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Major Credit Card Companies Launch a One-click Checkout Button

October 22 2019

“If you’re shopping on Cinemark , Movember or Rakuten any time soon, you might see a new click-to-pay button at checkout. American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have teamed up to create the new option for fast, secure online purchases. Their vision is to have one standard checkout button across all online retail websites, similar […]
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Companies

Walmart Posts 41% Online Sales Growth In Q3 As Grocery Investments Pay Off – Retail TouchPoints

November 15 2019

“Walmart is headed into the holidays with a jolly outlook after posting Q3 online sales growth of 41% and a better-than-expected 3.2% growth rate in U.S. same-store sales. The company attributed the online sales growth to ongoing expansion of its online grocery services. Walmart as a whole now generates 56% of its revenue from food and grocery sales.”
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Walmart’s Jet to Cease Its New York City Fresh Grocery Business

November 22 2019

“The move is the latest example of the declining importance of Jet, a business Walmart paid $3.3 billion to acquire in 2016 to reach urban millennials and gain the services of co-founder Marc Lore, who has taken over Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce operations. The company’s online revenue has increased — but most of the unit’s success […]
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Big Brands, Online Startups Find Success Rests on Store Shelves

December 9 2019

“American shoppers will buy almost anything online. But when it comes to household mainstays, from razors to tampons, the old-fashioned store still beckons. That reality is hitting some of the world’s biggest consumer-products companies, which collectively have invested billions of dollars in startups in recent years that sold directly to consumers. Meanwhile, upstart brands are […]

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Shopify to Acquire 6 River Systems

September 9 2019

“With the acquisition of 6 River Systems, Shopify will add a team with decades of experience in fulfillment software and robotics, including experienced leaders from Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics). Adding 6 River Systems’ cloud-based software and collaborative mobile robots called “Chuck” to the Shopify Fulfillment Network will increase the speed and reliability of warehouse […]
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American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa Implement Click to Pay to Make Online Checkout Simple and Secure

October 22 2019

“Today, American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa announced the arrival of faster, more secure online checkout based on the new EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) industry standard, establishing a simplified way for card payments to be made across web and mobile sites, mobile apps and connected devices. The networks have tested SRC technology in market […]
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Amazon: Customers Shopped at Record Levels This Holiday Season

December 30 2019

“Amazon today announced that this holiday season was record-breaking thanks to its customers all around the world – billions of items were ordered worldwide and tens of millions of Amazon Devices were purchased worldwide. Throughout the season, Amazon offered customers incredible deals every day and deeper discounts and more Deals of the Day than ever […]