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Commerce

Commerce or e-commerce, or electronic commerce, and how it has impacted the traditional methods of buying and selling goods.

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Everybody Wants To Rule The (Smart Speaker) World
Everybody Wants To Rule The (Smart Speaker) World
January 11, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Amazon, undeniably, has the early lead in the race for smart speaker dominance. Its Echo line of products powered by Alexa — the voice-activated, artificially intelligent...

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Inside Visa’s Vision For Cashless Commerce
Inside Visa’s Vision For Cashless Commerce
December 12, 2017  |  VISA

At the dawn of the new millennium, consumers had only a few payment methods to choose from – cash, check or cards – and only...

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Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
December 11, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, consumers are spending billions on holiday preparations, venture capital (VC) funding is helping luxury eTail expand, subscription-based fitness class models are...

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Building Better Bodegas For The Modern World
Building Better Bodegas For The Modern World
November 28, 2017  |  Retail

The newsstand of old is one of pop culture’s favorite background players, particularly if that piece of pop culture takes place in New York. When...

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A New Take On Experiential Retail From A (Very) Experienced Player
A New Take On Experiential Retail From A (Very) Experienced Player
November 15, 2017  |  Retail

Experiential retail is everyone’s favorite buzzword of late, but American Girl mastered this concept a long time ago. About twenty years earlier, in Chicago, Illinois, the first...

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What The Book Of The Month Club Can Teach Retailers About Taking On Amazon
What The Book Of The Month Club Can Teach Retailers About Taking On Amazon
November 06, 2017  |  Subscription Commerce

Thousands of little brown boxes of books, delivered by the post office all over the U.S., are sent every day to book lovers, who eagerly...

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R3 Fires Shot Across Ripple’s Cross-Border Payment Blockchain Bow
R3 Fires Shot Across Ripple’s Cross-Border Payment Blockchain Bow
November 01, 2017  |  Blockchain

R3 is building a cross-border payments solution inspired by blockchain, according to news from The American Banker. The company will be partnering with 22 member banks...

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US Savings Rate Drops To 10-Year Low
US Savings Rate Drops To 10-Year Low
October 31, 2017  |  News

Americans are saving less these days — a sign that Americans are making more money, feeling better about the future or are just completely irresponsible...

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At Money 20/20 Hackathon And Visa Challenge, The SilverLogic Wins Via Smart Cities
At Money 20/20 Hackathon And Visa Challenge, The SilverLogic Wins Via Smart Cities
October 23, 2017  |  News

In the midst of Money 20/20, hacking abounds — well, hackathons, to be precise. Visa announced news on Monday (Oct. 23) that the team from The...

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