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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Aided by mass digitalisation, businesses are increasingly revamping their processes by adopting globalised digital tools, especially cross-border payments. Across Asia, the fintech space has witnessed significant technological progress, owing to the ever-growing preference for digital payment methods among societies.

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JULY 28, 2023

Merchants on the WooCommerce platform will be among the first to integrate directly with TikTok ’s new Shop feature, which allows brands to sell directly on the social media platform. Now, through the beta program, WooCommerce merchants can bring their entire inventory to TikTok Shop. in recent years.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Verizon Media — a division of Verizon Communications that includes AOL and Yahoo — will launch Yahoo Shops , a combination marketplace and advertising solution. The Yahoo Shops marketplace will feature a personalized digital storefront. Yahoo Shops is unique in that it is part of the larger Verizon digital media ecosystem.

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MAY 18, 2022

Mastercard has launched a new Biometric Checkout Program globally that will enable merchants of all sizes to offer contactless biometric checkout experiences based on facial- or palm-based recognition technology. Customers visiting the pilot stores can enroll with their facial and payment information through the Payface app.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It might have been the worst-kept secret in retail, but after months of unconfirmed reports , behind-the-scenes testing and tales from the front lines , TikTok has finally, formally launched its new ecommerce offering — TikTok Shop. in November 2022. reads the company announcement. reads the company announcement.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search results, including a small business “tag,” generative AI tools for product imagery and a more detailed business information module in search results. The tools will be available first to U.S.

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JULY 23, 2024

But times have changed — both customers and merchants can now choose from a range of same-day delivery offerings in addition to traditional mail carriers. How does that impact your inventory planning? Not too long ago, if you wanted to get a package somewhere there were three primary choices — FedEx , UPS and USPS.

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MARCH 28, 2022

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Shoppers begin their returns journey on the Happy Returns-hosted returns portal or the merchants’ own return flow. As a result, 78% of Americans will live within 10 miles of a Return Bar.

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MARCH 17, 2025

However, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) company still has not revealed how many shares it plans to sell, their price range or when the IPO will take place. since 2015 , handled $105 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) and has 93 million active customers and 675,000 merchants using its services. Walmart stores. million U.S.

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APRIL 1, 2025

Ahead of showcasing the company’s allin-one payment solution at this year’s Retail Technology Show, Payment Expert Madara Antanavia from Exactly.com explains how e-commerce businesses can improve conversions and reduce acquisition costs while scaling in the UK and beyond.

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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. True, some stores offered lay-by plans that would let you pay for goods in instalments. Many BNPL providers charge less visible fees, such as late payment fees and account maintenance fees. Why might they be spending more?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Shopify has partnered with Alipay for a program that will let Shopify retailers seamlessly accept payments through Alipay from more than 1 billion active users in China — with plans to add hundreds of million more users across Asia. The Alipay payment gateway for China is already available to Shopify merchants in the U.S.,

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AUGUST 14, 2020

It’s no surprise that the shopping habits of Gen Z during the pandemic will predict the near future for retail. We are already seeing that 46% say they plan on saving more of their earnings over the next five years, and 63% are currently concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on their ability to make money.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Combined Solutions Facilitate Rapid Store Openings Ring Concierge, whose website is built on Shopify, leveraged the service to open three new stores in a matter of months with the help of the Leap solution, which offers location sourcing, store design, staffing, technology and analytics support.

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APRIL 27, 2021

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options. Surges in online shopping during the pandemic helped fuel the growth of point-of-sale loans — a market that is forecast to grow at an annualized 9.8% BNPL are essentially layaway plans in reverse.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

based Amazon merchants at the end of January. Additionally, Amazon is adding a new feature to the Buy with Prime package that will enable merchants to display ratings and reviews from Amazon customers on their own online stores. They said, ‘Isn’t this going to cause some people that would shop on Amazon to shop off of Amazon?,’

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JANUARY 20, 2022

marketplace, while CNBC has reported that the company plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs. The invitation to Indian retailers will initially include only a select number of participants, adding to existing merchants including Delphi Leather India , Mahi Exports , Touchstone Gems & Jewelry and Welspun.

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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. True, some stores offered lay-by plans that would let you pay for goods in instalments. Many BNPL providers charge less visible fees, such as late payment fees and account maintenance fees. Why might they be spending more?

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2021

PayPal Holdings Inc’s new “buy now, pay later” offering in Australia will not charge late payment fees, the U.S. payments giant said on Wednesday, as it attempts to edge past main industry rival Afterpay in the country. It, however, lets the merchants set their own minimum spend value.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

However, retailers have risen to the occasion and adjusted their operations accordingly — and now they need to look to the future and plan for a post-pandemic future, according to the Enabling a Resilient & Connected Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World webinar from the IoT Consort i um and GS1 US. “I

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MAY 21, 2021

The adoption of subscription-based services and digital goods purchases were on the rise well before COVID-19 hit. There are subscription shopping services now available too. Subscription is a great model because it builds a relationship between the consumer and vendor — or the service provider in some cases. Only 15.5%

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2023

Every consumer wants to shop on their terms. For retailers, meeting demand for an ever-expanding range of payments and digital services no longer has to be costly or complex. To keep pace, online retailers continue to add new services to their e-commerce offerings.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Retailers who utilize Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) will be able to add Buy with Prime to their own checkout process, which will allow Prime members shopping there to utilize Amazon Pay and benefit from two-day shipping and free returns. The service will be invite-only for the duration of 2022.

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JULY 19, 2024

Additionally, Reshop has partnered with the Narvar post-purchase platform and can be integrated into existing return operations platforms of the 1,400 Narvar merchants. “We With Reshop, customers can receive instant refunds — offering them greater flexibility, control and confidence to shop again right away.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2022

Now it has expanded the program to protect Australians from many overseas retailers targeting Australians with false advertising for popular products like diet pills, supplements, dating subscriptions and business services. Westpac head of Fraud, Ben Young said: “We encourage customers to remain vigilant when shopping online.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. But times have changed dramatically in the 13 intervening years: Temu , which debuted just last September, is now the top shopping app in the U.S., Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

What it didn’t have at that point was a streamlined, intuitive online checkout process — and that quickly became a major hindrance to the company’s DTC expansion plans. “We It was an involved, intense process. Once there’s a certain percentage of fraudulent orders, financial companies [can stop servicing you].”

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MAY 23, 2023

Google unveiled a series of new tools for merchants and advertisers at its annual Google Marketing Live event on May 23, 2023. This will of course be equally useful for merchants’ advertising campaigns.) Merchants in the U.S. And yet 40% of product offers on Google today have just one image. “In

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

During the upcoming Retail Strategy & Planning Series , experts will explore these trends further to identify top tips and tactics for driving holiday sales results. will add more data and context to where, how and why consumers will shop this holiday season. trillion — a soft 3% growth rate over the same period in 2023.

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MAY 7, 2024

Over 20% of our consumers are now shopping across multiple categories, and that number continues to increase year over year. It is a really competitive space, but in terms of true local commerce — that is, getting every merchant on DoorDash — we’re still early in that evolution. Hannon : Certainly.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Now, just two months later, TikTok has entered a strategic partnership with Indonesian ecommerce firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GoTo) that gives TikTok a controlling stake in one of the biggest shopping platforms int the country, Tokopedia. TikTok paid $840 million for 75.01% of PT Tokopedia and committed to investing more than US $1.5

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

And when shopfloors get busy, a reliable payments solution is essential – which is why CommBank’s new Smart terminal is the perfect addition to your store this holiday season. That means merchants need to be prepared. So having a robust payments system with minimal downtime is critical.”. Handle payments the Smart way.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Vivino , an online wine marketplace and app, is capitalizing on this growth by doubling down on its user-driven ratings process and personalized tools and features. Below, Zachariassen reflects on the evolution of the online wine market, how consumer needs and behaviors are changing, and how Vivino plans to maintain competitive momentum.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

Dan Lurie, Head of Product, Shopping, Pinterest. At the very least, the form it takes is very different from its counterparts: “Pinterest is not social media, although we are grouped in that category,” said Dan Lurie, Head of Product, Shopping at Pinterest. “We’ve RTP: So where and how does shopping come in?

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MAY 6, 2022

With the Deliverr acquisition and integration of its 6 River Systems ’ warehouse automation technology, the ecommerce platform plans to fortify its Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN). In February, Walmart launched a partnership with last mile solution provider Cognetry Labs to provide its Walmart GoLocal last mile services to Cognetry clients.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

United Parcel Service (UPS) plans to buy Roadie , a delivery platform supporting local same-day delivery across the country. The Roadie technology platform is purpose-build to connect merchants and consumers with contract drivers to enable efficient and scalable same-day local delivery services nationwide.”.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the world of ecommerce, Google is a bit of an anomaly: while a relatively minor player in the marketplace landscape compared to giants like Amazon and eBay , it is at the same time central to the shopping journeys of millions of consumers every day. We’re Not a Retailer, We’re Not a Marketplace’.

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