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GameStop, Express, Saks OFF 5TH Add Installment Payment Options

Retail TouchPoints

GameStop , Express and Saks OFF 5TH all have deployed buy now, pay later services. GameStop is partnering with Sezzle , and Express and Saks OFF 5TH are both partnering with Klarna to offer the option to shoppers of paying for their purchases in four equal, interest-free payments.

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It’s a New Playing Field: The Keys to Restructuring Your Business for Post-Pandemic Success

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic has accelerated the shift away from shopping in person, making it difficult for many brick-and-mortar retailers to sell products, service their debt load and pay vendors. Here are seven viable steps to consider building into your game plan for continuing to survive the crisis and thrive on the other side. #1:

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The Next Generation of Shoppers Needs a Next-Generation Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

Their preferences and values are making it more convenient and spontaneous…more interwoven with social media…and in some cases, more like a game. strikes Gen Z as cumbersome, slow and old-fashioned. They want shopping to be fast and fun — less of a process.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. A few days before reporting Q2 earnings, Wish also announced plans to cut approximately 34% of its workforce, or about 255 employees, in order to “refocus the company’s operations.”

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Trends Analysis: Why Cryptocurrency May Still Be Important for eCommerce

ESW

His company has been accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for a half decade. For many companies, Bitcoin simply represents a system that facilitates the movement of money with comparatively low transaction costs. Mark Brinkerhoff at CyberMiles notes that payment processor BitPay takes just 1 percent per crypto transactions.

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Best Platform to Sell Online in 2020: An In-Depth Analysis

Ecommerce Platforms

Whereas a standard website platform/builder has features for adding pages and posts and menus, an ecommerce platform takes it a step further by including product management, shipping tools, payment processing, and more. Some other elements that add more costs include third-party apps, hosting, domain names, and processing fees.

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Holidays, World Cup Drive New Metaverse Activations from Ralph Lauren, VS&Co, PacSun

Retail TouchPoints

Ralph Lauren has teamed up with Epic Games , creator of Fortnite, to launch a new line of digital-physical apparel and accessories that feature a reimagined version of the brand’s iconic polo player logo, in which a llama replaces the Polo Pony. 5, 2022, will debut two outfits and alternate styles as well as in-game cosmetics.

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