New research identifies key ways online retailers can increase sales by reducing friction and making the shopper journey smoother. In the whitepaper – Addressing the Pain Points in eRetail – Juniper Research identifies seven stages in the sometimes-bumpy road in today’s online shopper journey: In ...
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E-commerce
E-commerce
Happy Friday. As always, we’ve got a roundup of the week’s best global payments news to keep you up-to-date and one step ahead of the competition. MasterCard and Visa battle for Earthport while we wonder how 50+ consumers will make payments in the future. Microsoft ...
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It’s official. Amazon announced a pilot program for Amazon Scout – a robot that will deliver your Amazon purchases to your front door. Six of the cooler-sized robots started testing deliveries in Snohomish County, just north of Amazon’s Seattle head office. Initially, the six-wheeled robot ...
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When it comes to e-commerce, new research shows two critical things: the big online sellers dominate and e-commerce is a growing and critical part of business now and in the future. New analysis of the top 10 US e-commerce sellers by Internet Retailer provides valuable ...
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Lots of payments industry news to cover as business picks up speed in January. The new Square business debit card doesn’t require a bank account and should get banks concerned. Fiserv acquires First Data for $22 billion in the biggest payments industry transaction ever. AMEX ...
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A new NPR/Edison Research report provides valuable insight into the fast-growing US smart speaker market. The total number of smart speakers in US households grew 78% to 118.5 million devices in December 2018 from December 2017. That means 21% of US consumers aged 18-plus now own ...
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This week’s global payments news roundup is loaded with news you can use starting with Amazon Ring security camera’s own security and privacy problems and plans for its Whole Foods subsidiary to add new suburban US locations. Brands and Amazon are wrestling with who controls ...
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E-commerce continues to change the way we live, work and play, and much of the disruption taking place has somewhat paralyzed online merchants. Many US online merchants, in particular, are paralyzed at the thought of selling across local borders – distinctly fearing a combination of ...
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While the traditional department store sector continues to close stores, former online-only retailers are expected to open 850 stores in the US in the next five years, according to a new report from real estate management firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). Along with Amazon, JLL ...
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According to the 2018 Mastercard SpendingPulse Report, US retailers enjoyed their best sales in six years with $850 billion in US holiday retail sales, an increase of 5.1% over 2017. MasterCard said consumer spending was driven primarily by strong apparel sales, up 7.9% from 2017, home ...
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