8 Yogi-isms for the Ecommerce World

| Tim Parry

On my drive to work Wednesday morning, I was thinking how Yogi Berra said a lot of things that, many years later, can be translated into the retail world. So in honor of Yogi Berra, and using his jersey number, here are 8 Yogi-isms for the ecommerce world.

After EMV, Will Fraud Move Online?

| Tim Parry

EMV greatly reduces the impact of in-store fraud, as the new cards with embedded chips generate a unique token for each transaction, making them difficult or impossible to counterfeit. But by almost all estimations, the U.S.’s move to EMV will lead to massive increases in ecommerce fraud, perhaps even more so than countries like the U.K. and Australia.

Merchants Face Increasing Challenges in Mitigating Fraud Losses

| Tim Parry

The 2015 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud study offers important insights into the profound effects of fraud on merchants, consumers and financial institutions. It establishes the actual cost of fraud as witnessed by merchants and provides key findings and specific recommendations for the industry.

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Dos and Don’ts of Mobile Commerce for Global Retailers

| Ahmed Naiem

PayPal research shows m-commerce growing three times faster than e-commerce (42% CAGR vs 13%), from $102 billion to $291 billion, from 2013 to 2016. Despite this trend, only a tiny fraction of retailers are reaping the benefits from offering a truly excellent mobile experience. Here is what global retailers should be doing—and not doing—when it comes to mobile strategy.

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Will Mobile Payments Soon Reign Supreme?

| MCM Staff

Mobile payments technology has been seeking to make advances in order to convenience the consumer, yet many consumers refuse to avail themselves of the new technology and the lack of consumer adoption has in turn been stunting its growth.

Essential Hardware Launches New Mobile-Friendly Website

| MCM Staff

With the amount of shopping done over mobile phones these days, Essential Hardware feels it’s pivotal to be at the forefront of usability and technology to make shopping an enjoyable experience no matter where you are. Here’s how Essential Hardware relaunched its ecommerce site with mobile in mind.