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Meet Gen Alpha, the kids and tweens already influencing purchase decisions

Inside Retail

We’re talking about Generation Alpha – or people born between 2010 and 2024. But knowing that Generation Alpha would be the first to be entirely born in the 21st century (with births commencing in 2010), I believe they are not a return to the old, but the start of something new.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. A few days before reporting Q2 earnings, Wish also announced plans to cut approximately 34% of its workforce, or about 255 employees, in order to “refocus the company’s operations.” Wish is based in the U.S.,

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The Top 10 Predictions for Holiday 2021

Retail TouchPoints

Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. Let the countdown begin…. 2 (Super Saturday, Dec. 18) and No.

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PayPal preparing US$45 billion bid for Pinterest

Inside Retail

Acquiring Pinterest would allow PayPal to capture more of that e-commerce growth and diversify its income though advertising revenue. The online payments provider hopes to successfully negotiate and announce a deal by the time it reports quarterly earnings on Nov. It acquired return-service provider Happy Returns in May.

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

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It is a consumer-to-consumer platform where small businesses and individuals sell items to consumers. It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Launched in 2010 AliExpress is a global retail marketplace. AliExpress.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 296 – Guardian Baseball Co-Founder Matt Kubancik

Retail Geek

Mark is an experienced Marketplace seller, and his current business Guardian Baseball is a hybrid seller selling both wholesale and owned brands direct to consumer from a Shopify site, and via multiple marketplaces including Amazon. Amazon and helping with them their Logistics and health and beauty and those are very.