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Identifying the ‘Faces’ Behind Faceless Online Transactions

Retail TouchPoints

According to McKinsey , ecommerce sales in apparel, department stores and beauty products have increased by nearly 10%, on average, since the onset of the pandemic. By exceeding these thresholds, merchants not only risk fines and fees, but also a network refusing to process further payments altogether.

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June 2021 COVID-19 + Ecommerce News Roundup

ROI Revolution

Amazon shoppers who buy from a small business before June 20 will also get a $10 Prime Day credit. Amazon’s revenue increased 35% last year despite a $4 billion loss in Q2 due to the pandemic. Amazon sales surpassed $96 billion in 2020, with the ecommerce giant expanding its fulfillment by 50% in response to COVID-19.

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How MDM Helps Retailers Protect the Bottom Line

Retail TouchPoints

Next stop — your favorite department store to pick out an outfit for a work trip later in the week. The store is quite busy, so you flag down a salesperson and they help you check out from a mobile point-of-sale (POS) system.

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

ROI Revolution

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. It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments.

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

ROI Revolution

billion in revenue. In fact, online sales have reached $109 billion so far – a significant increase from the $90 billion we were at this time last year. Retail sales as a whole still saw significant yearly growth on Black Friday according to data from Mastercard SpendingPulse. Revenue from ecommerce is expected to reach $469.3

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [January 2022]

ROI Revolution

Where 2020 was ecommerce’s year to shine, nonecommerce sales took the crown last year. in 2020, in-person sales grew 15.4% in 2021, making up for some brick-and-mortar revenue lost around the onset of the pandemic. Nonecommerce sales are expected to return to minimal growth this year, with a 0.3% of all retail sales.

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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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