Trends & News

Dec142020

Cracking the Holiday Cash-Back Scam with Analytics

How does a soft drink purchase cost a retailer hundreds? It could be happening in your stores right now if you offer cash back with a debit card purchase. We are seeing a particular cash-back scam circulate, and it is something that crops up this time of year as the holiday shopping frenzy kicks...

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Nov 23 2020

2020: The Year Ecommerce Saved Retail Operations

As the U.S. economy heads into a second wave of COVID-19, retail operations professionals are bracing for what might come next. Thus, in an effort to understand changes in retail technology and where retail might be headed, we examined this sector’s performance thus far in 2020. Specifically, we...

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Aug 03 2020

The Rise in Contactless Payments During COVID-19

In this article the Appriss Retail Data Science team is using data from the US Census Bureau, The COVID Tracking Project, and the aggregated and de-identified Appriss global retail transaction database to examine certain trends related to methods of payment, particularly in the area of mobile wallet...

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May 06 2020

COVID-19, Unemployment, & Retail Risk

COVID-19 case counts are climbing in the US. Millions of people in the United States are, or were recently, under some form of stay home order. This has led to a dramatic rise in unemployment. Historically, the data science team at Appriss Retail observed a relationship between unemployment and...

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Apr 10 2020

Recognizing Retail Heroes

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our way of life around the globe. In this section, we will be recognizing many of the retailers that are doing their part to keep their employees and customers safe, as well as those helping communities, hospitals, and other essential organizations.

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Dec 17 2019

Appriss Retail Named a Leader by RIS News

The RIS News LeaderBoard is one of the retail industry’s most prestigious benchmark reports – ranking retail technology companies on customer satisfaction, performance, and value. Appriss Retail ranked as one of the top solution providers in 22 of 51 categories.

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Jul 16 2019

Appriss Acquires Verisk’s Retail Loss Prevention Solutions

Appriss, a leading provider of data analytics solutions in safety, health, and retail, today announced the acquisition of the retail loss prevention solutions from Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics company serving the insurance industry, energy and specialized markets, and financial...

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