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Why UK Retailers Should Save Some of Their Christmas Marketing Spend for Chinese New Year

Retail TouchPoints

To understand the impact of this shift, it’s crucial to recognize the importance of Lunar New Year to Chinese consumers. Get culturally competent : Chinese shoppers are a world away from American consumers. Make sure you accept a variety of payment methods. However you can’t rely solely on WeChat Pay either.

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December 2020 COVID-19 + Ecommerce Update

ROI Revolution

As social distancing protocols due to COVID-19 continue , many consumers are growing more and more to dislike standing in checkout lines. Consumer interest in contactless checkout abilities have surged since the start of the pandemic. For mobile app orders, interest has grown from 16% to 28%. Consumers still spent a record $10.8

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Top 10 International Payment Gateways: An In-Depth Guide

FastSpring

Our team of legal experts stay up to date on all relevant legalities and make sure all the necessary procedures are in place for collecting payments. FastSpring is fully compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Intelligent payment routing. Fraud detection.

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

ROI Revolution

Consumer spending habits returning to normal. Mastercard reports that their Q2 2021 revenue surged 36% over last year, a confident indication that consumer spending is rebounding after the pandemic made shoppers wary of making discretionary purchases. billion in consumer spending in Q2. Still, overall, 62.5%

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

ROI Revolution

Last year, consumers moved toward digital more quickly than ever in light of the coronavirus pandemic. With store closures, safety concerns about being around other people, and more, consumers shifted to online shopping enough last year to push ecommerce to levels that weren’t expected until 2025! December 2. billion in revenue.

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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 [July 2021]

ROI Revolution

Alternative payment options have surged over the past year and a half after the coronavirus pandemic pushed consumers to be wary about high-contact shopping. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is one of the myriad alternative payment methods that has seen the most growth since last year, with BNPL adoption up more than 81% year-over-year.

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