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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.

Giant Food Closes Three eCommerce Facilities as Grocers Rethink Fulfillment
Giant Food Closes Three eCommerce Facilities as Grocers Rethink Fulfillment
August 23, 2023  |  eCommerce

As merchants look for ways to improve the margins of online grocery, Giant Food is backpedaling, reportedly closing three delivery fulfillment centers to find a...

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Middle-Class Crunch Leads to Consumer Cutbacks and Merchant Trade Downs 
Middle-Class Crunch Leads to Consumer Cutbacks and Merchant Trade Downs 
August 23, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers making between $50,000 and $100,000 may be caught in a middle-income “crunch” these days as inflation’s growth slows while still trending upwards, and real wages stagnate....

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CommentSold Buys PopshopLive to Launch Creator Commerce Platform
CommentSold Buys PopshopLive to Launch Creator Commerce Platform
August 22, 2023  |  eCommerce

Live selling technology firm CommentSold says it has acquired mobile live streaming marketplace Popshoplive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Buy Now, Pay Smarter: How Digital Solutions Reshape Credit Behavior 
Buy Now, Pay Smarter: How Digital Solutions Reshape Credit Behavior 
August 19, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Americans credit card payment delinquencies are starting to pile up.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Retail Earnings Show Digital Shift in Health and Beauty Spend
Retail Earnings Show Digital Shift in Health and Beauty Spend
August 18, 2023  |  Retail

Consumers are proving resilient when it comes to spending on health and beauty products.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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India’s Mobile Payments Embrace Lays Fertile Ground for Walmart, Amazon eCommerce Ambitions
India’s Mobile Payments Embrace Lays Fertile Ground for Walmart, Amazon eCommerce Ambitions
August 18, 2023  |  eCommerce

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India Writes the Playbook for Mobile Payments Innovation
India Writes the Playbook for Mobile Payments Innovation
August 18, 2023  |  eCommerce

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Walmart and Amazon: A Tale of Two Massive Retailer Earnings
Walmart and Amazon: A Tale of Two Massive Retailer Earnings
August 18, 2023  |  Retail

The eagerly anticipated earnings release for Walmart beat analyst predictions, showing how efforts by the Bentonville-based retailer to increase market share and grow its customer...

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Most Bridge Millennials Would Pay via Bank Transfer If Offered Rewards 
Most Bridge Millennials Would Pay via Bank Transfer If Offered Rewards 
August 17, 2023  |  Digital Payments

The majority of bridge millennials would pay for retail purchases via bank transfer if they could earn rewards for doing so, PYMNTS research reveals, but...

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