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Buy Now, Pay Later Could Entice Over Half of Cross-Border Shoppers
December 03, 2021

Customers’ shopping habits continue to evolve amid a worldwide reopening of storefronts, but the global cross-border payments market remains in full swing, with volume expected to reach $156 trillion in 2022 — and offering alternative, yet familiar, payment methods to consumers can be a powerful...

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Customers’ Use of Physical Stores Makes Macy’s Online Split More Challenging
December 03, 2021

Advised to separate its eCommerce business from its physical stores, Macy’s is debating how best to approach the concept without alienating its online shoppers who depend on the retail shops for pickups and returns, Reuters reported on Friday (Dec. 3), citing sources familiar with the...

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PrestaShop Merchants Can Integrate Products on Google 
December 02, 2021

Google on Thursday (Dec. 2) announced that it’s allowing PrestaShop merchants around the world to “more easily integrate their product inventory” on the search engine’s platform through PrestaShop Marketing with Google, a PrestaShop Essentials suite add-on.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Five Educational Publishers Slap Shopify with Copyright Lawsuit
December 02, 2021

Five publishers of educational material have slapped Shopify with a lawsuit alleging that the eCommerce firm is responsible for allowing the unauthorized sale of school textbooks, test packs and solutions manuals, according to multiple reports on Thursday (Dec. 2). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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eCommerce Platform Pepper Raises $16M in Series A Funding
November 30, 2021

eCommerce platform Pepper has raised $16 million in a Series A round, which will boost ordering for distributors that work with over 25,000 restaurants and grocery stores, the company announced Tuesday (Nov. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Price Critical in Customers’ Decision to Return to Abandoned Cart
November 30, 2021

Most consumers, or 86% of online shoppers, have abandoned a shopping cart at least once before completing a purchase, whether because they got distracted, wanted to shop for better deals or decided against the purchase altogether. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Black Friday Campaign Creates Strong Customer Engagement on Jumia Egypt Platform
November 30, 2021

Africa-focused online marketplace Jumia started introducing the Black Friday sales concept to several of its African markets nine years ago. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Nextech AR Debuts 3D Model Creation Platform 
November 30, 2021

Augmented reality (AR) experience technology and services company Nextech AR Solutions Corp. on Tuesday (Nov. 30) announced the launch of its ARitize 3D SaaS platform, extending 3D/AR model creation to an expanding list of customers and eCommerce businesses.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Flutterwave Marketplace Helps Africa’s Small Businesses Reach New Buyers
November 29, 2021

In a move to scale small and medium-sized business (SMB) growth, Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced the launch of its new eCommerce service, Flutterwave Market, an extension of the company’s Flutterwave Store service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...