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The 4 trends in couponing and the digitalization gap in the process
Couponing is a trend that originated in the USA. There it was already used in the 1950s as a means of customer loyalty and is still very popular today. In…
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Embedded finance: brands and financial institutions must take action
The hype surrounding embedded finance continues unabated: According to a recent study by private equity firm Lightyear Capital, the embedded finance industry will be worth $7.2 trillion by 2030. This…
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Payment & Brexit – What additional costs will German and European merchants face?
The UK is one of the most important e-commerce markets for the EU. In 2019, the UK accounted for 34% of online sales in Western Europe. Now, as a consequence…
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There’s life in the old dog yet: purchase on account
Given the current situation, who is surprised by these figures? Almost everyone from the DACH region has shopped online in the past Corona year. This is the result of the…
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25 years Otto.de – Amazon’s biggest competitor in Germany
“Otto…find’ ich gut” – the advertising slogan of the Otto Group, whose flagship for many years was the mail-order catalogue, is still one of the best-known advertising slogans today. With…
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Starke Kundenauthentifizierung–91,5 Milliarden € Umsatz gefährdet
Ein Gastbeitrag von CMSPI Nach einem krisengeprägten Jahr für europäische Einzelhändler steht der 01. Januar 2021 wie ein Damoklesschwert über dem E-Commerce. Laut CMSPI, einer unabhängigen Payment-Beratung, sind bis zu…
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From Internet giant to outsider: 25 years of eBay
A quarter of a century ago eBay was launched. As an e-commerce pioneer, the U.S. company revolutionized Internet trading and developed into one of the most valuable, leading online trading…
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The stationary trade – a swan song?
A guest contribution from Bjorn Wessel Corona is changing the world and with it the trade. Not through new insights, but rather by accelerating existing developments. What took 5-10 years…