Retail
May 16, 2022
Klarna wants to make the online shopping experience more personal; more human. Image credit: Klarna
By Nora Howe
In the booming age of ecommerce, flexible payment provider Klarna is looking to reconnect online shoppers with retail associates through its newly launched virtual shopping service.
{"ct":"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","iv":"3d488bd7a3c80e02639649e838d14ddf","s":"fe0c14d571e1002e"}
Share your thoughts. Click here