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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.

Walgreens Rolls Out 30-Min Pickup Option
Walgreens Rolls Out 30-Min Pickup Option
October 26, 2022  |  Retail

Walgreens said it has begun offering customers in some markets the option of order pickups that are ready within 30 minutes. According to an announcement...

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Zip Takes BNPL Offline With Zip Card Debut
Zip Takes BNPL Offline With Zip Card Debut
October 25, 2022  |  BNPL

With the holiday shopping season approaching, buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip has debuted the Zip Card, its latest installment payment offering. Issued by...

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Kroger Makes Long-Game Gen-Z Play with University Partnership
Kroger Makes Long-Game Gen-Z Play with University Partnership
October 24, 2022  |  Delivery

Kroger is making a long-term bet on the growth of eCommerce and Gen-Z consumers via a new grocery delivery partnership with the University of Kentucky....

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Most Grocery Shoppers Still Wary as Some Ease Cost-Cutting Measures
Most Grocery Shoppers Still Wary as Some Ease Cost-Cutting Measures
October 24, 2022  |  Economy

Food prices may continue to rise, but as grocery inflation slows, some shoppers are beginning to relax on their budgeting measures while most remain looking...

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EU Remains Resilient As VAT U-Turn Threatens UK Luxury Retail Revenue
EU Remains Resilient As VAT U-Turn Threatens UK Luxury Retail Revenue
October 24, 2022  |  Retail

Dek: The decision to scrap a VAT exemption for travelers to the U.K. will be felt most by the country’s luxury retailers, which are largely...

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What if There was a Way to Unlock Some of Luxury Retail’s Resilience?
What if There was a Way to Unlock Some of Luxury Retail’s Resilience?
October 22, 2022  |  Retail

Like models strutting down the catwalk one after the other, so too has the stream of strong sales results come lately from the world’s leading...

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Are Tech-Driven Consumers the On-Ramp to Wider Crypto Usage?
Are Tech-Driven Consumers the On-Ramp to Wider Crypto Usage?
October 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Tech-driven consumers are usually the first to buy the latest connected device and the most willing to try cryptocurrency. Although they are just 15% of...

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CFOs Adjust to Retail’s New Reality
CFOs Adjust to Retail’s New Reality
October 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The term “omnichannel” has its fans and detractors, but by any name, hybrid online-physical shopping and payments experiences are the next normal so many wondered...

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New PayPal Zettle Terminal Shakes Up and Wakes Up US Mobile POS Space
New PayPal Zettle Terminal Shakes Up and Wakes Up US Mobile POS Space
October 11, 2022  |  Mobile Commerce

In a move well-timed for the resurgence of physical retail ahead of holiday foot traffic, PayPal is bringing its PayPal Zettle Terminal mobile POS solution —...

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