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What You Need to Know About Payment Processing and eCommerce Merchant Services

Groove

ECommerce merchant services support retail businesses that sell online by handling a variety of critical website operations. These services help eCommerce businesses complete the online and mobile sales that drive success.

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Banner Black Friday Sales Bode Well for Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

retail sales (excluding automotive) up 3.4% on Black Friday according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all payment types. Online sales saw an even bigger bump, with Adobe Analytics reporting a new milestone for ecommerce on Black Friday as consumers spent a record $10.8

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Retail Mobile App Experiences: New Best Practice Series

Forrester eCommerce

Mobile is the dominant digital touchpoint in retail and mobile apps play critical role – consumers who down load a retailer’s app are likely to be more loyal, but that does not mean they wont uninstall the app if it does not meet their expectations!

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Are You Ready for the Next Mobile Revolution?

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce had to reinvent itself, and mobile commerce is growing. A revolution in mobile technology among retailers is within sight. To be ready for what comes next, online retailers can take a page from those that adapted and grew with the initial shift to a mobile-friendly shopping world.

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US: Smartphone And Tablet Online Retail Forecast Update

Forrester eCommerce

What’s the outlook for specifically for smartphone and tablet online retail in Europe and the US? This 2-part blog post highlights what’s changed – and what’s ahead – for each region.

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Forrester Retail Wave: European Retailers Are Raising The Bar For Mobile App Experiences

Forrester eCommerce

My colleague Alex Causey and I have now finished the second European Retail Wave. This year we evaluated the functionality and usability of six European retailer’s mobile apps.

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How QR Codes Modernize Holiday Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

They primarily use them to compare prices with online retailers, check ratings and reviews, access detailed product information, and unlock digital coupons or discounts. Retail Lessons for In-Store QR Code Applications As retailers prepare for the holiday rush, innovative QR code applications are shaking up in-store experiences.

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