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How to make cashless pay off for you

Inside Retail

Technological advancements over the past decade revolutionised the way consumers pay for goods and services. Phones and smartwatches are now regularly used to make payments, more recently complemented by such emerging options as buy-now-pay-later and cryptocurrencies. This happens across all payment methods.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

When I joined in 2007] I tried to stay behind the scenes, but at one point we needed somebody to lead the investigation and eventual implementation of this whole new ecommerce business model that none of the employees, and certainly none of the executives, either wanted to do or had the capability to do,” Natori added. “

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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

Indigo 9 Digital

Consumers were finally given a way to access merchandise at much lower prices than what was available from nearby merchants. Trying to seamlessly integrate two different cultures, different systems and processes is hard for even the strongest of companies. It was a runaway success. His next wave of brilliant insight? Retail stores.

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Elf on the Shelf CEO on the Brand’s Unlikely but Enduring Success

Retail TouchPoints

I would say it was probably 2007 when [the brand] started getting a little more notoriety. RTP: How do you account for the fact that you were able to break into a category already full of long-held, beloved family traditions? That’s really when I knew we probably had something very special here. I cherish what I learned at QVC.

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Blackhawk Network shares 2025 gift card trends – and how retailers can benefit

Inside Retail

Moving towards digital wallets and micro-gifting Australia’s rapid shift towards a cashless society is evident, with cash accounting for only 13 per cent of all payments in 2022, down from 70 per cent in 2007. In its place, digital payments are rising, with digital wallet transactions totalling $126 billion in FY23.