The last eight or so months of living life amid the pandemic have created an opportunity for consumers to make major changes to both where and how they shop – changes that many are planning to stick with, even after COVID-19 is behind us. The question is,...
Apparel subscriptions are adapting to the work-from-home trend, as physical retail stores are feeling the effects of light traffic and reluctant shoppers. In digital retail, the social commerce category is completing the year with a flourish as consumers discover new ways to shop from shared videos and social...
The Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly signed on many supermarket and pharmacy chains to provide coronavirus vaccines once the inoculations get the green light. In eCommerce, Amazon’s third-party merchants are worried they won’t be able to satisfy holiday demand due to restrictions on the volume of inventory...
IKEA is formally saying farewell to its printed catalog after a seven-decade-long run as the furniture retailer has reportedly seen its digital sales spike, while David’s Bridal has rolled out the first rewards program in its history. In authentication, a number of financial institutions (FIs) are aiming to streamline and secure their...
Walgreens has followed in the footsteps of Walmart and Amazon to join the retailer-as-ad-agency trend, while BigCommerce recently launched Open Checkout to let developers, retailers and partners create tailored checkout experiences. In merchant innovation, an increasing share of consumers are tapping into mobile devices and laptops to do their shopping or make their journeys to physical...
Though the COVID-19 vaccine is officially open for business today in the U.K., consumers worldwide are readying themselves for what they believe will be a long wait for things to return to something like pre-pandemic normal. Meanwhile, consumers are changing how they shop, how they pay, where they subscribe and what...
No matter what type of transaction is under discussion, whether it’s B2B or B2C, in the data-driven, post COVID-19 world, the expectations on both sides of every payment are changing. The demands are consistent: People want their payments faster, safer and more easily accessible via a wider variety of means. But...
A number of American consumers are feeling financial pressure as the holiday season progresses, and will turn to flexible spending plans to help get them through the crunch. More merchants are embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL) choices to let customers pay in four interest-free installments....
Cyber Monday was not as big a success as forecasted, although consumers spent billions and set a record for the biggest U.S. online shopping day ever. In retail investments, small business digital platform GoSite landed funding in a Series B round. And in omnicommerce, consumers keep ordering groceries online in far...
