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.

70% of Western Global Merchants See Payments Localization Cutting APAC Cart Abandonment in Half
70% of Western Global Merchants See Payments Localization Cutting APAC Cart Abandonment in Half
August 31, 2022  |  Cross Border Commerce

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is key to the international growth strategies of countless eCommerce merchants across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada....

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Inflation Expands Consumer, Merchant Interest in BNPL
Inflation Expands Consumer, Merchant Interest in BNPL
August 26, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services are commonplace in the modern economy, with 60% of consumers using them at one point or another. Retailers are...

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Consumers Stretch Their Spend to Keep Pantries and Wallets Full
Consumers Stretch Their Spend to Keep Pantries and Wallets Full
August 25, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Inflation fears are altering consumer behaviors in interesting ways. Affluent consumers visit stores frequently in search of bargains, and millennials are taking refuge from high...

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Walmart Adds Rewards Program as Shoppers Watch Budgets
Walmart Adds Rewards Program as Shoppers Watch Budgets
August 24, 2022  |  Retail

Aiming to offer additional savings to budget-conscious shoppers, Walmart has added a rewards program to its subscription platform Walmart+.  With the new Walmart Rewards, which...

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Revo Video’s Mission to Make Every Video Shoppable With Just One Click
Revo Video’s Mission to Make Every Video Shoppable With Just One Click
August 24, 2022  |  eCommerce

How many people have seen those video screen kiosks or iPads in airports featuring interesting clips and little commercials and thought, “this would be an...

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Data brief: U.K. Consumers Encounter 11% More Shopping Friction Than the Average Consumer
Data brief: U.K. Consumers Encounter 11% More Shopping Friction Than the Average Consumer
August 22, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

Merchants in the U.K. need to step up their game when it comes to providing customers with the cross-channel and digital shopping features that can...

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Merchants’ Digital Shopping Features Losing Fight Against Friction in Mexico
Merchants’ Digital Shopping Features Losing Fight Against Friction in Mexico
August 22, 2022  |  Shopping

Smartphones are front and center of the retail conversation in Mexico. Local shoppers use their phones at nearly every point throughout their in-store and online...

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Amazon Takes Tip From TikTok with Beta Test of Shoppable Videos
Amazon Takes Tip From TikTok with Beta Test of Shoppable Videos
August 17, 2022  |  Amazon

Watch out, TikTok. Amazon is pushing into your territory. As reported by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Aug. 17), the retail and tech giant...

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Deal-Seekers Pulling Trigger on Essentials Drove Amazon Prime Day Spending 40%
Deal-Seekers Pulling Trigger on Essentials Drove Amazon Prime Day Spending 40%
August 15, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon Prime Day 2022 came at a time of skyrocketing inflation and fears of a recession, but Amazon’s flagship annual extravaganza still recorded a strong...

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