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  1. Data & Insights

1Q25 Financial Services PM Chartbook

Access the 1Q25 Financial Services PM Chartbook A concise yet comprehensive resource featuring over 20+ slides of charts, tables, and insights on key trends and performance drivers across our Financial Services tickers. This streamlined resource provides a quick, high-level read while capturing the essential data and bigger-picture insights you need. Inside the Chartbook: BNPL: US […]
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What’s Working in Retail Now: AI Shopping, Small Store Wins & Team Motivation

  What a month it’s been in our world! I’m excited to share some insights that caught my eye recently – from Wayfair betting big on AI with their new “Muse” tool (making inspirational room scenes instantly shoppable), to some encouraging news for smaller retailers who are proving that size doesn’t always dictate success in […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Klarna to displace Affirm as Walmart BNPL provider

​[[{“value”:” The Swedish buy now, pay later business partnered with a Walmart-backed fintech to offer loans at the retail giant via a digital payments app. Published March 19, 2025 A Walmart storefront. Walmart first partnered with Affirm in 2019. Kaarin Vembar/Retail Dive “}]] 
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  1. Technology & Innovation

British online department store Debenhams unveils DebenhamsPay+ BNPL option for customers

Debenhams is launching a buy now pay later option. Fast fashion firm boohoo acquired the name and website operations of Debenhams from administrators after the debt laden retailer, which had 123 stores and 12,000 staff, collapsed in 2020. It has since rebranded to Debenhams Group, a move that follows a huge fall from grace on […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Story Behind Verizon’s Ambition to Become a ‘Local Community Brand’

Given its primary role as a telecommunications provider, it can be easy to overlook the fact that Verizon also is one of the most ubiquitous retailers in the U.S. With more than 8,000 stores, Verizon ranks among the top six largest retailers in the country by store count, outpacing even Walmart. And that number continues […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Dedicated Python developers vs. freelancers: which one should you hire?

Python powered development is highly in demand, as it’s among the top three most used programming languages, supporting many tech endeavours like web applications, AI solutions, data science, automation tools, and more. Many startups adopt Python for their software development needs, making the employment of the right developer a core decision. One often faced dilemma […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Show Me the Money: A New Wave of Pricing Transparency Laws

Every for-profit business faces the challenge of setting competitive prices while also generating a profit. An increasingly common solution to this conundrum has been to advertise one price and later disclose additional charges — e.g., hotels’ resort fees, e-ticketing platforms’ “handling” fees or even surcharges assessed against customers paying with a credit card. The consumer […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Refund tech firm Reshop brings in Afterpay Co-Founder Anthony Eisen as CEO and bags $17m in funding

Reshop, a startup that focuses on the refund process for both consumers and retailers, has announced Anthony Eisen as its CEO, as well as a $17 million fundraise.  Eisen most recently served as Co-Founder and Co-CEO at FinTech firm Afterpay, which he launched alongside Nick Molnar in 2014 and listed on the ASX in May […]
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  1. Department: Beverage

INSIDER’S Week in Beer: 🙌 Oktoberfest Stays Undefeated

This week’s beer goes out to Oktoberfest beers for kicking pumpkin beers’ a**es during this fall seasonal uh, season. Lester Jones shared this nice chart here from the folks at FINTECH in a webinar last week illustrating the dominance (well done on the Beerfest addition there – who says data nerds don’t have fun?).
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Holiday Shopping Trends and Payments Innovations: Experience as Competitive Advantage

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. Innovations like biometrics and tap-to-pay have transformed how, when and […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Evolution of C-Suite Roles in the Restaurant Industry: Adapting to Consumer Migration and Technological Shifts

  Is your company, your brand keeping up with consumers? Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® believes that in the fast-paced world of the restaurant industry, the role of the corporate team—especially the C-suite—has transformed dramatically over the past few decades. From a historically straightforward focus on operations and product […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Pulling Back the Covers on Casper Sleep with Joe Megibow, CEO

Joining us for another interview recorded live in the Bambuser remote podcast studio at Shoptalk Fall event is Joe Megibow, Casper Sleep’s CEO. Joe is a veteran of both more traditional companies as well as disruptor brands, and he helps us understand the evolution of digitally-native brands, the trials and tribulations of trying to reinvent […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Can Brands Compete Through the Payment Experience?

The payment experience has always been considered a “necessary evil” for ecommerce sites. There’s information merchants need to accept, validate and fulfill online orders.  But now, technology is turning the payment experience into an opportunity for differentiation. During this week’s Retail Remix, two executives embedded in this exciting new world of payment share their thoughts […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Grubhub Joins the Commerce Media Club

Food delivery platform Grubhub is expanding its advertising capabilities to create a full-fledged commerce media network in partnership with Koddi. Through the partnership, Grubhub merchants can now access tools like bid automation, advanced targeting and granular performance reporting, including key performance metrics such as share of voice, time live and return on ad spend broken out by […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Is the Fear of Fraud Leading to Loss of Sales? AI Can Help.

Fraud has plagued retailers for quite some time, but the issue is now getting its time in the spotlight due to the increased use of AI within the industry, as well as consumers’ general awareness of the trend. In fact, a recent survey found that 87% of consumers are concerned about identity theft or fraud […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

John Lewis connects with UK FinTech Zopa Bank to offer personal loans directly to its customers

Zopa Bank has partnered with John Lewis Money, the financial services arm of UK retailer John Lewis Partnership, to offer personal loans to its 23 million customers.   The tie up will see the UK FinTech embed in the John Lewis Money website its digital first personal loan product. According to a press release, “customers […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

What to know about holiday consumers this year

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. All year, consumers seem to have been on their last nerve as inflation shrank their pocketbooks. Yet month after month, they spent more than many analysts expected them to, including on discretionary goods. Now comes retail’s annual invitation to discretionary spending, the […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Gaining a Holiday Edge with Digital Revolving Credit

The world is certainly embracing digital transactions. Recent statistics show that 2.71 billion people have been shopping online globally as of 2024 — nearly one-third of the world’s population. What’s more, that number is expected to climb to 2.77 billion people in 2025, and the global ecommerce market is predicted to exceed $6.3 trillion in […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Where’s The Generative AI ROI? Start With The Supply Chain.

The way our supply chain communicates is a mess. To find out what’s going where, shippers today use faxes, paper contracts, and lots of unstructured documents. Errors, delays, and lengthy wait times can ensue. If you’ve ever lost an item en route to your home, there’s a good chance this is why. Now, generative AI […]
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Walgreens Agrees to $10B Sycamore Partners Acquisition

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has finalized a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to take the company private after being in the stock market for nearly 100 years. Sycamore will pay $11.45 per share in cash for the Walgreens business, according to a company announcement. Shareholders can receive up to $3 more per share […]
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