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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.

Jingle All the Year: The Connected Economy Transforms Christmas in July
Jingle All the Year: The Connected Economy Transforms Christmas in July
July 04, 2024  |  Retail

Amid the sun-soaked days of July, a surprising holiday has taken gained popularity over the last 90 years: Christmas in July. Once one summer camp’s...

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Amazon Takes On Temu and Shein With China-Direct Discount Section
Amazon Takes On Temu and Shein With China-Direct Discount Section
June 26, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon will reportedly add a section to its shopping site that aims to compete with Temu and Shein, featuring items that are cheap and are shipped from China to...

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eCommerce Leads Levi’s D2C Growth as Online Shoppers Splurge
eCommerce Leads Levi’s D2C Growth as Online Shoppers Splurge
June 26, 2024  |  Earnings

Levi Strauss & Co. is seeing its digital channels drive direct-to-consumer (D2C) growth, with eCommerce customers proving willing to pay full price and to spring...

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More Retailers Imitate Prime Day as Consumers Demand Discounts
More Retailers Imitate Prime Day as Consumers Demand Discounts
June 25, 2024  |  Retail

As retailers look to hold their own among bargain-seeking shoppers this summer in the face of competition Amazon’s ever-more-popular Prime Day, Target is the latest...

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Target Gets a Marketplace and Shopify Merchants Get Distribution
Target Gets a Marketplace and Shopify Merchants Get Distribution
June 25, 2024  |  Retail

For Target, the most immediate impact adding Shopify sellers to its third-party marketplace may be a lift in its online fortunes. To that end, and...

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LTK Adds Automatic Direct Message Tool to Creator Commerce Platform
LTK Adds Automatic Direct Message Tool to Creator Commerce Platform
June 20, 2024  |  Retail

LTK has enhanced its Creator Commerce platform with a new automatic direct message (DM) tool that makes it easier for creators to share the shopping...

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Millennials Are Most Prepared to Trade Down to Private Label
Millennials Are Most Prepared to Trade Down to Private Label
June 20, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As merchants step up their own-brand offerings, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds that across grocery and retail, millennials prove the most eager to find more affordable...

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1 in 6 Shoppers Choose Merchants Based on Payment Choice
1 in 6 Shoppers Choose Merchants Based on Payment Choice
June 19, 2024  |  Retail

As consumers demand more flexible options at checkout, many shoppers make decisions about where to buy based on whether they can use their preferred payment...

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Zillennials: The Generation Reshaping Commerce With Digital Savvy and Ethical Spending
Zillennials: The Generation Reshaping Commerce With Digital Savvy and Ethical Spending
June 18, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Zillennials — the bridge generation comprising younger millennials and older members of Generation Z — with their growing earning and purchasing power, are poised to...

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