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How Mobile Payments Are Taking Over eCommerce

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The new way of purchasing goods and services is through Mobile Payments whether you are shopping online or in-store. As millions of users start to use mobile payments each year, it is projected that 4.8 billion people will be completing transactions through mobile payments by 2025. What Are Mobile Payments?

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Why Retailers Should Dust Off The Old Gift Card Strategy

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By Michael Smallwood, Bitmo We’re all familiar with the classic gift card — those plastic little cards of joy that tend to bulge our wallets, and we often forget are even there. displayed the gift card in stores. However, despite gift cards representing a $160 billion industry in the U.S.

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Target Expands Contactless Checkout and Pickup Options to Enhance Safety During the Holidays

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The retailer also is expanding its selection of items available for same-day pickup or delivery, with an emphasis on gifts and ingredients for holiday meals. Shoppers can now use the Wallet mobile payment option in the Target app to scan items with their own devices, eliminating the need to pick up an in-store scanning device.

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Why UK Retailers Should Save Some of Their Christmas Marketing Spend for Chinese New Year

Retail TouchPoints

Many individuals receive red envelopes filled with money as a traditional gift, providing them with additional spending power. Make sure you accept a variety of payment methods. To understand the impact of this shift, it’s crucial to recognize the importance of Lunar New Year to Chinese consumers.

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Shopify POS vs Clover POS (Apr 2022): Which is Best?

Ecommerce Platforms

Wide range of payment tools including in-built Shopify Payments. Various loyalty programs, gift cards, and coupons for improving loyalty. Loyalty and gift card options for improving average order value. Extensive environment for tracking customer profiles and insights. Employee management, tracking, and payroll features.

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Tips for Staying Safe and Seeing Green on Black Friday

Retail TouchPoints

Change your store’s flow to meet the CDC guidelines for space between people, particularly in your payment line queue. After they’ve shopped and paid and are ready to leave, give them a small token of holiday cheer, like a coupon for their next purchase or gift cards for stocking stuffers and the like.

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5 Holiday Merchandising Tips for Effective Seasonal Displays

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Shoppers want to feel good about the gifts they’re buying, so highlighting the sustainability of your brand is appealing. 2 – Decorate your store with gift cards . It’s not often retailers feature gift cards front and center in their stores. 5 – Make technology the gift that keeps on giving.

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