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BNPL from Fintech Providers: What are the 4 Dire Implications for Retailers?

Offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans and split payments can be a prime differentiator for retailers and merchants: Some have reported seeing as much as a 40% increase in…

Executive Viewpoints August 5

What Fighting Digital Commerce Fraud has in Common with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 

Online fraud cost digital commerce merchants $27 billion in 2021, so it’s no surprise that retailers have redoubled their focus on eliminating these threats. Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated and…

Executive Viewpoints August 5
Abercrombie & Fitch CTO outlines the company's path to digital transformation.

How Spotify Helped Abercrombie & Fitch Drive True Digital Transformation 

Digital transformation is on pretty much every retailer’s to-do list these days. If it wasn’t deemed a priority before the pandemic, it most certainly is now with digital behaviors bred…

Features August 5
Walmart

Reports: Walmart Reportedly Lays Off 200 Corporate Executives to Position Itself for the Future

Walmart reportedly is laying off some corporate employees to “better position the company for a strong future,” according media reports. Walmart did not confirm the number of job cuts, but…

News August 4
Noelle Sadler, new CMO of ThredUP

ThredUP Has a New CMO After 5 Years Without

Resale platform ThredUP has appointed Noelle Sadler as the company’s first dedicated Chief Marketing Officer in five years. She will report to ThredUP President Anthony Marino, who previously oversaw marketing.…

News August 4
The new Solana Spaces store at NYC's Hudson Yards brings Web3 to the real world.

New Solana Spaces Store in NYC Heralds Coming Wave of ‘Phygital’ Web3 Concepts

[Editor’s Note: See the store for yourself and go behind the scenes with Co-founder Vibhu Norby in our Store Tours video here.] Even those who know next to nothing about…

Features August 4

A Roadmap to Outsmart Bad Bots and Protect Customer Experiences This Holiday Season

While many holiday shoppers favor online experiences to avoid waiting in endless checkout lines or battling over parking spaces, many now face competition from a new challenger: automated bad bots. …

Executive Viewpoints August 4

Enterra Solutions Helps Retailers Handle Data Analytics at Scale

The Enterra Solutions Autonomous Decision Science (ADS) platform aims to combine AI, glass box explanatory mathematics and non-linear optimization into one integrated platform, to help business teams perform advanced analytics…

News August 4

The TJX Companies Agree to $13 Million Fine for Selling Recalled Products

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that The TJX Companies has agreed to pay a $13 million civil penalty for selling, offering for sale and distributing previously recalled…

News August 3
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