Linked Offers Improve Relevance and Value
New Data: Card-Linked Offers Improve Relevance and Value
May 29, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Consumers who use card-linked shopping offers, which provide special savings or rewards attached to a merchant or product, return for more — most do. But...

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Memorial Day Kicks Off Summer of the US Consumer
Memorial Day Kicks Off Summer of the US Consumer
May 27, 2024  |  Economy

In 1967, it was the Summer of Love. In 2020, it was the summer of COVID-19. When summer 2024 goes in the books — from...

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