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April 2020 -new journal article published (Journal Articles page) on Twenty-One Years of Going Shopping and Marketing History
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Money, Money, Money: Paying by Cash, Contactless Card or Digital?
In the UK Government Budget of the 3rd March it was announced that the upper limit for contactless card payments was to be lifted from £45 to £100. This reflects the rapid rise of contactless card payment (which began before … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Amazon Go, ATMs, Cash, Cashpoints, Consumer Change, Consumers, Contactless, Covid19, Credit and Debit Cards, European Union, Local Currency, Pandemic, Post Offices, Retailers, Self-Scanning, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon, ATMs, Banks, Card, Cash, Cashless, Consumers, Contactless, Covid-19, Digital Divide, Money, Retailers
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Don’t Bank On It
I was in a Building Society branch last Saturday morning in the centre of Stirling – a rare enough occurrence on its own, but made more interesting by the conversation going on next to me. The customer had a problem … Continue reading
Posted in Banks, Customer Service, Internet shopping, Marks and Spencer, Opening Hours
Tagged Banks, M&S, Opening Hours, Retail, Service
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