PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. Just under half — or 45.9

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APRIL 9, 2019

Voice-assisted retail has commanded most of the spotlight in recent months, a reasonable development given the sales of voice-enabled devices, especially during the 2018 holiday shopping season. Take one example from apparel retail (this one without any sweaters). Like so much else in digital retail, success comes down to data.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

However, 8 percent of Cyber Monday visits did originate from social media, an increase of 17.5 It comes from WBR Insights , which credits customer engagement via social media. Brand advertisers, it says, need to justify social media ROI. That’s up from 34 percent in 2018.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 12, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – There has been plenty of buzz around voice banking for some time now, and while many thought 2017 would be the year voice banking made it big, that didn’t happen. And that’s not because the field didn’t make any progress - it did- but the fintech world had other distractions (hint: blockchain & Read More.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

Many customers have recently posted on social media that orders placed at the restaurant fraudulently used their payment cards during the first few weeks of April. ” Chipotle, which will continue to monitor the situation, recently posted better-than-expected earnings results for the fourth quarter of 2018, reporting sales of $1.23

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It’s the big stage for retailers, the holiday shopping season – when all the consumer world is watching (and, merchants and payments providers hope, buying more than they did last year). That’s not to suck any cheerful anticipation out of the 2018 holiday shopping season, during which U.S. percent year-over-year increase, to $124.1

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Social media-focused clothing reseller Poshmark became the latest platform company to file for an initial public offering (IPO) this week, hoping to catch an IPO wave that saw big first-day pops recently for Airbnb and DoorDash. million in 2018 and $48.7 million in 2018 to 31.7 billion social interactions.”.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Instagram, the photo-sharing social media network operator owned by Facebook, has surpassed Snapchat as the most frequented social media platform among teenagers. While Nike remained the number one retail brand among teenagers, Vans saw a “staggering gain,” and there was a “rebalancing toward Adidas.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the highly connected digital age, consumers are interacting with a multitude of social media sites as well as apps and connected devices. During this time, retailers and tech companies are bringing integrated shopping experiences into the sites and apps where consumers spend the most time. Nearly 60 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Fashion retailer Forever 21 revealed that it has suffered a data breach at some of its stores. With the opening of this new store, which already has 13 locations at GGP malls, the retailer will have the opportunity to experiment and focus more on social media-friendly millennials.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

A good education on this online retail trend — an education backed by original data — comes from Azita Habibi, business development lead at Braintree , a payments services firm owned by PayPal. Simply put, said Frieden, the car now “becomes an extension of the consumer’s home” across retail, fuel and convenience stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Despite that fact, however, eight of the retailer’s top 10 best-selling brands are Revolve private label, which according to its latest SEC filing provide 27 percent of the firm’s revenue. But among that rather critical shopper demographic, Revolve has found a powerful sweet spot, especially for its private-label offerings.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Outlook India recently reported that SMBs in the country are seeking a government initiative to require government departments and large firms to disclose details behind all invoices that are 45 days past due, with community social media platform LocalCircles leading the charge in an effort to improve local SMBs’ cash flow.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 18, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - With over 100,000 signups to date, Ollie Purdue, CEO of digital current accounts Loot will turn his focus on generating revenues this year. “We We spent last year and most of 2016 scaling and on the workings of the product,” Purdue told Bank Innovation. This year, we look at revenues.” Launched back in 2014, […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2019

In the era of social media, there are many, many ways to track the beginning of the school year without looking at a district calendar. However, some people would prefer to use data to judge social trends as opposed to viral social media posts – and luckily, back-to-school shopping has plenty of that to serve up.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Pre-pandemic, the answer was much clearer: Good influencers were usually young, attractive, stylish, well-traveled and so naturally charismatic that simply seeing them doing, wearing or eating something was enough to motivate their hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of social media followers to imitate their behavior.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

State governments began rolling out economic nexus laws after 2018’s South Dakota vs. Wayfair ruling. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

You might know what the phrase means, but in case you do not, here is a short refresher, along with data from PYMNTS that provides detail of this growing online retail trend. Contextual commerce is a retail practice centered around discovery. Social, as one can imagine, is a big part of contextual commerce. Trend Growth.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) weighed in on a dispute after a German online fashion retailer was accused of violating EU law by embedding a “Like” plugin. A consumer association in Germany said the plugin allowed the social media company to collect data on the site’s users, the news outlet said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In fact, 2020 opened with retail reports decrying the great toy sales slump , citing the 4 percent fall-off in toy sales, the rather tepid holiday sales season reported between 2018 and 2019 and the fact that toy sales came up short during last year’s holiday season.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Even people without a mind for business remember that motto as one of the guiding principles of retail and other forms of commerce — absorbed, perhaps, in a high school class or via any number of articles, TV shows, commercials or bits of pop culture that have riffed on that theme. Location , location, location. Instagram Role.

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MARCH 21, 2019

households and companies increased 16 percent in 2018, according to new data. The report also found that in 2018, there was an increase in traditional unauthorized fraud, in which customers are tricked into transferring money to criminals. Financial scams perpetrated against U.K.

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MAY 22, 2017

Capturing the ever-changing mindset of millennials can seem like a continual headache for retailers. From sales shifting to more online shopping to more integrated in-store demands, the retail world has been refining its approach to attract and maintain tech savvy shoppers.

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MARCH 31, 2020

Between 2015 and 2018, I saw this big jump in the percentage of weekly sales for physical books that were going to Amazon.com,” Hunter told the AP. Here’s how Bookshop.org helps indie book retailers. It also asked authors, including Stephen King, Susan Orlean and Jason Reynolds, to promote Bookshop on social media.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The experiential retailer b8ta is also launching a new community-driven store, this one aimed at fashion and lifestyle apparel. The company started in 2018, calling its concept “retail as a service” (RaaS). The concept doesn’t always have to be altruistic. The 20,000-foot store will be called “Market by Macy’s.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Over the course of years, Facebook reportedly enabled some of the world’s biggest tech companies to access the personal data of users — which amounted to the social media giant exempting some businesses from the privacy rules its customers thought they were protected under.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Google Maps is getting a makeover and retailers will be a beneficiary as it enables more location sharing, data access and social media integration. billion in 2018 and is expected to reach over 25.2 It can detect patterns and opportunities for retailers on a very basic level (where are my customers coming from?).

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

So-called “buy buttons” have captured the imaginations of online retailers and social media platforms over the years, but they have had far more success being used on eCommerce sites. percent in Q1 2018 to 73.1 percent in Q2 2018, but went right back to 72.7 Buy button usage also differs among retail categories.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

As Pinterest wagered on eCommerce, the social media platform’s revenue surpassed the $1 billion threshold last year. A 2018 GfK study noted that 87 percent of personal care and beauty pinners visit the platform when considering what to purchase. Pinterest foresees revenue clocking in at roughly $1.52

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APRIL 22, 2019

That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. According to a new report in the Financial Times , Gucci plans to open six call centers, including in such cities as Florence and Shanghai, as the retailer chases consumer demand for smartphone-enabled commerce, especially among millennials in the hunt for luxury goods.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

The launch with TikTok builds on social commerce efforts Levi’s has executed with Snap , Instagram and Pinterest. The last time TikTok reported audience numbers, in November 2018, it reported 680 million monthly active users. Social media isn’t a game of one size fits all and nor is social commerce,” he says.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Apple reportedly said that the service will not allow advertisers to track what subscribers are reading, which means no targeted ads based on consumed news stories, as is the case with social media. As PYMNTS has regularly documented, subscription eCommerce is among the hottest areas of digital retail.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

From August 2017 to April 2018, Eyal and his company allegedly conducted a fraudulent unregistered securities offering by selling Shopin Tokens in an ICO. . Shopin planned to use the funds to compile profiles on shoppers that would be maintained on the blockchain and track purchase histories across online retailers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Amazon and Italian luxury brand Maison Valentino filed a lawsuit against a retailer Thursday (June 18), alleging the company sold counterfeit goods as the trade in the so-called “gray market” continues to draw attention. The suit was filed against Buffalo, N.Y.-based

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AUGUST 24, 2019

Bundled sports broadcast packages, social media and high-definition televisions allow them to enjoy games from the comfort of their living rooms. we can also expect more voice-assistant retail as part of the games. Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8 million people in 2016 to 17.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

12 press release entitled “Overstock.com CEO Comments on Deep State, Withholds Further Comment,” Byrne confirmed media reports that he engaged in a three-year relationship with Maria Butina , who is now serving an 18-month prison sentence for infiltrating conservative political circles on the Russian government’s behalf.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

User goes to Walgreens and registers the retail store in app. William Mills III, Chief Executive Officer of William Mills Agency is live blogging today at FinovateSpring 2018. Mills-Grimes, marketing director of William Mills Agency, is live blogging today at FinovateFall 2018. Second part of the demo rewards based/loyalty.

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