Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Once, borrowing money to make a purchase was a relatively tedious process, not a spur-of-the-moment thing. In recent years, though, the financial technology or fintech revolution in the customer credit market has changed all that, with the meteoric rise of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services. But does it also change our spending habits?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In 2021, businesses in the United States will face new VAT rules for selling to final consumers in Europe. Called the “low value consignment stock relief,” the threshold was intended to reduce the administrative burden in customs compliance. Thankfully, the EU decided to push the compliance deadline from Jan.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021. Digital wallet usage is expected to account for 40.5%

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The campaign, which ran from January 2020 to August 2021, was for a 60-month interest-free and no-deposit payment method. The court found the advertisements’ statement of the payment method was presented as a complete statement when it was far from complete.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

Most experts expected holiday 2021 to be a digital success, and the season didn’t disappoint: global sales hit $1.14 As a result, Cyber Week 2021 accounted for 23% of total ecommerce spend, down slightly from 24% in 2020. But when it came to alternative payments, BNPL was the star. trillion , up from $1.1 18 and Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

has grown by more than 300% per year since 2018, reaching 45 million active users in 2021. It’s clear this reverse layaway payment model is also here to stay. In BNPL, consumers receive the goods or services that they want to buy, but payment is staggered over monthly payments for a certain period of time with no interest.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Following the opening of 100 Ulta Beauty at Target shop-in-shops in 2021, Target will open more than 250 new locations by the end of 2022, with ambitious plans to eventually reach at least 800 locations. “We see substantial opportunities to build on our core capabilities to drive deeper guest engagement and long-term growth.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

based online sellers” are reportedly participating in the beta test of Buy Direct, but a source told Business Insider that Microsoft hopes the service will drive $25 million in gross merchandising value (GMV) by fiscal 2023, which ends June 30, 2023. Bing accounts for approximately 25% of total monthly search volume in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

This, combined with workforce shortages, has caused airports to move more toward automation, with self-service check-in kiosks, baggage drops and mini stores. The growing exposure of travelers to self-service options has led to consumers preferring them as they are much more convenient than previous models.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

In this article, we take a look at the key risks that may be faced by retail businesses in 2021 but also through the next decade. More data processed gives way to more possibilities of data breaches. Similarly, Home Depot also faced a large-scale data breach in 2014, leading to over 56 million payment information being stolen.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2021

Ap p le will reportedly team up with Goldman Sachs to launch its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform that lets shoppers make Apple Pay payments in installments, according to Bloomberg News. Apple plans to make Apple Pay Later available both in-store and online, a nod to the growing cross-channel popularity of BNPL services.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In addition, mall operators are being asked to convert empty commercial space into mini-fulfillment centers for retail tenants. CSR accountability will be a point of competitive differentiation and a matter of law. Using augmented reality to facilitate virtual try-ons is proving to reduce return rates. Send us your picks.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Once, borrowing money to make a purchase was a relatively tedious process, not a spur-of-the-moment thing. In recent years, though, the financial technology or fintech revolution in the customer credit market has changed all that, with the meteoric rise of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services. But does it also change our spending habits?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

“As part of the ONE RETAIL approach, we combine a variety of consumer journeys into one and put our smartphone app at the center of the entire shopping process,” explained Ekaterina Sokolova, CFO of M.Video Eldorado Group in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We Machine Learning-Powered Analytics Now Central to Demand Forecasting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Merchants in particular had to quickly shift from in-store sales to online and learn how to accept payments digitally. million applications to start new businesses through September 2021. million applications to start new businesses through September 2021. These can all be categorized as customer service-type chargebacks.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Account takeover fraud, which is driven by impostor scams, increased by 50%, with no signs of slowing down in 2021. The 2021 Javelin Identity Fraud Study includes findings on identity fraud scam approaches that criminals use on each generation: Baby Boomers. K eep bots out of your customers’ accounts and checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2021

A year of quick pivots for the retail industry, 2020 required brands to rapidly adjust their spaces to account for social distancing and the safety measures of consumers, staff and everyone in between. In order to lean into creating safer environments, we saw the rise of flexible fulfillment and contactless payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

The 2022 back-to-school (BTS) season could be the most “normal” since the start of the pandemic, with even more demand than the record-setting BTS 2021 season for clothing, classroom supplies and new technology. Give Back-to-School Shoppers Alternative Payment Options. Streamline Your Checkout Process for Busy Parents and Students.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Before the NotPetya attack rampaged through Europe in 2017, affecting companies including FedEx and shipping giant Maersk, few people would have thought a vulnerability in a piece of accounting software could create such devastation. Those trends are set to continue in 2021. This is no small undertaking. Adopt a zero trust approach.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2022

Whereas drivers of gasoline-powered cars can expect to find gas stations prevalent in most areas, those who operate EVs generally have to search considerably harder to find places to charge up. The driver payment process at retailers’ charging stations should be frictionless for shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

of retail sales in China will come from ecommerce in 2021. If the forecast bears out, this will be a major milestone for online commerce, marking the first time that digital sales will account for a majority of all retail sales in any country worldwide. of all retail sales in 2021, while in the U.S. of the country’s total.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The bureau also released the Buy Now, Pay Later: Market Trends and Consumer Impacts report, which found that Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip together provided 180 million loans totaling over $24 billion in 2021, a near tenfold increase from 2019. Apparel and beauty companies accounted for 80.1% with late payments, fees, etc.].

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Inside Retail

MAY 17, 2022

The industry’s latest move: accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment. In August 2021, German streetwear brand Philipp Plein became the first fashion brand to accept cryptocurrency at its new crypto concept store in London. Since the beginning of this year, a number of brands have begun to process crypto payments in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

billion in 2021. As the tactics behind these crimes become increasingly sophisticated, and customer expectations for in-store experiences are higher than ever, retailers are finding it more difficult to protect their assets while maintaining great service. This represents the greatest source of loss for retailers of all sizes.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

This generation has taken to this payment option faster than any other, but looking at their history it is easy to see why. Gen Z has grown up with a steady decrease in the use of physical payment, coupled with major advancements in fintech. Late or missed BNPL payments have their own consequences. with Klarna.”. with Klarna.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Some of the biggest changes include new capabilities and integrations with Twitter that will enable additional social commerce options; Google , which will help retailers connect with shoppers near their brick-and-mortar locations; and iOS , which will let retailers use iPhones to accept contactless payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

You can have one backend system, one accounting system and use one marketing agency to manage multiple brands. There are many operational efficiencies and synergies. So fast forward to today and we have approximately 96 active aggregators operating globally. We, Accel Club, raised $170 million funding in November 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Most buy now, pay later offers are interest- and fee-free, unless customers miss a payment. consumers say they have used a buy now, pay later service, according to a recent study from The Ascent, a Motley Fool service. By 2025, buy now, pay later is projected to account for 1.6% ($941 billion ) of global POS transaction value.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2021

Klarna is continuing to build out its solution suite with two new acquisitions, moving beyond the buy now, pay later space with the goal of becoming a “retail bank, payments and shopping service,” according to the company. Social commerce is expected to account for $84 billion in U.S. retail sales by 2024 , with 40% of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Students, faculty and staff scan a QR code to enter the store, pick their items and leave, with the payment deducted from their student meal plan or other stored payment methods. Using the Amazon “Just Walk Out” technology, Grubhub Campus has introduced cashierless checkout at convenience stores at Loyola University Maryland.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

American Dream missed a payment of $8.8 1, 2022, and the balance in the reserve account previously used to make payments on the loans is $862.12. However, the missed payment didn’t constitute a default nor did it require the megamall to pay back the $287 million loan it was for. million on Aug.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

From signup to login to account changes and reviews, retailers face waves of opportunities to create a digital relationship with a customer. So how do we keep from alienating good customers while still filtering out bad actors taking aim from every angle — including false reviews, fake accounts and more? This is a fairly new concept.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

If retailers think online shopping in 2021 is about the simple exchange of goods for money, they’re doing it wrong. Before the pandemic, ecommerce accounted for approximately 16% of all retail. A high level of services unique to each customer, delivered with little or no downtime, is what consumers now expect.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Additionally, Bluecore saw an 11% increase in Black Friday site traffic, a 5% increase in orders and a 1% increase in average order values compared to 2021. Mobile shopping once again played a major role on Black Friday, with 48% of digital sales coming from smartphones, up from 44% in 2021. 19 through Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

31, 2021. “We’re toy industry sales increased 11% in Q3 2021 from 2020, according to the NPD Group , driven by price increases, a continuation of pandemic lifestyles and fewer promotions. Even outside of the holiday season, uptake in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services is exploding in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2021

Thoughts of poor customer service probably ring a bell in your own mind, and these opinions are hard to change — but there is hope. Customer service is changing rapidly to meet consumer behavior, providing smoother, more integrated experiences than ever before. 3 Data-Backed Reasons why Customer Service is Essential.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Fast forward to October 2021, and Australia’s largest online fashion retailer The Iconic is leading the way on resale, partnering with AirRobe on the Circular Wardrobe, an initiative that allows customers to resell, rent, or recycle their preloved items with one click. Tapping into gen Z spending power.

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