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“Buy now, pay later players’ losses grow as costs soar” by Jonathon Berr via Retail Dive

by admin | May 28, 2022 | Debate, E-Commerce, Industry, News, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

Don Arnold via Getty Images BNPL providers are paying a hefty price to keep up with surging consumer demand for their financing services, spending large sums to add new tech and more employees. The buy now, pay later boom had an inauspicious debut more than...

“5 Surf Non-Profits That Are Making Waves of Change” by Rebecca Parsons via The Inertia

by admin | May 27, 2022 | Community, Industry, Surf

Surf non-profits do lots of positive things for the surf community. Photo: Courtesy of Me Water Foundation. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that surfing is a business. It is, after all, the “surf industry.” A large part of surfing is centered around selling boards,...

“What Every Brand Should Know Before Launching Into Live Selling” by Finn Faldi via Total Retail

by admin | May 26, 2022 | Community, m-commerce, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies, Social Commerce

Credit: Getty Images by fizkes For retailers and brands, “going live” consistently can drive conversion rates that are higher than what they see on their e-commerce sites. Here are some tips that businesses of all sizes should keep in mind when expanding into the...

“PacSun opens metaverse store, auctions NFTs” by Tatiana Walk-Morris via Retail Dive

by admin | May 25, 2022 | Community, E-Commerce, m-commerce, Retail Technologies, Social Commerce, Social Media

Courtesy of PacSun Dive Brief: Joining other brands in experimenting with the metaverse, Pacsun launched a three-level store in ComplexLand 3.0, a metaverse shopping festival taking place between May 25 and May 27, the youth...

“Guinness Just Verified That Sebastian Steudtner Set a World Record at Nazaré” by Will Sileo via The Inertia

by admin | May 24, 2022 | Awards, Industry, Surf

Sebastian, focused amidst the chaos of Nazaré. Photo: Joerg Mitter. We know this: several massive swells have occurred at Nazaré in the past couple of years. And with them have come the things we aren’t so sure of. Namely, if the world’s largest wave may have...