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

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The Evolution of Mobile Payments: A brief history of mobile payments, according to TechCrunch : 1983: David Chaum, an American cryptographer, starts work on creating digital cash by inventing “the blinding formula, which is an extension of the RSA algorithm still used in the web’s encryption.” 2008: Bitcoin is invented.?.

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Deloitte Predicts Exceptionally Strong Sales for the 2018 Holidays

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By the time all the gifts had been opened and celebrations were winding down, online sales had increased nearly 15% to hit a record of $108.2 Over three-fourths cited convenience as the main reason for online buying during the holidays. More than 70% mentioned free shipping and two-thirds mentioned time savings and home delivery.

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What retailers can learn from the 2021 holiday shopping season

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According to Statista, Amazon and eBay were the most visited eCommerce websites in 2021, but traditional retailers including Costco, Walmart, and Target ranked among the fastest-growing US companies based on online retail sales growth. Mobile commerce—or mCommerce—is a trend that’s not going away.

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Future of Ecommerce: How Mid-Size Retailers May Change by 2022

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Some online retailers will likely rely on some technologies more than others. Looking at ways furniture retailers can help people picture items in their house is a great example. Just look at smartphones: They have been around for 10 years, and are just now adding native mobile-payment features. It will get faster.

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eCommerce Fraud Trends Every Online Store Owner Should Know

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Hacking Alternative Payment Options. With millennials and Gen Z consumers more and more interested in mobile purchasing, they are looking for the most frictionless way to pay. Fraudsters are finding these alternative payment systems are often easier to hack, making these types of transactions attractive targets: Mobile Wallets.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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1992 Book Stacks Unlimited launches as one of the first online marketplaces for books. 1994 Netscape launches Netscape Navigator, an early web browser, making it easier for users to browse online. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 2000 Google launches AdWords as an online search advertising tool.

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How To Start a Retail Business: The Ultimate Guide

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If you want to start an online retail business, you can use a freemium version of tools like Ubersugest and Semrush to determine the product’s search volume to sell. To make a grocery store more profitable, you can also build a website and sell groceries online. This could become one of the best online retail ideas.