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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.

Nordstrom’s Inventory-Free Stores Are Coming Soon

Nordstrom’s Inventory-Free Stores Are Coming Soon
Nordstrom’s Inventory-Free Stores Are Coming Soon
September 11, 2017  |  Retail

Nordstrom is pondering a new type of location. Smaller, more intimate and with a greater focus on services than goods, the new store will feature...

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PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
September 11, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

“It is not about changing the swipe or dip to a tap; it’s about using a [smart]phone to do things that you could not otherwise do.”...

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Retail Gift Cards Remain An Easy Hack
Retail Gift Cards Remain An Easy Hack
August 31, 2017  |  Retail

Gift cards, according to researcher Will Caput, remains woefully easy to hack – if someone knows the right method. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Nordstrom Brings ‘Reserve Online & Try In-Store’ To More Locations
Nordstrom Brings ‘Reserve Online & Try In-Store’ To More Locations
August 29, 2017  |  Retail

Many consumers enjoy shopping in department stores, others enjoy making purchases directly via eCommerce — and then there are those who fall somewhere in-between, and...

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The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
August 24, 2017  |  International

In late July, PayPal and Baidu captured the world’s attention when they inked a strategic partnership that gives Baidu’s 100 million or so mobile wallet...

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Kohl’s To Debut New eCommerce Facility, Small-Format Stores
Kohl’s To Debut New eCommerce Facility, Small-Format Stores
August 23, 2017  |  Retail

Retailer Kohl’s will boost both its brick-and-mortar and eCommerce capabilities this year by adding four small-format, brick-and-mortar locations to its roster of stores and a...

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Perfect Corp. Partners With QVC For First AR Shopping Experience
Perfect Corp. Partners With QVC For First AR Shopping Experience
August 22, 2017  |  eCommerce

Perfect Corp. has teamed up with QVC on the first broadcast television AR purchase experience that will merge mobile AR technologies, broadcast and mobile to...

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Best Bang For Your Buck Via Amazon Assistant
Best Bang For Your Buck Via Amazon Assistant
August 21, 2017  |  Retail

Bargain shopping is nothing new to almost any consumer out there today. People are always looking for high-quality items at a reasonable price point. Following...

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36 Percent Of Shoppers Celebrated Amazon Prime Day
36 Percent Of Shoppers Celebrated Amazon Prime Day
August 17, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon’s Prime Day is proving to be a significant event for the retail industry. In its third year of existence, this annual discount day for...

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