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.

J.Crew Faces Post-Bankruptcy Style Balancing Act Between Past and Present

J.Crew Faces Post-Bankruptcy Style Balancing Act Between Past and Present
J.Crew Faces Post-Bankruptcy Style Balancing Act Between Past and Present
July 25, 2022  |  Retail

As the fashion industry continues to try to find its footing in a time when budget-conscious consumers are going out more amid the ebbing pandemic,...

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Macy’s to Bring Toys R Us to All Stores
Macy’s to Bring Toys R Us to All Stores
July 18, 2022  |  Retail

Buoyed by a successful relaunch of nostalgic toy store brand Toys R Us online in the past year, Macy’s said Monday (July 18) it is...

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New Survey Finds 3 in 4 Consumers With Strong Demand for Super Apps
New Survey Finds 3 in 4 Consumers With Strong Demand for Super Apps
July 18, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Modern life is complex — and consumers want an app for that. Recent research reveals that most consumers in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and...

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Amazon Dash Cart Lets Grocery Shoppers Skip Checkout
Amazon Dash Cart Lets Grocery Shoppers Skip Checkout
July 12, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon smart carts have new upgrades that include doubling the carts’ capacity and allowing for parking lot unloading, with expansion coming soon to the Whole...

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Will Walmart+ Members Show Up for Amazon Prime Day?
Will Walmart+ Members Show Up for Amazon Prime Day?
July 11, 2022  |  Retail

Walmart and Amazon command colossal subscriber bases that turn their annual flagship sales events into some of the most anticipated shopping affairs of the year....

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Pinterest Debuts API for Shopping; Product Tagging for Pins
Pinterest Debuts API for Shopping; Product Tagging for Pins
July 07, 2022  |  Retail

In the wake of an 87% increase in the number of merchant catalogs on its platform, Pinterest is rolling out a number of features to...

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Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Retail Sales Up 9.5% YoY in June
Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Retail Sales Up 9.5% YoY in June
July 07, 2022  |  Retail

As prices continue to spike for essential items and shoppers continue to treat themselves with more leisure-based spending than they did during the height of...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Live Commerce; Grocery Smackdown; Digitizing Agriculture; Payments as a Strategy; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Live Commerce; Grocery Smackdown; Digitizing Agriculture; Payments as a Strategy; ICYMI
July 07, 2022  |  Retail

Today is Thursday, July 7 and the weekly jobless claims report and data on international trade come out this morning. Following scandal and criticism, U.K....

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