It’s official! New coupon research from CodeBroker shows mobile coupons are about to overtake paper coupons 131 years after Atlanta businessman Asa Candler created the first coupon offering a free class of Coca-Cola worth five cents. According to Coupon Sherpa: “Between 1894 and 1913, an estimated ...
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Well, another Amazon Prime Day and another $4 billion-plus in global revenue. That pretty much sums up the results and they must be doing the happy dance at Amazon headquarters in Seattle. According to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, sales were up 33% over last year’s ...
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We’ve got the latest global retail benchmarks research from Vend with valuable industry metrics. Buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) sales are up and we look at what to do about the growth in fraud as well. Finally, we have our weekly global payments news roundup to help you ...
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Here’s a roundup of the global payments news we’re reading this week. It includes a look at what Amazon is up to in the payments and financial services business and a preview of Amazon Prime Day. Also included is a look at the struggle of ...
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Why buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) fraud is up 250% and how to prevent it. ...
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A new survey by point-of-sale expert Vend identifies key benchmarks and provides valuable business metrics for the retail industry. ...
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Our newsletter this week has a feature report on dating site Ashley Madison” unique gift card payments program designed to protect client anonymity. As well, we look at Berlin fintech solarisBank’s launch of online banking services for cryptocurrency businesses and consumers. Finally, we got our ...
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We’ve got the latest global payments news, trends and innovations for your weekend reading. Lots of news with Fourth of July consumer sales projections, retail technology, home deliveries, an Amazon acquisition and home delivery strategy, and key retailer updates. A ‘Hump Day’ Fourth of July ...
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A new global survey of 5,000 consumers by Capgemini shows that conversational commerce is finding its voice with online shoppers. The research highlights the opportunities ahead for retailers who provide voice shopping as a way to engage in a growing new e-commerce channel with consumers. ...
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A new retail research report from Honeywell/PlanetRetail provides valuable insight into the impact of digital transformation on retailers in the challenges of providing customers with a seamless in-store and online shopping experience. Fears over losing technology edge have risen sharply Retailers said meeting high customer ...
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