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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.

Hitting Reset On Real World Retail Design

Hitting Reset On Real World Retail Design
Hitting Reset On Real World Retail Design
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retail is often written off as a casualty of the digital age, but the numbers tell a different story. While there are a variety...

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Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
December 11, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, consumers are spending billions on holiday preparations, venture capital (VC) funding is helping luxury eTail expand, subscription-based fitness class models are...

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JCPenney’s Subscription Boxes For Big Boys
JCPenney’s Subscription Boxes For Big Boys
December 11, 2017  |  Retail

There’s a subscription box out there for almost everyone. And, given their rising popularity, it’s not surprising JCPenney is also jumping on the bandwagon. Get the...

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The Increasingly Global Luxury Game
The Increasingly Global Luxury Game
December 11, 2017  |  Retail

Bringing in $165 million in venture funding is a major event in the life of any startup, particularly if the startup in question says it...

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Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
December 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

No doubt you’ve heard the news: People aren’t watching television anymore. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Reimagining Women’s Workwear
Reimagining Women’s Workwear
December 08, 2017  |  Retail

There is something singularly uninspiring about women’s work attire. Lots of beige, boxy cuts, unvarying designs — not a whole lot to get excited about....

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Walmart Offers Same-Day Pick Up For The Holidays
Walmart Offers Same-Day Pick Up For The Holidays
December 08, 2017  |  Retail

In its largest retail push of the season, Walmart is qualifying more items than ever before for its buy online, pick up in-store offerings, according...

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The Cure For The Brick-And-Mortar Blues
The Cure For The Brick-And-Mortar Blues
December 07, 2017  |  Retail

The death of retail — of the brick-and-mortar kind — is nowhere, really, in sight, even as some might say the physical shopping experience is losing its...

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