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Smartphones and the In-Store Shopping Experience

Mobile technology greatly facilitates the shopping experience for consumers, including their in-store experience. Cayan,  a payment-facilitating company, offers a helpful take on this topic through the slideshow below.

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Retail Banks Doing Better at Digital

Many retail banks have adopted digital tools to enhance their level of customer service. They are often quite effective in these efforts. As Cognizant observes: “To compete effectively, banks must fully adopt digital technologies to enhance customer experience, by providing … Continue reading

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Foreign Retailers Increasing Their Asia Pacific Presence

This infographic posted at Visual.ly “illustrates the countries in Asia Pacific where global retailers have chosen to expand to and the reasons behind their decisions to do so.”  

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