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2018 was a whirlwind year for retailers across the globe. We saw e-commerce retail disruptors like Amazon.com continue to make headway into physical retail, while several other retailers such as Toys"R"Us shuttered their doors after decades of providing unique products to shoppers. What’s more, in the latter part of 2018, we continued to see retailers…

The adoption of disruptive and innovative technologies will be what sets apart the retailers that thrive from those that fall behind.

While nations across the world have traded purchasing and sharing goods for thousands of years, only recently can they do so instantaneously. It’s a potential game changer for online retailers across the globe. From telecommunications to healthcare, the global marketplace continues to offer more and more innovative ways to bring people together. So why aren’t…

Let’s look at three major trends merchants should be aware of when determining how to approach omnichannel for the holidays.

Consumers who have their sights set on buying premium items will be drawn to more modern payment options as they head to checkout. 

The holidays are nearly upon us, and brands have begun gearing up to knock down prices and pull as many people into their stores during the biggest shopping season of the year. Drawing the biggest crowds could be as simple as offering the lowest prices, but are there better ways to draw everyone in? Marketers…

According to a recent Ipsos study of 10,500 consumers across the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia, Italy, Spain and Brazil, consumers are much more likely to buy from an online business that offers PayPal. On average, there’s a 54 percent increase in consumer willingness to buy when PayPal is available as a checkout option. When buying in situations where consumers have increased concerns — like on mobile, across borders, from unfamiliar brands and when buying high-priced items — the effect of accepting PayPal is even greater.

The financial services industry is one of the most established industries today, but when new trends emerge, finserv brands aren’t always the first ones to keep up. Financial decisions are incredibly personal, and consumers need to be able to trust the brands they work with. Crimson Hexagon analyzed billions of online and social media posts to determine and contextualize the most important trends in the financial services industry

It's difficult to escape the ongoing news surrounding the U.S. president’s “trade war,” and what could potentially unfold. Recent headlines have left many e-commerce merchants feeling uncertain, as it's still unclear how cross-border sales could be affected. Regardless of the trade war we currently face, e-commerce growth rates around the world have skyrocketed in recent…

An estimated 20.4 billion devices will be connected by 2020, roughly four devices for every person on earth. The trend in owning connected devices continues to grow, as does the wealth of information that's shared across devices. Consumers are becoming more open to the idea of what has been dubbed the shared economy, where their…