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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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ecommerce sales of apparel, footwear, and accessories projected to exceed $123M by 2022 ( Statista ). 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 2011 Google Wallet launches as an online payment system. 2014 Apple Pay launches as a form of mobile payment. Ecommerce Timeline: Year Major Ecommerce Event.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [August 2021]

ROI Revolution

The clothing & accessories category hit $22 billion in sales while general merchandise brought in $62 billion. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. of Gen X will keep using touchless payment post-pandemic.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [July 2021]

ROI Revolution

The clothing & accessories category hit $22 billion in sales while general merchandise brought in $62 billion. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. of Gen X will keep using touchless payment post-pandemic.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [December 2021]

ROI Revolution

The clothing & accessories category hit $22 billion in sales while general merchandise brought in $62 billion. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. of Gen X will keep using touchless payment post-pandemic.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [June 2021]

ROI Revolution

Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [October 2021]

ROI Revolution

The clothing & accessories category hit $22 billion in sales while general merchandise brought in $62 billion. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. of Gen X will keep using touchless payment post-pandemic.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [September 2021]

ROI Revolution

The clothing & accessories category hit $22 billion in sales while general merchandise brought in $62 billion. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. of Gen X will keep using touchless payment post-pandemic.