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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.

Bargain Hunters Fuel Amazon’s Prime Day Participation
Bargain Hunters Fuel Amazon’s Prime Day Participation
July 17, 2024  |  Retail

With years of financial challenges compounding shoppers’ deal-seeking behaviors, Amazon and its competitors are seeing spiking demand for their summer deals events. Get the Full...

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What Happens at Retail When You Cross a Gen Z With a Millennial?
What Happens at Retail When You Cross a Gen Z With a Millennial?
July 05, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As zillennials — the bridge generation born between 1991 and 1999 — grow into their prime spending years, their shopping habits are becoming increasingly influential...

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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. Get the Full Story...

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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. Get the Full Story...

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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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