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5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

Retail TouchPoints

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. ā€œ5G Simply put, 5G is the next generation of public mobile networks (hence the ā€œGā€ ). What matters most is what you do with it.

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4 Reasons to Offer Multiple Ecommerce Payment Options

ESW

The payments landscape has evolved quickly from physical payments such as cash and credit cards to digital payments like Google Pay, PayPal, bank transfers and more. Here’s how multiple ecommerce payment options can benefit brands, how to choose the right payments and the various payments favoured by todayā€™s consumers.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

Groundbreaking at the time, but now sorely outdated, UPCs are finally getting a facelift and moving into the 21st century thanks to the GS1 Sunrise 2027 initiative. And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. alongside a large QR code.

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What retailers can learn from the 2021 holiday shopping season

Kibo

Of the 48 retail chains classified by Digital Commerce 360 as top merchants, 30 used their homepages to encourage shoppers to use omnichannel options including buy online pickup in store, curbside pickup, and same-day delivery. Consumers embrace BNPL and other payment options. QR-code payment users will reach 2.2

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Top Customer-Driven B2B eCommerce Trends

GetElastic

Such programs help businesses to meet the increasing expectations of B2B buyers for strong customer service, while also offering benefits such as: Increased brand awareness. 67% of B2B buyers will provide personal information to get personal service. Implementing digital self-service options. Boosted upsell and cross-sell.

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Donā€™t Get Scammed by a Grifter: How to Avoid and Manage Gift Card Fraud

Retail TouchPoints

With the increase of mobile wallets and more consumers hopping on the e-gift card bandwagon, merchants must practice a heightened sense of vigilance around issues of gift card fraud. Here’s some insight as to how merchants and consumers can avoid scams and gift card fraud: Consumer vs. Merchant.

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7 eCommerce Predictions for the Next Decade

eCommerceFuel

Below are seven eCommerce predictions for the next 10 years: major trends I believe will reshape the way we sell online by 2027. Combine that with the demands on public companies to show ever-increasing profits and paid traffic costs for merchants, and it seems the giants will only continue their march upward. The biggest problem?