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Holiday Shopping Trends and Payments Innovations: Experience as Competitive Advantage

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As the holiday shopping season approaches, retailers face increased pressure to facilitate a seamless and secure shopping experience. This is an opportunity to not only capture share of wallet but also build lasting customer loyalty and trust. Payments technology is central to the shopping experience.

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The Real Price of a Data Breach in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

As digital operations become more complex and cybercriminals launch increasingly sophisticated phishing and malware attacks, data breaches have become common occurrences. For retailers and consumer businesses, a surge in data breaches presents difficult challenges. million last year. million and $3.48

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Why Secure, Reliable Connectivity is Mission-Critical for Retailers

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Despite the growth of ecommerce, social distancing, high-street closures and a cost-of-living crisis, brick-and-mortar retail remains a major part of the global economy. trillion USD retail sales worldwide in 2024 , with 420 million people employed in the sector. There were $30.57 Similarly, Kroger Pharmacy in the U.S.

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Answering the $100 Billion Question: How Can Retailers Combat Refund Fraud?

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retailers, costing billions of dollars annually. To make the issue worse, this trend shows no sign of slowing down, as fraudsters continue to develop new and innovative methods to exploit retail systems. As the threat continues to grow, DTC retailers must take proactive steps to protect their bottom line.

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A Blueprint for Retail Cyber Resilience: Evolving Tactics for Today’s Digital World

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In the highly competitive retail market, businesses are leveraging technology to strengthen brand loyalty and enhance consumer experiences in ways that only science fiction writers could have imagined 40 years ago. While attackers target retailers across verticals, food- and event-oriented retail have been highly targeted.

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Beyond Raises Red Flag on Container Store Partnership, Sets Jan. 31 Deadline to Pull Out

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In October, Beyond committed to invest $40 million in the struggling home goods retailer as part of a wide-reaching partnership that would combine The Container Store’s brick-and-mortar footprint with Beyond’s customer data platform, loyalty and payment programs. Bed Bath & Beyond parent company Beyond, Inc.

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Adopting a Holistic Security Mindset for Ecommerce

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When customer data is exposed in a cyberattack, criminals can use it to commit fraud. Fraudsters can steal employee credentials to expose customer data. Both kinds of incidents affect the bottom line and both can impact the companys image with customers. Vendor communication. Site security is also a concern.