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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.

Casper’s Building A Bigger Physical Footprint

Casper’s Building A Bigger Physical Footprint
Casper’s Building A Bigger Physical Footprint
June 25, 2018  |  Retail

Casper, the online mattress company that inspired an army of imitators, is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint in Canada. Currently, the mattress-in-a-box firm is operating a...

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Party City Looks To Pick Up Where Toys R Us Left Off
Party City Looks To Pick Up Where Toys R Us Left Off
June 25, 2018  |  Retail

Party City is getting into the toy business. The chain kicked off the week with the announcement that it will be opening about 50 Toy...

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Amazon Expands Whole Foods Savings Perks For Prime Members
Amazon Expands Whole Foods Savings Perks For Prime Members
June 25, 2018  |  Retail

To provide Prime members with additional perks at Whole Foods, Amazon is rolling out an expanded discount program starting on Wednesday (June 27). The benefits,...

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
June 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...

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A Rough Map To The New World Of Online Sales Taxes
A Rough Map To The New World Of Online Sales Taxes
June 22, 2018  |  Taxes

A day after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to state collection of sales taxes for eCommerce purchases, questions swirled about software, Congressional action,...

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Social Media As The ‘Ticket’ For Contextual Commerce
Social Media As The ‘Ticket’ For Contextual Commerce
June 22, 2018  |  Retail

Sports fans can’t get enough of their favorite players and teams: Their social media accounts oftentimes have hundreds of thousands or millions of followers. But...

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Apple Pay Offers Promotion On Adidas
Apple Pay Offers Promotion On Adidas
June 22, 2018  |  Apple Pay

Apple is giving customers 15 percent off purchases made in the Adidas iOS app when users buy the merchandise with Apple Pay. Get the Full...

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Enticing Millennials With Experiences Using ‘Neighborhood Goods’
Enticing Millennials With Experiences Using ‘Neighborhood Goods’
June 21, 2018  |  Retail

The old model of opening a retail store with merchandise as a main focus of the space may not appeal to today’s consumers – millennials...

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The Omni Sales Crunch Of Specialty Snacks
The Omni Sales Crunch Of Specialty Snacks
June 21, 2018  |  Retail

In Americans’ busy lives, snacking has become as vital as one’s three daily meals, especially for those with packed schedules. Granola bars or chips, necessary...

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