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Retailers slow expansion as economic pressures bite
Digital Transformation

Retailers slow expansion as economic pressures bite

Fewer than one in six retail executives are chasing strong growth as inflation, trade disruption and geopolitical instability squeeze margins.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Payment firms expand into broader merchant services
Customer Relationship Management

Payment firms expand into broader merchant services

Merchants could soon get payments, loyalty, lending and checkout tools from one supplier as firms chase fuller control of commerce.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
Adyen adds loyalty software in €750m Talon.One deal
Software-as-a-Service

Adyen adds loyalty software in €750m Talon.One deal

The move gives the Dutch payments group a bigger role in merchants’ pricing and promotions, as it seeks to unify online and store sales.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Celonis & ProcessLab launch banking apps for mortgages
Software-as-a-Service

Celonis & ProcessLab launch banking apps for mortgages

Banks could speed up mortgage approvals and customer service with the new tools, after one lender cut response times by 32%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Cognizant & Google Cloud launch AI retail contact centre
Unified Communications

Cognizant & Google Cloud launch AI retail contact centre

Retailers are being pitched AI tools that can cut routine contact volumes while improving speed and continuity across channels for shoppers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Parloa study finds big firms make customer contact hard
Unified Communications

Parloa study finds big firms make customer contact hard

Many large companies are making support harder to reach, with most failing to offer clear web, chat or phone access, a Parloa study found.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Adobe unveils CX Enterprise Coworker for AI workflows
Hyperscale

Adobe unveils CX Enterprise Coworker for AI workflows

Marketers could gain a single orchestration layer as Adobe links fragmented data, content and analytics systems with agentic AI tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Blackhawk launches digital wallet for unified stored value
Crypto

Blackhawk launches digital wallet for unified stored value

Retailers can now keep refunds, rewards and gift cards in one balance, reducing friction for shoppers and fees for brands.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Backbase, Ninth Wave unlock ERP banking connections
Disaster Recovery

Backbase, Ninth Wave unlock ERP banking connections

Banks could cut manual treasury work for business clients as the new link feeds ERP and accounting data straight into banking systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Nearly 18% of marketing emails miss inboxes, study finds
Customer Experience

Nearly 18% of marketing emails miss inboxes, study finds

Businesses risk losing nearly a fifth of email ROI as weak deliverability and patchy measurement blunt returns, according to new research.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
LoyaltyLion returns with Loyalty Connect retention event
Customer Experience

LoyaltyLion returns with Loyalty Connect retention event

Retailers are under pressure to cut acquisition costs as the two-day online event examines how loyalty schemes can boost repeat purchases and margins.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Retail websites worst for accessibility, report finds
Customer Experience

Retail websites worst for accessibility, report finds

Disabled shoppers face repeated barriers online, as retail sites log 27% more accessibility errors than the average website, a report says.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

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Braze says AI spending must deliver measurable gains
Digital Transformation

Braze says AI spending must deliver measurable gains

Brands flooding customers with AI-generated messages risk wasted spend, as Braze says only those tying tools to live data are seeing clear returns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Payment failures put GBP £1.7bn in UK sales at risk
Disaster Recovery

Payment failures put GBP £1.7bn in UK sales at risk

Shoppers are abandoning purchases within minutes of outages, exposing retailers and venues to losses that quickly mount beyond GBP £1.7 billion a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Millennials push retailers towards community-led stores
Customer Experience

Millennials push retailers towards community-led stores

Retailers face pressure to turn shops into social hubs as 57% of UK Millennials want spaces that blend community and shopping.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
Doctrine Skincare wins AxisBIC investible company award
Wearables

Doctrine Skincare wins AxisBIC investible company award

Seven start-ups sought EUR 9.5 million at a Cork investor event as AxisBIC said demand for early-stage technology funding is rising.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
Atis app launch adds loyalty and direct ordering channel
Digital Transformation

Atis app launch adds loyalty and direct ordering channel

Half of atis orders are already digital, and its first app will let customers collect points, skip queues and pre-order bowls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
ServiceNow study flags empathy gap in customer service
Digital Transformation

ServiceNow study flags empathy gap in customer service

Only 10% of customers rate service as great, as fragmented systems and poor empathy are driving churn and frustration.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month