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Omnichannel: Buzzword Or What’s Next In Retail
In Depth // October 22, 2014

The problem about talking about “what’s next” in payment and retail is the moment that “next” begins can be a little subjective. Omnichannel is a prime example of the problem—for years now it has been primed and promoted as the next big thing, the way to...

Omni-channel Is Dead
Cool // October 15, 2014

The reigning buzzword champion – omni-channel – is dead. There, I said it. Someone had to. It’s dead before it really got a chance to live and we’re all better for it. What is omni-channel? It’s an unrealistic goal. It’s not a consumer path or...

Putting Suppliers In The Buyer Value Chain
B2B Payments // September 15, 2014

More and more food, grocery and consumer-goods retailers are finding success in using online channels to grow sales, and many are turning to their suppliers for help in developing mulitichannel initiatives. Many such merchants, however, still have much work to do to maximize their online...

Nordstrom Helps Bring E-Commerce To Instagram
News // September 04, 2014

Nordstrom has become the first retailer to launch the Like2Buy platform, which lets customers click on a product image on the chain’s Instagram page and purchase it immediately from Nordstrom.com. But Nordstrom’s Like2Buy rollout has a few interesting wrinkles, according to Chain Store Age. The...

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Nordstrom Helps Bring E-Commerce To Instagram

September 04, 2014
Nordstrom has become the first retailer to launch the Like2Buy platform, which lets customers click on a product image on the chain’s Instagram page and purchase it immediately from Nordstrom.com. But Nordstrom’s Like2Buy rollout has a few interesting wrinkles, according to Chain Store Age. The new platform comes from a partnership between Nordstrom, Target and […]