A new Visa business holiday shopping study shows small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and consumers are both getting ready for a busy holiday shopping season despite the pandemic. Researchers asked 2000 businesses and 4500 consumers in the US, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brazil, ...
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When it comes to US e-commerce and COVID-19, we’ve got 10 things you really need to know about the impact of the pandemic on online shopping from an analysis by our friends at Digital Commerce 360. Consumers spent $347.26 billion online with US retailers from ...
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If there was any doubt that the future of retail is omnichannel, Q2 online sales results for Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s tell the story of growing digital dominance during the pandemic. US Q2 e-commerce up 44.5% According to the Marketplace Pulse, US e-commerce ...
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Since the onset of COVID-19, we’ve been living with a shopping and e-commerce reality that industry analysts and trend watchers have dubbed the “new-normal.” Signifyd’s latest Pulse Report for E-commerce indicates the idea of “new-normal” is already an outdated concept and we really should now ...
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From online shopping with rising digital and contactless payments and the massive increase in home deliveries, retail online and in-store after the pandemic will never be the same. Visa is out with a new study that looks at both shifting consumers’ preferences and small business ...
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In a new partnership with Visa, technology platform ChargeAfter becomes the first fintech to offer Visa installment point-of-sale payments in the US which should be welcome news for both struggling merchants and hard-pressed consumers. With the launch of Visa’s installment solutions on the ChargeAfter platform, ...
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A new McKinsey report says post-COVID-19 business recovery could take five or more years depending on the size of business and sector. The report highlights challenges faced by businesses in returning to pre-pandemic business levels including reduced customer demand for products and services, new consumer ...
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With new research showing a shift by consumers to contactless payments, technology provider Fattmerchant introduced a new suite of contactless payment tools for small business owners A recent survey conducted by Fattmerchant shows a shift in consumer payment preferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly ...
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It’s one thing to start a business as an entrepreneur and survive the first year. It’s an even bigger badge of success to have launched your online business as a mobile-only enterprise and then thrive and grow despite the COVID-19 crisis. Meet Fitz Frames, a ...
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There’s lots of chatter and noise about the importance of e-commerce and how merchants are doing with online sales during the coronavirus crisis. If you needed any proof that e-commerce will be critical for every business going forward, we’ve got highlights of the latest research ...
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