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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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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Social Commerce: Retailers (and Platforms) Struggle to Catch up With Consumers’ Enthusiasm

Retail TouchPoints

For consumers, creators and retailers alike, sifting through the ever-changing array of functionalities across platforms is still fraught with misfires, miscommunications and mistrust. There’s no time to waste, because consumers are already there. In 2010 , adults in the U.S. earning $26.97 billion in sales in 2020.

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The End of D2C as we Know it: Enter Direct-to-Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Every few decades, retail brands discover a new way to connect with consumers. The early 2000s saw the beginning of an online media push that brought standardized content from one brand to many consumers. Having a direct line with consumers via D2R provides brands with first-party retail data in a whole new way.

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Protest kits and anti-sponsor ads: How brands are handling the World Cup

Inside Retail

Qatar has been plagued by allegations of corruption, bribery and human rights abuses ever since it was selected to host this year’s World Cup, back in 2010. But is it enough to simply wear a “protest” kit, or launch a strongly worded advertising campaign? in the 21st century will evolve into ‘return on impact,’” he said.

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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. Sharp founded the online scrapbook and photo-sharing platform in 2010 with Ben Silbermann, who is the San Francisco, California-based company’s chief executive officer, and Paul Sciarra, who left in 2012.

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

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When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. and then made sure everyone knew about it with a spot in advertising’s biggest game, the Super Bowl. A focused, disciplined advertising approach. The very next month Temu debuted in the U.S.