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‘Cash or Card?’: Why More Financing Choices Drive Consumers’ Decisions on Which Retailers to Shop

Retail TouchPoints

A recent study of more than 4,700 consumers from Bread Financial indicates payment choices — including retail store credit cards, bank branded credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) — at checkout have become a major factor in pleasing shoppers and closing a sale. Long gone are the days where retailers can only say, “Cash or card?”;

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The Ongoing Battle to Protect Consumer Payment Card Data

Retail TouchPoints

In the early days and now, criminals stole cardholder data from internet-connected point-of-sale (POS) systems to make their own fraudulent transactions. If a criminal wants to skim data from a consumer’s web browser they merely have to get the consumer’s browser to load and execute their own JavaScript.

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7 Targeted Retail Strategies for Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

Retail TouchPoints

While several retail outlooks predict consumers are looking for deep discounts this year, retailers should strive to offer more than just deep discounts and focus on providing value in other ways to achieve long-term loyalty and keep higher profit margins. consumers spend more money on Tik Tok than any other social platform.

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Trade Promotion vs Consumer Promotion: A Comparative Analysis

Wiser

Understanding the difference between trade promotion and consumer promotion is crucial for any business seeking to maximize its market impact and sales potential. These two promotional strategies, while aiming to stimulate demand and increase sales, target distinct audiences and employ different methods.

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Unlocking Commerce: The Win-Win of Dynamic Currency Conversion

Retail TouchPoints

DCC is an optional service offered at the point of sale, allowing customers to view the cost of their purchases in their home currency. Consumers, on the other hand, should compare rates at the point of sale with those provided by their card issuer to ensure they are getting a good deal. Benefits for Consumers 1.

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Consumers Want an Experience That’s Driven by Cloud Retailing – Even if They Don’t Know It

Retail TouchPoints

As consumers, we’ve learned how to adjust to and enjoy new shopping formats. We’ve grown accustomed to these various retail touch points, and as a result, we’ve started to notice omnichannel inconsistencies that might never have occurred to us before — raising our own expectations of our favorite brands and retailers.

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7 Tips To Improve Retail Store Performance

Korona

But how do you improve store performance? This guide will walk you through some tips about improving retail performance and key metrics you should track to get the most out of your business. Table of contents How to improve retail store performance How to measure your store performance Some Tips To Improve Your Retail Performance 1.