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.

US Household Spending Climbs

US Household Spending Climbs
US Household Spending Climbs
November 01, 2019  |  Economy

Consumers boosted their spending in September by 0.2 percent going into the fourth quarter, matching August’s increase but coming in slightly below economists’ expectations, The...

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Walmart, Green Dot To Develop FinTech Accelerator With Omnichannel Focus
Walmart, Green Dot To Develop FinTech Accelerator With Omnichannel Focus
October 29, 2019  |  Partnerships

Walmart and Green Dot have announced that they are going to develop a FinTech accelerator together and call it “TailFin Labs, LLC,” the companies said...

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Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
Why Voice Is Connected Commerce’s Killer App
October 28, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Consumers have experienced the convenience of shopping with their voices, and they cannot get enough. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Affirm Expands Installment Payment Options To Any On, Offline Store
Affirm Expands Installment Payment Options To Any On, Offline Store
October 07, 2019  |  Retail

Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is rolling out a new app that will give customers a way to shop at almost any store and split their...

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Amazon Launches First Physical Store In MA
Amazon Launches First Physical Store In MA
October 03, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has opened its first physical store in Massachusetts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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New Instagram Feature Alerts Consumers To New Product Launches
New Instagram Feature Alerts Consumers To New Product Launches
September 30, 2019  |  eCommerce

Instagram, in its continued effort to expand its eCommerce offerings, has launched a new feature that will allow a user to be notified when a...

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When DTC Experiential Retail Goes To The Theater
When DTC Experiential Retail Goes To The Theater
September 23, 2019  |  Retail

When SHOWFIELDS opened up in New York City a little under a year ago, just in time for the 2018 holiday season, it advertised its...

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Is There Anywhere Connected Consumers Won’t Shop?
Is There Anywhere Connected Consumers Won’t Shop?
September 20, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

It was recently reported that one in 15 purchases are now made between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. (at least in the U.K.)...

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