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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. Payments technology is central to the shopping experience. During the holiday rush the security and ease of the payments experience can be as crucial as product price or availability.

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Gift Card Lawsuits Can Be Avoided — Here’s How

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Many brands launch gift card programs for all the right reasons: incremental sales, new customer acquisition, brand recognition and to build customer loyalty. Not to mention consumers love them, with 80% saying they plan to purchase more gift cards in 2022. Keeping Up with State Compliance.

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Gift Card Association Promotes PSA Warning Consumers About Fraud Dangers

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Gift cards remain a popular purchase among consumers, but they also provide openings for scammers and criminals. In conjunction with the upcoming National Consumer Protection Week, the Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) is promoting a public service announcement to inform consumers about steps toward secure use. Postal Service.

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Don’t Get Scammed by a Grifter: How to Avoid and Manage Gift Card Fraud

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Fraud and gift cards go hand in hand. Since their inception in 1930, many have been caught up in scams or fraud, and according to an AARP survey , around one in 10 people will fall victim to gift card scams and fraud. Retailers around the world rely heavily on gift card purchases. In fact, the number of digital gift cards U.S.

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GameStop, Express, Saks OFF 5TH Add Installment Payment Options

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GameStop , Express and Saks OFF 5TH all have deployed buy now, pay later services. GameStop is partnering with Sezzle , and Express and Saks OFF 5TH are both partnering with Klarna to offer the option to shoppers of paying for their purchases in four equal, interest-free payments.

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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

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That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. In typical gift shops, “you see a lot of things behind glass display cases, but what people are usually looking for is some deodorant or even a hairbrush,” she said.

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Best Business Process Management Software

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There’s a constant war between growing a business and keeping an operation lean, mean, and agile. It’s actually quite simple: business process management (BPM) software. BPM software helps organizations of all sizes streamline operations and minimize waste. Visualize every process from end to end. Process Visualization.

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