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Viva La Retail: The Retail Renaissance Lives And Dies By The Connected Consumer

RTP blog

Up to 90% of consumers use their phone while shopping in stores and retailers are increasingly enhancing digital transformation strategies to take advantage of the new mobile-powered shopping era across every vertical, from department stores and supermarkets to hardware, sports and specialty retailing.

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Retail Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow

Teamwork Retail

To service this higher level of commerce in burgeoning urban centers, the department store was born. These modern marvels brought a dizzying array of products right to the consumer. The department store was the first iteration of what we now consider modern retail shopping. Mass Production and Mail Order.

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June 2021 COVID-19 + Ecommerce News Roundup

ROI Revolution

month-over-month in April while department stores saw 68.2% 78% of consumers value convenience more now than they did before the pandemic, with nearly 90% saying that they spend more when brands offer seamless & flexible payment options that speed up their decision-making. Touchless payment continues to grow.

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Retail Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow

Teamwork Retail

To service this higher level of commerce in burgeoning urban centers, the department store was born. These modern marvels brought a dizzying array of products right to the consumer. The department store was the first iteration of what we now consider modern retail shopping. Mass Production and Mail Order.

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Retail Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow

Teamwork Retail

To service this higher level of commerce in burgeoning urban centers, the department store was born. These modern marvels brought a dizzying array of products right to the consumer. The department store was the first iteration of what we now consider modern retail shopping. Mass Production and Mail Order.

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Retail Trends: Going Cashless

OrderDynamics

Ever notice the number of gift cards available at the department store? Despite the early hiccups of SMS payment and WAP payments that did not catch on, cashless transactions crept in regardless. Again, it is time-consuming. Split payments and partial payments are a natural want among shoppers.

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

BigCommerce

Business-to-Consumer (B2C). B2C ecommerce ecompasses transcations made between a business and a consumer. When you buy shoes from an online shoe retailer, it is a business-to-consumer transaction. This type of ecommerce is not consumer-facing and happens only between business entities. Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C).

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