by Mike Duff | Feb 21, 2025 | Retail Articles
Market researcher Numerator pointed out that half of shoppers in the United States have made a Buy Now, Pay Later payment but, in a poll of 2,500 BNLP users, found continued wariness about tapping such credit. Still, U.S. consumers see some utility in BNLP today as...
by Mike Duff | Jan 7, 2025 | Retail Articles
Business services provider Adobe reported consumers spent $241.4 billion online for the 2024 holiday season of November 1 through December 31, up 8.7% for the period year-over-year. Of the $241.4 billion spent online, 54% came from the electronics category, at $55.3...
by Mike Duff | Nov 19, 2024 | Home + Housewares
Gen Z is leaning on buy-now-pay-later funding to fuel its holiday spending, according to a survey conducted by Dynata for Glassbox, which provides customer intelligence support for banks in the United States. At a time when paying for goods and services is undergoing...
by Mike Duff | Sep 23, 2024 | Retail Articles
As part of its marketplace operation, Klarna has announced it is adding new features to the company’s artificial intelligence-enabled virtual shopping assistant powered by OpenAI. The AI assistant now provides a chat-based shopping experience, helping shoppers...
by Mike Duff | Jan 29, 2024 | Retail Articles
In another expansion of its financing options, Klarna has initiated a subscription service model that the company is calling Klarna Plus, which provides perks for a fee. Issued by WebBank, Klarna Plus is now available to eligible consumers in the United States through...