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.

Digital and Mobile Wallet Payments Brighten a Gloomy Black Friday 
Digital and Mobile Wallet Payments Brighten a Gloomy Black Friday 
December 07, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Two-thirds of American shoppers say they’re spending less on their wants than last year. Inflation is dampening holiday shopping budgets, both worldwide and across the...

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Campbell’s Sees Packaged Meal Growth as Consumers Seek Restaurant Alternatives
Campbell’s Sees Packaged Meal Growth as Consumers Seek Restaurant Alternatives
December 07, 2022  |  Retail

Inflation has caused consumers to reconsider their spending, which has lifted Campbell’s prepared food sales. This, as the food company announced Wednesday (Dec. 7) in...

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Amazon Expands ‘Just Walk Out’ as Shoppers’ Checkout Expectations Rise
Amazon Expands ‘Just Walk Out’ as Shoppers’ Checkout Expectations Rise
December 06, 2022  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is bringing “Just Walk Out” to third-party grocers as shoppers seek better payment experiences. The eCommerce giant announced Monday (Dec. 5) via an emailed...

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Norwegian Online Grocery Store Oda Raises $150M for Expansion
Norwegian Online Grocery Store Oda Raises $150M for Expansion
December 06, 2022  |  eCommerce

Norwegian online grocery store Oda has raised 1.5 billion Norwegian krone (about $150 million).  The firm said the capital came from both new and existing investors and...

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It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
It’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ for Cash-Strapped Holiday Shoppers
December 06, 2022  |  Shopping

Tight budgets are putting merchants in a bind this holiday season. Fifty-six million consumers across the United States say they are skipping holiday shopping entirely...

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Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
December 03, 2022  |  Retail

It turns out that dining, shopping, and even paying for such delights is uplifting. As in scientifically, and numerically as the case may be for...

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How Digital Payments Solve Bad Retail Experiences
How Digital Payments Solve Bad Retail Experiences
December 02, 2022  |  Retail

Some of the world’s biggest retailers are experiencing a paradigm shift. They are focusing on user experience in-store as a key feature of their competitiveness...

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60% of Consumers Say Discounts Will Determine Holiday Shopping Loyalty 
60% of Consumers Say Discounts Will Determine Holiday Shopping Loyalty 
December 01, 2022  |  Retail

A new study shows price is everything as budget-minded decisions are consumers’ top drivers. In the latest edition of “New Reality Check: The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Report:...

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Bread Financial Expands BNPL Offering
Bread Financial Expands BNPL Offering
November 28, 2022  |  BNPL

With consumers increasingly turning to installment payments for their holiday shopping, financial services firm Bread Financial has made its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering...

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