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What the CashRewards, Little Birdie deal says about the rise of AI in retail

Inside Retail

Little Birdie is an AI-powered price-comparison shopping platform that launched in 2021, with $30 million in funding from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, before suspending operations in May. Today, CashRewards plays only in the online space, we’ve got ambitions to get back in-store,” he said.

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BNPL Provider Klarna Expands Further into Social Commerce with Two Acquisitions

Retail TouchPoints

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. HERO and APPRL aren’t Klarna’s first forays into social commerce.

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Price Optimization – An eCommerce Necessity or Just Another Passing Trend?

Intelligence Node

billion online shoppers in 2021. It is a given that they will comparison-shop. But price strategy deserves a lot more attention, especially for online brands and retailers. According to Oberlo, there will be more than 2.1 This means if the products […]. appeared first on Blog.

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Frugal Shoppers: The Untapped Shopper Base You Can Reach to Win the Holiday Sales Season

Retail TouchPoints

According to Forbes, “UPS says that delivery demand during the 2021 peak season will exceed capacity by 5 million packages per day.” Price comparison shopping is easy in the digital world, and these savvy shoppers will put in the work to find the best deals.

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New California Legislation will Require Some Retailers to Adopt Gender Neutral Children’s Sections by 2024

Hunton Andrews Kurth

Assembly Bill 1084 , signed into law on October 9, 2021 by California Governor Gavin Newsom, applies to all retail department stores in California that have 500 or more in-state employees.

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Klarna’s app and growth solutions drive high traffic to retail partners

A1 Retail

New data from Klarna, the global retail bank, payments and shopping service, reveals that Klarna’s retail partners received 301 million clicks from consumers via the Klarna app globally in 2021, increasing their traffic by 2.6 What we offer is comprehensive support across the entire shopping experience online and offline.”.

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An Overview of how the BOPIS Retail Strategy is Transforming the Industry (2021)

Retalon

In the comfort of their home, a person can take their time to comparison-shop local stores’ assortments and inventory. Furthermore, many online retailers provide easy-to-use comparison tools. The post An Overview of how the BOPIS Retail Strategy is Transforming the Industry (2021) appeared first on Retalon.