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AUGUST 22, 2018

As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3

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JANUARY 17, 2017

As retail shifts further into online spaces, the pressure is on for traditional stores to integrate digital features into their physical spaces to keep consumers interested. Samsung’s booth at the NRF Big Show 2017 showcases a retail journey from beginning to end using the company’s innovations.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are blurring the divide between online and in-store shopping, and bringing an all-new human element into retail.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

Samsung Electronics smartphone sales will increase in the holiday shopping season, with the general trend lasting into 2019, the company said when announcing its Q3 results. AI-based automation will enable Samsung to introduce new services in the 5G era, such as industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and connected cars.

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MAY 29, 2019

With a new array of budget-friendly devices, Samsung Electronics is looking to double its online sales of smartphones in 2019 to reach $1 billion in India. Smartphones, as well as fashion, are said to be some of the most popular purchase categories in the country’s fast-growing online shopping market, Reuters reported.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Samsung Pay debuted just a year ago, and now, the company announced plans to expand the platform and capabilities even further. At Money20/20, Samsung Electronics announced Samsung Pay is launching in three additional countries — Malaysia, Russia and Thailand — which will bring the service to a total of 10 countries by the end of the year.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

It couldn’t get much worse for Samsung. Once heralded as the best smartphone ever, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has instead proven to be the most combustible smartphone ever. The situation for Samsung is reminiscent of the Irish car manufacturer DeLorean ’s short-lived celebrity in the 1980s. and was launched in India.

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MAY 20, 2016

Samsung has announced a final deal that will make China’s most popular mobile payments platform — the Alibaba-backed Alipay — available to Samsung users through Samsung Pay. Samsung Pay can also process Alipay’s QR codes.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. And six in 10 shoppers said it factored into their decision of where to transact, Retail Dive reported.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Samsung Electronics is reportedly gearing up to roll out a new virtual reality headset that has a dedicated controller. According to a report , one of the knocks on Samsung’s current VR headset , the Gear VR, is that users can’t control it. Samsung isn’t the only one that is making big bets on VR headsets.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Looking past the cheerful numbers tied to holiday shopping and the tens of billions of dollars spent on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and into Christmas, the decline of retail, at least the traditional retail model, continues into the new year, and across oceans. The retail sector is among the largest employers in the U.K.,

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Samsung’s global march added another stopping point this week, as Thailand became the latest nation to come online for Samsung Pay. That announcement comes as most of the global payments-watching community was watching Samsung Pay’s imminent foray into India. Samsung Pay In Thailand.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Also, Samsung has a new plan to capture millennial consumer loyalty, there is new clarity at the Bank of England and a new scam hits home buyers. Amazon Increases Its Push To Capture Online Ad Dollars. Samsung Eyes Millennials With Smartphone Revamp. Mobile Users To Rely On Biometrics Security By 2023.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Retailers will have something to cheer about with Black Friday sales online surpassing the $3 billion mark for the first time ever this past weekend. That’s according to Adobe, which released data that measured online transactions and also found that the strong showing during Black Friday was buoyed by a record $1.1 billion.”.

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MARCH 14, 2017

billion by 2023, with the growing demand for mobile-based features, such as online payments, and the preference for smartphone or tablet usage boosting the market’s growth. According to a press release , the POS Terminal Industry is expected to be valued at $103.52

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AUGUST 22, 2019

The Sock Spot CEO Ben Williams, for instance, worked for a manufacturer in eCommerce and decided to start his own online shopping company. The completely cashless machine also offers Apple Pay and Samsung Pay as digital forms of payments. The Sock Spot is part of a larger trend of digital innovators tapping into automated retail.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

This week in retail, we’ve seen a myriad of movement from nearly all sides. Apple, Samsung and Verizon are launching new mobile devices and features to help take advantage of the significant portion of consumers utilizing smartphones. Launches happening this week are focused in the mobile industry.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

But we will know how Square is raising the in-store payments game for SMBs, how Samsung is changing the topic and how Google is (finally) proudly welcoming Gmail to the year 2010 with mobile upgrades. Samsung Goes Retinal. According to recent reports, Samsung Pay version 2.3 Will it work? Eye-scanning — and hold the eye-rolls.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Since, his bright red IZOD sweater has apparently sold out online , Esquire has posted stories on how to dress like him and Ken Bone even seems to be becoming a popular Halloween costume choice this season. Here are some of the other big winners and losers of the retail game at the moment. And the poor Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

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MAY 1, 2017

Virtualities, the company that runs virtual reality theaters and arcades, has been opening up locations in strip malls and retail space that are being abandoned due to the move toward online shopping. TechCrunch noted that IMAX has also been mulling standalone VR locations and is testing with Samsung VR in LA. China and the U.K.

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APRIL 14, 2017

Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. Gymboree may be proved to be another retail fail, as the company is rumored to be prepping for bankruptcy amid a debt repayment scenario. Looks like nothing really is safe from online competition, which ate away at results, even cute kids apparel.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

The evolution of the retail industry is well underway, and it’s becoming more evident (perhaps as a response to eCommerce giants like Amazon) that retailers are looking for innovative ways to enhance their offerings. As eCommerce continues to shape the future of the industry, the retail landscape is constantly changing.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The retail giant disclosed via Twitter that it plans to keep most Walmart and Neighborhood Market locations open from 7 a.m. Then in August, the retailer extended most stores’ operating hours to 10 p.m. The sale’s second phase began online on Wednesday (Nov. 14, with amazing deals on iPhones and Samsung phones.”.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales , U.K. This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales , U.K. based online lender Prodigy shared its funding news.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

No longer the purview of laundromats, candy machines or newspaper kiosks, unattended retail is reaching into new verticals, with the help of changing consumer attitudes and, of course, cashless payments. More people are comfortable with interacting with touchscreens, and online shopping has helped.”.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the shifting retail landscape, consumers are still looking for inspiration, convenience and value — and it’s become obvious that shopping online now goes far beyond just a transaction,” said CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski in a statement. Founded in 2005, Klarna said it now has a valuation of $5.5

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APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

But the store’s selection will differ from traditional retail stores that carry multiple choices for, say, lipstick: It will only offer one product per category and that option will come with the magazine’s famous seal of approval. Not for retailers, who have to prepare for the holidays long before festive music hits the radio airwaves.

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MAY 4, 2018

It’s tough to echo what we do in person online because it’s an art gallery,” Six Hundred Four Founder and CEO James Lepp told PYMNTS in an interview. Six Hundred Four is hardly the only retailer to embrace VR technology. And while it works for his concept, he’s not sure it will work for every retailer.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Samsung May Beat Android Pay And Apple Pay In Tapping The African Market. Hot on the heels of M-Pesa, Samsung plans to initiate payment services in South Africa in the first quarter of 2017.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In the connected age, consumers have more ways to interact with retailers than ever before. The executive also said the retailer saw an “1,000 percent increase” in purchases of pizza slices made through the SmartPay service since January 1. And if a customer uses Samsung Pay to buy those offers.

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MARCH 14, 2019

BMP Festival Portugal has inked a deal with Event Genius for cashless payments, Canada’s Steinbach Credit Union has tapped into Samsung Pay for Interac transactions and Norway payment app Vipps has teamed up with the Nets payment network. The Event Genius service encompasses access control along with online ticketing.

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MAY 15, 2018

Nana Murugesan, vice president and general manager at Samsung Electronics America, said this is what Samsung has been building up to in recent years, continually tucking new value-add features into its ecosystem. The more that consumers interact across Samsung’s ecosystem, the more change they get to throw into that digital piggy bank.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

I, Shopper, take thee, Online Retailer, to be my faithful partner in commerce. Today, fewer than a third say that membership in loyalty programs drives their choice of retailer. Today, fewer than a third say that membership in loyalty programs drives their choice of retailer. THE MOVE FROM PHYSICAL TO ONLINE TO MOBILE.

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OCTOBER 25, 2020

Verizon and Microsoft have teamed up to accelerate the delivery of private 5G networks for businesses, announcing a collaboration they said will transform the retail, transportation, logistics, manufacturing and healthcare industries. Samsung’s View. billion telecom equipment contract that Samsung signed with Verizon.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The season isn’t so much revving up as already in full swing — and now the pressure is really on for retailers to switch up their holiday game plans as the clock is ticking and the pie is shrinking. percent of “online natives,” those who begin and complete their shopping journeys via computer. A Very Digital Shopping Season .

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

percent market rate reported by the National Retail Federation (NRF). In addition, they observed that 18 percent of total spending calculated during Thanksgiving, Black Friday , Cyber Monday and Super Saturday took place at retail stores. percent increase in debit and credit sales among its owner credit unions (CUs).

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