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Herman Miller On Tapping Automation To Thwart Fraud Threats

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Merchants thus need to move quickly to keep payment details protected as consumers shift their business online, explained Ben Groom , chief digital officer for furniture and home goods retailer Herman Miller. Shifting Payment Behaviors And Fraud .

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Crate And Barrel On Weathering The Pandemic-Driven Push To Omnichannel

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Shoppers are settling into a new retail normal — one that features seamless service — during the ongoing pandemic. They have boosted their use of mobile and online tools to make purchases of all sizes, leaving retailers racing to promote their products across digital channels as well as in their brick-and-mortar storefronts.

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OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C

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Looking at the geographic concentration of activity, the US was the most active region, with 47 percent of activity, followed by China at 41 percent. The retail landscape is changing fast in the face of new technologies and shifts in buyer behavior and consumer demand. OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C.

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Case Study: Why Curation, Customization Are Key For The Experience Economy

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The experience economy is likely to expand as consumers place an increasing amount of importance — and spend more of their money — on experiences over typical retail goods. Nevertheless, IfOnly is paying close attention to customers’ payment preferences, and plans develop more personalized “shopping” experience as the economy grows.

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Data Dive: Black Friday, Blue Apron And Banning Facial Recognition From China

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We know that online sales … has certainly eroded traffic from retailers over the years,” Brian Field, senior director of advisory services for ShopperTrak, told CNBC. The cameras and the technology they leverage have been associated with tracking Muslims coming in and out of mosques in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang.

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How Apple Can Reverse Their Revenue Curse

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Not many companies can lay claim to losing as much value in 12 months as the entire market cap of the world’s largest retailer and still remain standing. People are holding onto their phones longer and there has to be a real “WOW” factor for people to trade their $600+ phones in every year or two – even with the Apple installment plan.

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Hard Knocks Edition: MCX, EMV And Square

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Utilizing unique feedback from the marketplace and our Columbus pilot, MCX has made a decision to concentrate more heavily in the immediate term on other aspects of our business, including working with financial institutions, like our partnership with Chase, to enable and scale mobile payment solutions.