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.

Zip Takes BNPL Offline With Zip Card Debut

Zip Takes BNPL Offline With Zip Card Debut
Zip Takes BNPL Offline With Zip Card Debut
October 25, 2022  |  BNPL

With the holiday shopping season approaching, buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip has debuted the Zip Card, its latest installment payment offering. Issued by...

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Kroger Makes Long-Game Gen-Z Play with University Partnership
Kroger Makes Long-Game Gen-Z Play with University Partnership
October 24, 2022  |  Delivery

Kroger is making a long-term bet on the growth of eCommerce and Gen-Z consumers via a new grocery delivery partnership with the University of Kentucky....

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Most Grocery Shoppers Still Wary as Some Ease Cost-Cutting Measures
Most Grocery Shoppers Still Wary as Some Ease Cost-Cutting Measures
October 24, 2022  |  Economy

Food prices may continue to rise, but as grocery inflation slows, some shoppers are beginning to relax on their budgeting measures while most remain looking...

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EU Remains Resilient As VAT U-Turn Threatens UK Luxury Retail Revenue
EU Remains Resilient As VAT U-Turn Threatens UK Luxury Retail Revenue
October 24, 2022  |  Retail

Dek: The decision to scrap a VAT exemption for travelers to the U.K. will be felt most by the country’s luxury retailers, which are largely...

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What if There was a Way to Unlock Some of Luxury Retail’s Resilience?
What if There was a Way to Unlock Some of Luxury Retail’s Resilience?
October 22, 2022  |  Retail

Like models strutting down the catwalk one after the other, so too has the stream of strong sales results come lately from the world’s leading...

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Are Tech-Driven Consumers the On-Ramp to Wider Crypto Usage?
Are Tech-Driven Consumers the On-Ramp to Wider Crypto Usage?
October 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Tech-driven consumers are usually the first to buy the latest connected device and the most willing to try cryptocurrency. Although they are just 15% of...

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CFOs Adjust to Retail’s New Reality
CFOs Adjust to Retail’s New Reality
October 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The term “omnichannel” has its fans and detractors, but by any name, hybrid online-physical shopping and payments experiences are the next normal so many wondered...

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New PayPal Zettle Terminal Shakes Up and Wakes Up US Mobile POS Space
New PayPal Zettle Terminal Shakes Up and Wakes Up US Mobile POS Space
October 11, 2022  |  Mobile Commerce

In a move well-timed for the resurgence of physical retail ahead of holiday foot traffic, PayPal is bringing its PayPal Zettle Terminal mobile POS solution —...

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