Journal of retailing and consumer services

whitePaper | June 13, 2022

Payment gateways are essential to modern commerce, and the best payment gateways make it easy for companies to accept a wide variety of payment types and handle a range of billing and payment processing needs. But building payment processing software from scratch can be a daunting task.

whitePaper | December 3, 2019

The retail landscape is experiencing unprecedented change in the face of disruptive forces, one of the most recent and powerful being the rapid rise of automation in the sector. The World Economic Forum predicts that 30-50% of retail jobs are at risk once known automation technologies are fully incorporated. This would result in the loss of about 6 million retail jobs and represents a greater percentage reduction than the manufacturing industry experienced. Using Osborne and Frey study1 with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the analysis suggests that more than 7.5 million jobs are at high risk of computerization. A large proportion of the human capital represented by the retail workforce is therefore at risk of becoming “stranded workers.”

whitePaper | November 18, 2019

Consumers around the world are shopping online more every year. In 2019, they will buy more than $3 trillion from retail websites, and ecommerce will account for one-sixth of global retail sales, Internet Retailer estimates. And, while many international consumers cross borders to shop online on foreign websites, half of the leading U.S. online retailers don’t currently ship outside North America.

whitePaper | December 22, 2019

Since the advent of the Internet in the 1990s, there has been a significant increase in online shopping in the United States. As online shopping keeps growing, so does the online retail industry. Multiple players are investing either through pure online retailing or by click and mortar retailing, which also has a physical presence and a face-to face experience with their customers. While significant research has been done on the operational, marketing, branding and buying behavior dimensions of both retailing processes.

whitePaper | May 2, 2023

If there’s one challenge every online seller faces, it’s this: The e-commerce industry is in a constant state of evolution. Consumers are more tech-savvy and informed than ever before, and they’re continually adopting new methods for online buying. As a result, a whole new set of doors has been opened to manufacturing brands. Once tethered largely to wholesale and resale, brands can now choose from a variety of effective sales channels.

whitePaper | July 3, 2022

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