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Reports: PayPal in Talks to Acquire Pinterest for $45 Billion

Retail TouchPoints

The payments provider has worked to stay at the cutting edge of relevant trends, including the buy now, pay later (BNPL) services that are currently experiencing massive growth and are expected to surge during the holidays. Adding social media capabilities could further enhance PayPal’s offerings for retailers. “We

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Digital Is Turning Retail Into An On-Demand Model

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To attract a new generation of shoppers, retailers are looking to redefine go-to-market strategies and reimagine the customer experience inside their physical store locations. To accomplish this, operational models need to be adapted quickly.

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2023: Ring in Retail Profits by Stopping Automated Threats

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Specifically, bot operators continue to siphon retailer profits with increasingly sophisticated automated threats — including account takeover, web and API scraping and more. ATO attacks cost retailers millions of dollars each year. Now retailers are rethinking their cybersecurity defenses for websites, mobile apps and APIs.

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You Can’t Spell Retail Without AI

Retail TouchPoints

Customers who are determined to have low intent, for example, may receive an offer that they can’t refuse, while customers who are clearly going to make a purchase may be incentivized to buy more than they intended. In physical stores, we’re seeing AI used to improve the customer experience.

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Ollie’s Elevates Loyalty Strategy with its Branded Credit Card

Retail TouchPoints

That means providing customers with a treasure-hunt experience that gives them access to some of the best products from the best brands. Ollies offers close-out merchandise from the worlds most reputable brands at 70% off retail price. Across its 546 stores in the U.S.,

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JD.com’s discounts and Apple’s price cut Lunar New Year retail strategies

Inside Retail

As the Lunar New Year approaches, retailers around the globe are eagerly gearing up to embrace the festive spirit and capitalise on the significant market opportunities that this joyous occasion brings. One of the best examples of this came from China, as Apple reduced its retail prices on select iPhone models by almost $70.

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What’s old is new again: The rise of rental

Inside Retail

Scarred from the experience, I paid a premium for a fully furnished option in Sydney that had furniture I didn’t love, but it ended up working out, as I moved to New York unexpectedly a year later, where I opted for fast furniture. IR: How would you describe the Breeze customer experience? TJ: It’s easy.