In the recently-released “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: SMB Edition,” PYMNTS Intelligence found most consumers today expect digital innovations when they shop. This expectation in practice often translates into a preference for bigger stores because they have the size and scale to innovate. But the report...
For success in retail, innovation can stem from — if not outright imitation — then keen observation. And applying the proven success of others to one’s own business model, with a bit of advanced technology included, can help keep consumers spending at the point of...
Best Buy reported eCommerce sales growth of roughly 255 percent in contrast to the past year quarter-to-date up to July 18. The electronics retailer also noted that online sales “remained strong” with roughly 185 percent in sales growth in contrast to the past year in...
At the basic level of retail industry chatter online, much of the focus is on the battle between brick-and-mortar versus eCommerce. While the closing of several big box and department stores alongside online shopping’s reshaping the retail shopping are certainly discussions worth having, it doesn’t...
October 07, 2024
Sam’s Club is reportedly preparing to launch its first store without checkout lanes. Scheduled to open in the middle of this month in Texas, the store will require customers to use an app called Scan & Go to ring up items on their smartphones as they shop, CNBC reported Monday (Oct. 7). Where most stores would have cash […]
July 22, 2020
Best Buy reported eCommerce sales growth of roughly 255 percent in contrast to the past year quarter-to-date up to July 18. The electronics retailer also noted that online sales “remained...
