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As we approach this 2022 holiday season, retailers will be faced with myriad pressures, some a continuation of market conditions from years past, others a bit more unexpected. Supply chain challenges remain, but instead of empty shelves, there’s a twist — driven by changing consumer preferences and buying behaviors. Red-hot categories like apparel and home…

The stakes remained high for retailers this holiday season, with attackers aggressively focusing their attention on the commerce sector – both in the U.S. and abroad. Several factors played into the increase in malicious activity — the surge in online traffic due to pandemic-related restrictions as well as compounding supply chain issues and associated inventory…

It has been nearly twenty months since the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic which has had a profound and lasting impact on the retail and hospitality business community. As we slowly begin to emerge from the pandemic, the upcoming holiday season offers both possibilities and potential new threats when it comes to payments. On…

You might still be working on your summer tan, but the holiday season is right around the corner. In 2020, nearly 60% of shoppers had started making holiday purchases by early November, and this year’s consumers will likely start even sooner. The holiday season is full of potential for eCommerce businesses. Last year, online shopping…

The holiday shopping season is upon us; Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed, and retailers across the country are in the thick of their busiest season of the year. While people are used to jostling with their fellow customers at the checkout counters of brick-and-mortar stores, this year’s pandemic-related restrictions mean more consumers than ever will be rubbing virtual shoulders with a different kind of competition — online bots.