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Klarna: 96% of Black Friday Buy Now, Pay Later Purchases Paid Off
The buy now, pay later firm reported that almost all of the purchases made during the 2023 Black Friday…
Retail Tech: Amazon Brings Affirm to B2B Sellers, Tractor Supply Deploys Forecasting
Lightspeed is upgrading several retail offerings, while logistics firms Fillogic, ShippyPro, Davinci and…
Retail Tech: URBN Deploys Merchandise Planning, Optoro Offers Home Pick-ups, Radar Raises $30 Million
JD Sports went live with the Retail Management Suite from Jesta I.S., while Stylitics expands deeper into…
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Retail Tech: Flexport Targets Shopify SMBs, Affirm Cuts Jobs
Lifestyle apparel brand FatFace implemented True Fit, while BigCommerce opens up its Multi-Storefront feature…
Looking Back on BNPL’s Roller-Coaster Ride
As Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip endure regulatory scrutiny and falling valuations, users keep…
BNPL Back In Vogue for Spending-Leery Shoppers
During Cyber Week, buy now, pay later orders rose 85 percent when compared to the week prior, according to…
Retail Tech: Affirm x Stripe, Bolt Lays Off 250 After ABG Lawsuit
Fit tech provider Bold Metrics raised $8 million, while Attabotics is bringing 3D robotics to Korea's Apexx…
Retail Tech: Finish Line Deploys Aptos, ShipMonk Acquires Ruby Has, Affirm Launches SuperApp
As Nextech debuts its ARitize 3D SaaS offering to the public, Caja Robotics has tapped Bastian Solutions to…
Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm Probed by Federal Regulators
A Credit Karma study says that 34 percent of shoppers who have used 'risky' BNPL services have fallen behind…
Retail Tech: Project44 Acquires Convey, Mirakl Raises $555M, Hai Robotics Raise $200M
Meanwhile, Affirm launched a new Adaptive Checkout function, while Locus Robotics acquired competitor…
Amazon Jumps Into Buy Now, Pay Later With Affirm
The e-commerce giant is making its move in a crowded field that includes PayPal, Klarna and Afterpay.
Retail Tech: Klarna Nabs $639M, Joor Raises $46M, Instagram Updates Commerce Tools
Shopify expanded Affirm to all U.S. merchants, while supply chain visibility and security solution Overhaul…
Why Affirm Paid $300 Million for Returnly
Now a public company, Affirm is under pressure to stand out from its peers, and a returns offering could be…
Affirm Raises $500 Million With Reported IPO Hanging in the Balance
The rraise marks the second major "buy now, pay later" funding this week, with competitor Klarna securing…
Retail Tech Roundup: Bonobos Taps Affirm, Algolia Integrates Salesforce
This week's Retail Tech Roundup includes the latest news from Signifyd, RichRelevance, Pitney Bowes, Sunrise…