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

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Retailers naturally plan a lot of spend around this, with extra staff and extra marketing. This means that marketing spend aimed at these high-spending visitors over Christmas is likely to get less return than usual. Make sure you accept a variety of payment methods. Here’s why.

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Physical Retail Environments will be Transformed by the Widespread Adoption of AR Glasses

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For example, with augmented reality glasses, retailers will personalize recommendations, similar to how we experience targeted online advertisements; shoppers will be able to pay for goods simply by looking at them; and much more. Payment in the Blink of an Eye Mobile payments are already becoming prevalent in brick-and-mortar retail.

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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

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Outfits like GoPuff, Gorillas and 1520 took the grocery market by storm in 2021, offering a limited menu of consumables, delivered to your door in an incredible 30 minutes or less (and commanding multi-billion dollar valuations in the process.) Mobile commerce will define the next evolution of grocery shopping. Here’s my take: 1.

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How To Leverage M-Commerce For Your Retail Business

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Therefore, as a business owner, if your clients are heavy mobile users, it’s best to invest in an M-commerce channel. . The three categories of M-commerce include mobile shopping, mobile payments, and mobile banking. Use It For Personalized Marketing. Accept Mobile Payments.

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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

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Adii Pienaar, Founder of Conversio and WooThemes (later acquired by WooCommerce), sums this up best: Customers worldwide are using their mobile devices for online shopping more often. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s estimated that since late-2014 more than 50% of all online purchases are made from mobile devices.

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Digital Wallets: What’s Good for the Payments Industry is Good for Retailers…Right?

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As the online payments industry continues to evolve, new digital wallet solutions, such as mobile payment apps and e-wallet platforms, are becoming increasingly popular and reshaping the way consumers transact. We also recommend surveying customers to help prioritize.

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Wireless 5G Revolutionizing Retail

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Or a customer receives immediate, personalized product promotions and recommendations the moment they walk in a store, creating a truly customized experience. Imagine a retail location where customers using an AR-powered mirror can see how clothing looks on them without ever entering a changing room.