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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

Retail TouchPoints

To answer customers’ demands, business leaders must find the balance between adapting services to consumers’ digitally-driven shopping behaviors and staying true to the company’s strategy. For retailers, the revolutionary payments shift towards cryptocurrency will certainly come with challenges, but it may all be worth it.

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Build-A-Bear Expands Metaverse Pawprint with Tycoon Game Launch

Retail TouchPoints

The lockdowns and store closures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic were particularly hard on experiential retailers like Build-A-Bear , with its signature bear-making experience a key part of in-person sales.

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Why Backend Orchestration is the True Payment Experience Unlock

Retail TouchPoints

“Too many friction points all along the customer journey is a big pain point for consumers, and certainly the checkout or transaction moment plays a part in that friction,” said Margot Juros, Research Director for Retail Technology Strategies at market intelligence and advisory firm IDC in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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How to Trade in a Bear Market?

365 Retail

The up-and-down trend is not a new phenomenon in the crypto market. In this article, we are going to discuss the situation when the market moves down – how to trade in such conditions and what to keep in mind. A bear market denotes a stretch of time characterized by a protracted descent in the overall market value.

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Claire’s Wants to Meet ‘Gen Zalpha’ in the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

Shimmerville will be powered by its own economy, with players able to earn digital currency through fun retail jobs, playing mini games or just spending time in the experience.

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3 Retail Conversion Rate Optimization Strategies To Beat Your Online Sales

RTP blog

“Double-digit growth will continue through 2020, when sales will top $4 trillion.“ — eMarketer. $4 And with that many more customers moving their purchasing power to online retail, it only further proves one thing: an optimized shopping experience is a not a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. 4 trillion??? But how do you do that?

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How to Adapt Your Ecommerce Business to Increase Sales in 2021

Retail TouchPoints

In this scenario, ecommerce businesses must be able to adapt quickly to changes in the market, offer competitive prices and keep up with new trends. Despite this, all retailers must continue strengthening their online channel to meet customer needs and drive growth thanks to this new momentum. Growing Trends in 2021.