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.

Walmart Tests Personal Shopping Via Text

Walmart Tests Personal Shopping Via Text
Walmart Tests Personal Shopping Via Text
December 21, 2017  |  eCommerce

In an attempt to attract new types of customers, a Walmart subsidiary, called Code Eight, has started testing a personal shopping service for “busy NYC...

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Amazon Private Label Biz Drove $450M In Sales 2017 YTD
Amazon Private Label Biz Drove $450M In Sales 2017 YTD
December 21, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s move to launch a slew of private label brands appears to be paying off, with the eCommerce giant seeing growth in all of its...

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Bringing Subscription Commerce To Real World Retail
Bringing Subscription Commerce To Real World Retail
December 20, 2017  |  Retail

The opportunities for subscription boxes in online retail have been well-documented. Subscriptions boxes provide a regular stream of revenue, build a loyal and recurring consumer...

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Finding Retail’s Big Data ROI
Finding Retail’s Big Data ROI
December 20, 2017  |  Payment Methods

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
December 19, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, employees are stealing from their employers, Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant Alexa is contributing to contextual commerce, Australian small- and medium-sized businesses...

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

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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