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.

Nordstrom Gears Up For First Full-Line Store In Manhattan

Nordstrom Gears Up For First Full-Line Store In Manhattan
Nordstrom Gears Up For First Full-Line Store In Manhattan
April 09, 2018  |  Retail

To draw in fashion-conscious customers and those on their lunch breaks, Nordstrom is gearing up to open its inaugural, full-line store in Manhattan. The location...

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Polyvore Shut Down After SSENSE Acquisition
Polyvore Shut Down After SSENSE Acquisition
April 06, 2018  |  Retail

Polyvore is on the cusp of being bought out by Montreal-based fashion site SSENSE from Verizon’s Oath, but it seems the acquisition will be the...

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Amazon Sees DDAs As Ticket To Teen Spending On Amazon
Amazon Sees DDAs As Ticket To Teen Spending On Amazon
March 30, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon, setting its sights on Gen Z and millennials, is in initial talks with numerous banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, to create a...

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Adore Me Plans To Open Stores To Compete With Victoria’s Secret
Adore Me Plans To Open Stores To Compete With Victoria’s Secret
March 28, 2018  |  Retail

As Adore Me seeks to gain market share in the lingerie market, the eCommerce retailer plans to open brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. The company wants...

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Point-Of-Sale Flexibility Inflates Spend
Point-Of-Sale Flexibility Inflates Spend
March 28, 2018  |  Point of Sale

Talk to anyone in the U.S. credit space, and they can tell you about their access to consumer information, such as name, income, education, voting...

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Fighting Off Unforced Errors
Fighting Off Unforced Errors
March 28, 2018  |  Today In Data

Yogi Berra, explaining a loss, once told reporters the problem was, “We made too many wrong mistakes.” We’d laugh, but in payments and commerce, there...

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Secure, Seamless And Ubiquitous: Giving Customers What They Want
Secure, Seamless And Ubiquitous: Giving Customers What They Want
March 27, 2018  |  Today In Data

“Fast, good or cheap — pick two” is a well-known piece of conventional wisdom about value. It’s an idea modern consumers are increasingly rejecting in...

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Macy’s Pushes Private Labels
Macy’s Pushes Private Labels
March 26, 2018  |  Retail

Macy’s has been suffering from a slump in sales, but it’s hoping a renewed focus on private label brands will improve its outlook with investors. According to Jeff Gennette,...

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Whole Foods Stores With Amazon Lockers See Rise In ‘Micro’ Visits
Whole Foods Stores With Amazon Lockers See Rise In ‘Micro’ Visits
March 26, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon Lockers may be encouraging shoppers to make quick trips to Whole Foods stores. Research from inMarket showed that “micro” visits — or those between...

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