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From Obligation to Opportunity: Make Compliance Your Biggest USP

Retail TouchPoints

The challenging economic environment, intense regulatory pressure and ever-present threat of fraud are creating a perfect storm that’s sweeping across the global payments landscape. Instead of seeing compliance as a painful obligation, it’s time to see it as a springboard for innovation, expansion and collaboration.

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Stitch Fix Chief Merchant: The Style Forecast is ‘an Embodiment’ of the Brand Promise

Retail TouchPoints

“The Style Forecast is an embodiment of the art and science to our approach , fueled by billions of data points that we gather across our experiences and through millions of our clients that we engage with,” said Loretta Choy, Chief Merchandising and Client Services Officer for Stitch Fix during a recent Retail Remix interview.

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A ‘Wellness Plan’ For SMB Retailers

RTP blog

However, thanks to recent payment technology breakthroughs, merchants have access to the tools they need to not only survive in today’s business environment, but thrive. Acceptance SMBs need to be empowered to accept emerging payment apps and methods since a growing number of consumers demand the option to use these features in-store.

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The Evolving Retail Front Line(s): How To Train For The Biggest Shopping Day Of The Year

RTP blog

Planning Ahead Through a series of drills and training exercises, emergency responders like paramedics and firefighters ready themselves for any foreseeable eventuality. They need to be aware of the problem as soon as possible so they can keep customers happy. The development and IT Ops teams get alerted to this issue first.

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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

As Marci noted, it’s “not just a one-off, box-ticking exercise. From research to garment creation, fitting with body shape in mind, marketing, in-store and online customer service, size-inclusive representation needs to be present at a decision-making level within the fashion industry,” Marci added.

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How to Use BaaS to Solve Cross-Border eCommerce Issues

ESW

“Failing to meet compliance regulations in a country you’re attempting to expand into can not only put a halt to your expansion plans, but also create additional costs in your home country,” they write. Payment Processing A 2019 study by Internet Retailer, BlueSnap and Kount found that one of the biggest challenges for U.S.

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Listen Up: Copper Compression’s Voice Commerce Play is (Almost) All About Brand Recognition

Retail TouchPoints

They began with a “track with Alexa skill,” which allows customers that purchase from Copper Compression’s DTC site to receive audio alerts about their order status. Additionally, this approach opens up the Alexa ecosystem to all merchants, even those that don’t sell on Amazon. This is Drew Brees,’” explained Mangione.