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.
South Korea Leads World in Per Capita Spending on Luxury
South Korea Leads World in Per Capita Spending on Luxury
January 13, 2023  |  Retail

South Korea reportedly leads the world in per capita spending on personal luxury items. The country’s citizens spend $325 per capita each year on these...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Leveraging Omnichannel BNPL to Boost Revenues and Customer Loyalty
PYMNTS Intelligence: Leveraging Omnichannel BNPL to Boost Revenues and Customer Loyalty
January 12, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Omnichannel shopping was on full display this holiday season, with buy now, pay later (BNPL) playing a starring role against a backdrop of economic turbulence....

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Small Business Survival May Hinge on Digital Payment Features
Small Business Survival May Hinge on Digital Payment Features
January 12, 2023  |  B2B Payments

The holiday shopping season is so important to retailers that it has become a matter of survival for many. One in four businesses believes recent...

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Digital Payment Growth Threatens EU Consumers’ Cash Usage
Digital Payment Growth Threatens EU Consumers’ Cash Usage
January 11, 2023  |  Cash

Around a third of eurozone consumers have reduced their cash usage compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to the results of a recent European Central Bank...

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Shoppers Expect Seamless BNPL Checkout Both Online and In-Store
Shoppers Expect Seamless BNPL Checkout Both Online and In-Store
January 11, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Shoppers are returning to physical stores this holiday season, but digital habits adopted during the pandemic show no signs of abating. More than three-quarters of...

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Women’s Apparel Slump Drives Retail Rethink of Cross-Channel Strategies
Women’s Apparel Slump Drives Retail Rethink of Cross-Channel Strategies
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

Retooling cross-channel shopping options could be a key strategy for women’s clothing retailers weathering the economic climate. Data from PYMNTS’ ConnectedEconomy™ report “The Gender Divide” demonstrates...

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Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

Job cuts and slowing growth aside, Amazon’s payments ubiquity march — reaching well beyond its own platform — continues unabated. By making Buy With Prime available...

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Abercrombie & Fitch Sees Record Q4 in Women’s Apparel
Abercrombie & Fitch Sees Record Q4 in Women’s Apparel
January 09, 2023  |  Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch has boosted its fourth-quarter outlook, driven by record demand for women’s apparel. The retailer of apparel and accessories for men, women and children...

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Rite Aid CEO Departs and Ailing Drug Store Chain Names Interim Leader
Rite Aid CEO Departs and Ailing Drug Store Chain Names Interim Leader
January 09, 2023  |  Retail

Rite Aid has appointed an interim CEO as the company deals with a “dynamic environment.” Elizabeth “Busy” Burr, a member of the company’s board of directors,...

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