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Government set to pressure big tech over online scams

Inside Retail

Australia plans to introduce a law by the end of the year forcing internet companies to proactively stop hosting scams or face hefty fines, the top consumer regulator said on Friday, potentially setting up another showdown with Big Tech. But the amount lost by Australians to scams tripled to $2.7 billion (US$1.8

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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

Retail TouchPoints

The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. The idea was to bring the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation, with an initial focus on telecommunications and consumer electronics ( AT&T and Apple are partners in the U.S.).

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Telstra fined $50m for unconscionable conduct toward Indigenous Australians

Inside Retail

We expect much better from large businesses like Telstra, but all businesses in Australia have a responsibility to ensure sales staff are not breaching consumer law by manipulating or tricking consumers into buying products or services they do not need or cannot afford.”.

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Can innovation help Nike maintain its market dominance?

Inside Retail

The bad news was that company CFO Mat Friend admitted that Nike fell short of its plan, telling investors on its June 27 conference call: “We experienced meaningful shifts in consumer traffic in key markets – particularly in Greater China, where brick-and-mortar traffic declined as much as double-digits versus prior year.”

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Does it Work for your Online Retail Business?

Retail TouchPoints

Humans have been dynamically evolving the concept of loans and credit in commerce for hundreds of years — culminating in the explosion of consumer credit cards in the 20th century. consumers have now used a buy now pay later (BNPL) service. . Buy Now Pay…What? The BNPL Generation. A Win for Merchants Too. Repeat purchases.

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EE Studio Store, an Innovative Fusion of Technology and Physical Retail, Makes Debut at Westfield London

365 Retail

The UK’s largest telco retail space, the store presents a seamless integration of physical and digital experiences for consumers, laying a foundation for a novel retail strategy in the telecommunications industry. EE has raised the curtain on a visionary new flagship store, The EE Studio, at Westfield London, White City.

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Japanese Digital Marketplaces are Hot! What to Know About Setting Up Shop

Retail TouchPoints

With proper planning and the right partners, the Japanese digital marketplace is a prime one to enter: projected at $144 billion dollars, Japan is the fourth largest ecommerce marketplace, growing at an almost 15% annual growth rate. Ads are everywhere and Japanese consumers are very receptive to advertising. Japan is around 4%!

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