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Amazon Looks to ‘Modernize Automotive Retail’ by Selling Cars with Hyundai

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cities can now browse, order, finance and schedule pickup of new Hyundai vehicles from local participating dealers directly via Amazon. The streamlined, end-to-end online experience includes vehicle search, trade-in valuation, transparent haggle-free pricing, financing options and online checkout. Customers in 48 U.S. Charlotte, N.C.;

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‘Cash or Card?’: Why More Financing Choices Drive Consumers’ Decisions on Which Retailers to Shop

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The Shopper’s Search for Buying Power Offering multiple financing options expands buying power and gives customers more motivation to buy. The study also suggests that as the spend amount goes up, it becomes even more important to the consumer that their preferred financing method is available.

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Corporate finance to fashion: Meet Beare Park director Gabriella Pereira

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Here, she discusses the professional legacy she wants to have, the career journey that has gotten her to this point and how she found herself at the helm of an Australian fashion label from a career in corporate finance. It was actually through my work in finance that I discovered a fascination with markets and supply chain logistics.

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Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

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Were in the early stages of what you might call the Great Shopping Migration: almost 60% of online customers recently polled confirmed that they were likely to use social media platforms to shop. As mentioned, though, these shops are making improvements in standard-setting with higher-caliber merchants operating on them.

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NRF Predicts up to 3.5% Increase in Holiday Spending Despite Economic Headwinds

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Image courtesy NRF A number of factors have given analysts and retailers cause for concern about this year’s crucial holiday period, including a shopping season that is six days shorter than last year and the impact of the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton. 31 shopping window. “We This would equate to between $979.5

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Embedded Finance: Making Payments Possible in New Frontiers

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In fact, embedded finance will be a $777 billion opportunity by 2029. What’s really exciting about embedded finance is the simplicity of making complex payments accessible to a wide range of people and businesses, and the creative innovations that are opening new use cases and new opportunities. So how can businesses get a piece of it?

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Amazon, Target, Walmart Incentivize Early Holiday Shopping

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Three of the country’s biggest retailers are taking significant steps to get consumers into the holiday shopping groove — and to do so (much) sooner than later. As we approach the holiday season, guests are excited to shop early,” said Christina Hennington, EVP and Chief Growth Officer at Target in a statement. Beginning Oct.

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