Target’s digital sales boom, TJX to launch HomeGoods e-commerce, Simon malls to take returns, Shopify x Alipay

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1. Target reported booming digital sales (155% growth year over year) and same-day services growth helped fuel a 42% year-over-year spike in third-quarter profit. Story by Jonathan Garber.
2. TJX to launch HomeGoods e-commerce. Reporting from Daphne Howland.
3. Mall owner Simon Property will start using the concierge desks at a handful of its malls to accept retailers’ returns, ahead of the holiday season. Coverage from Lauren Thomas.
4. Shopify announces a partnership with Alipay, Asia’s leading digital wallet platform, unlocking the power of cross-border commerce for Shopify’s merchants. via Shopify News.

Source: Target blows past expectations as digital sales, same-day services boom | Fox Business

Source: TJX to launch HomeGoods e-commerce as the category fuels stellar Q3 | Retail Dive

Source: Retailers tap mall owner Simon to help make returning online purchases easier | CNBC

Source: A World of Opportunity: Shopify Launches Partnership with Alipay to Help Merchants Access New Global Consumers | Shopify News

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