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Black Friday will be big for online retailers, claims Salesforce
November 9, 2017
While some reports may be indicating Black Friday is losing its shine at the top shopping day, a Salesforce report expects it to be the busiest digital…
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City Gear drives mobile experience forward with new app, platform
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Footwear and apparel retailer deploys a dedicated mobile app and a commerce platform to enhance the smartphone user's shopping experience.
read nowStudy: Online holiday spend will beat in-store spend this year
November 1, 2017
For the first time ever, online holiday shopping spend will beat in-store retail spend, according to a new Deloitte study.
read nowFirst Data expands availability of Clover via Apple retail stores
October 30, 2017
First Data has announced new initiatives with Apple designed to broaden the distribution of First Data's Clover devices and accelerate the expansion and…
read nowAlipay comes to Las Vegas, NYC taxis
October 27, 2017
Verifone and Alipay have announced the extension of their existing global partnership to Verifone Taxi Solutions, according to a press release.
read nowAmazon brings Amazon Pay in-store program to restaurants with Clover
October 26, 2017
Amazon has expanded the Amazon Pay in-store program to restaurants with Clover point-of-sale stations located in the northeastern part of the U.S. and Seattle…
read nowMasterCard eyes future of retail with AR shopping experience
October 25, 2017
MasterCard has unveiled an augmented reality shopping experience that for the first time incorporates Masterpass and Identity Check Mobile with iris…
read nowVenmo acceptance comes to 2M online merchants mobile digital wallet pos
October 25, 2017
Venmo users can now shop on their mobile phone and make purchases at more than two million U.S. retailers via the mobile web, according to a press release.
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Alipay puts emphasis on partnerships as merchant acceptance grows in North America
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Souheil Badran, president of Alipay North America, spoke Sunday at the annual Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas to give attendees the current bird's-eye view…
read nowReport: Many retailers don't have an omnichannel strategy in place
October 16, 2017
As the holiday season arrives, a new study reveals omnichannel is not a big priority for many retailers as 40 percent don’t even have a strategy.
read nowWirecard provides online payment gateway to Ikea stores in southeast Asia
October 16, 2017
Technology group Wirecard has signed an agreement with Ikea stores in southeast Asia to provide them with a regionally-managed payment gateway product for…
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Luxury jeweler's new retail chief driving 'Retail 3.0' strategy forward
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
With its own mobile app already in place, and a new YouTube customer engagement platform, Govberg Jewelers is all about winding up a rewarding customer…
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1-800-Flowers.com delivers another AI shopping channel to meet gift givers wherever they're shopping
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The online florist and gift retailer is tapping artificial intelligence technologies, such as Google Assistant, to ensure it's always in quick reach of…
read nowMobile platform aims to empower store associates to boost customer experience
October 10, 2017
M.Gemi and PredictSpring are debuting a store associate app that aims to tap store associates to better the retail customer experience.
read nowRobots, no-cash experience coming to Shake Shack NYC location
October 4, 2017
There won't be any humans taking orders and no cash exchanged at the impending Shake Shack location in the East Village of New York City.
read nowStudy: Consumers OK with IoT payments, but want control over purchase
September 29, 2017
Nearly half of consumers in the U.S. polled for a Worldpay survey said they would feel comfortable with a connected device, such as a refrigerator, ordering…
read nowStarbucks in China welcomes Alipay acceptance
September 29, 2017
Alipay users in China can now use the mobile wallet to pay for coffee and food at all Starbucks locations in China, according to a report from Caixin.
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Luxury jewelry retailer reaping big rewards with interactive touchscreen deployment
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Monica Rich Kosann's digital customer experience at its New York City storefront at Columbus Circle is proving successful for sales, customers and associates.
read nowSwarovski's new VR app lets users buy goods via Masterpass checkout
September 27, 2017
MasterCard and Swarovski launched a virtual reality shopping app for the Atelier Swarovski home décor line, a collection of functional and decorative crystal…
read nowAlipay expands to Nordic region with retailer pacts
September 25, 2017
Alipay has signed separate memorandum of understandings with Finpro (Finland), Svensk Handel (Sweden) and the Scandinavian Tourist Board, which will enable…
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