Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2025

While working in Amazon’s logistics operations back in 2021, Ohanessian felt there was something “lacking” with the company’s Amazon Go grocery stores. Ohanessian envisioned a retail space that could be easily installed, remotely managed and operate 24/7 without employees.

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Retail Minded

MARCH 20, 2025

To safeguard profits, protect customers, and maintain operational stability, retailers must proactively address these challenges with modern solutions. Retail risk encompasses any potential threat that could disrupt a stores financial health, reputation, or daily operations. In 2024, the average cost of a data breach reached $4.88

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2025

Claire’s currently operates nearly 2,000 stores globally, 190 of which are under the Icing banner. The company had planned to go public in 2021, but scrapped those plans two years later. Since then, Claire’s has been busy building out its IP to facilitate a transformation into a full-blown lifestyle brand.

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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

APRIL 28, 2025

Improved Etsy Seller Experience Aimed at Addressing Previous Complaints Etsys challenges reached the mainstream media in 2023 , when sellers began to vocally protest the platforms payment practices and fees. The sale is expected to close within a few months.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2025

A phased rollout of the service will start with Reebok, Champion, Vince Camuto and Juicy , to be followed by additional Authentic brands including DC Shoes, Roxy, RVCA and Volcom. Authentic has made similar deals for services that it can apply across its entire portfolio.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

Daniel Kitay: Funday launched in April 2021, but the journey started well before that. IR : Did the company face an adjustment period after the most extreme restrictions began to be lifted and consumer sentiment stabilised around the end of 2021? Inside Retail : How did the idea for Funday come about and when did the company launch?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2025

What few outside the sphere of government benefits and payment processing realized was the extremely limited scope of online EBT acceptance pre-pandemic. It wasn’t merely uncommon; it was practically non-existent, confined to a small, obscure USDA pilot program operating in just a handful of zip codes.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This follows the company’s venture into home furnishings, which started in 2021 with bed frames.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 16, 2025

Technology Adoption Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates the cloud computing market, contributing to its overall revenue. E-commerce Innovation Fulfillment Centers: Amazon operates over 175 fulfillment centers globally, streamlining inventory and delivery processes. million 2021 161.7 million 2023 174.9

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Retail Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Wayfair has slowly been adding to its stable of brick-and-mortar stores.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Dive Insight: With these ambitions, Amazon is plowing right into Tractor Supply’s turf.

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Retail Dive

JULY 11, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. By Daphne Howland • Feb. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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365 Retail

JUNE 4, 2025

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is contemplating a significant shift in the UK’s payment landscape by proposing the removal of the current 100 limit on contactless card transactions. Contactless payments have become an integral part of daily life in the UK, with 85% of people using them each month.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2025

In July of 2024, our worst fears for a cyber-attack were realised: simultaneous outages around the world that grounded planes, stopped payment processing, and sent hospital staff back to paper and pencil. The costs financial, operational and reputational far outweigh the investments needed to build resilience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2025

As early as 2021, a Deloitte survey of 2,000 senior consumer retail executives revealed that 87% believed that accepting crypto delivered a competitive advantage, and nearly 75% were planning to take crypto or stablecoins within two years. Online retailers also are excited to offer crypto payment options for small or large items.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In late 2023, Salesforce reported that 59 per cent of consumers had shopped on social media, a massive jump from 15 per cent in 2021. In January 2024, Walmart announced the introduction of drone delivery services to 1.8 Statista has reported that the global value of social commerce will grow from US$1.3 trillion in 2023 to US$8.5

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Retail Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Tighe first joined the company in 2021 as chief customer officer. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 25, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. According to the company, its retail sales have increased almost fourfold since 2021 and exceeded $220 million in 2024.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Its Operations Are Still in Tatters. You can unsubscribe at anytime. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2025

In 2018, the most prominent brands with trackside sponsorship during the season were tyre brand Pirelli, logistics giant DHL and Amazon Web Services (AWS). In 2021, teams drew sponsorship of $931 million in total, with Formula 1 commanding a further $342 million.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 9, 2025

Key Takeaways Amended returns are essential for correcting errors on your original tax filings, helping to maintain compliance and avoid penalties. Avoid common mistakes such as incorrect calculations and missing signatures to ensure your amended return is processed without delays. What Is an Amended Return?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2022

The service, called Apple Pay Later , will let users split any Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments, spread over six weeks, with zero interest and no fees. Valued at $5 billion in 2021, the global BNPL market is projected to be worth upwards of $39 billion by 2030, according to Grand View Research.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

It has been a year of momentous change for the payments industry. For instance, cash usage waned even further this year amongst fears around the pandemic, leading to a coin shortage across the country that had many merchants pointing consumers to digital payments if they lack exact change.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

A year on from the introduction of payment platform Flypay to Coles Liquor websites, including Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor, the digital wallet has now been expanded to grocery shoppers through Coles Online. Coles isn’t the only retailer investing in payments technology. Exciting time’.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2024

Citing “extremely low volumes” of customers using personal checks, Target will stop accepting checks for in-store payments on July 15, 2024, as reported in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and confirmed by Target. According to the Federal Reserve , the number of payments made by check has been declining, dropping 7.2% billion that year.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

New Jersey mall and entertainment complex American Dream has failed to make an interest payment on municipal loans sold to help finance the $5 billion venture. The missed payment was for $8.8 Payment on the $287 million debt was due Aug. The balance in the reserve account previously used to make payments on the loans is $862.12.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2023

Woolworths Group and its subsidiary Woolstar have allegedly failed to pay more than $1 million in long service leave to 1235 former employees. Since 2019, the group has undertaken an extensive end-to-end review of its payroll systems and processes. Meanwhile, Woolstar failed to pay $45,000 in entitlements to 36 former employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2021

Reinventing Payments: The Entry of Bitcoin. Bitcoin began as a concept to revolutionize payments in 2008, and today stands at a total valuation of more than $1.1 Bitcoin began as a concept to revolutionize payments in 2008, and today stands at a total valuation of more than $1.1

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

That inherent distaste for the transaction phase is one reason payment companies are so eager to expand into other parts of the shopper journey. alone in 2021 and has the potential to double in the next three to five years. And with 50% of global spending in the U.S. And with 50% of global spending in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

One such payment option that has demonstrated its effectiveness in streamlining these transactions is Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC). DCC is an optional service offered at the point of sale, allowing customers to view the cost of their purchases in their home currency. Benefits for Retailers 1. As evidenced by the data showing U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

GameStop , Express and Saks OFF 5TH all have deployed buy now, pay later services. GameStop is partnering with Sezzle , and Express and Saks OFF 5TH are both partnering with Klarna to offer the option to shoppers of paying for their purchases in four equal, interest-free payments.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. And the number-one prediction for holiday 2021: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Amazon will begin offering Venmo as a payment option on its website and app, rolling it out to select customers immediately and available to all U.S. Amazon shoppers will be able to add their Venmo account as a payment method for their Amazon account and even set it up as their default payment option. shoppers by Black Friday.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Ensuring a safe shopping experience is a critical part of any ecommerce operation. While 64% of social media users said they believe social media platforms that accept payment through third-party processors are safe, only 49% felt comfortable with the idea of making a payment directly through a social platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The desire is still there to do touchless, but for different reasons than COVID safety,” he said during a presentation at the 2021 retailX conference in Chicago. Retailers had wanted to do this before as a way to save on labor costs.”. Retail ‘winners’ were already doing this at much higher levels than others, even before COVID,” said Buzek.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

After an exciting process of reviewing a record amount of entries, the shortlist for the third Creative Retail Awards has been revealed. The winners and highly commended entries will be announced at a unique awards ceremony to be held at Proud Embankment on 14th October 2021. Individual tickets and VIP booths can be reserved here.

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