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Omnichannel Fulfillment, BNPL and Social Commerce Contributed to Holiday 2021’s Digital Success

Retail TouchPoints

Most experts expected holiday 2021 to be a digital success, and the season didn’t disappoint: global sales hit $1.14 As a result, Cyber Week 2021 accounted for 23% of total ecommerce spend, down slightly from 24% in 2020. BNPL and Social Commerce Were Holiday Standouts. trillion , up from $1.1 trillion in 2020, while U.S.

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One to watch: APAC goes all in on social commerce

Inside Retail

Covid-19 changed the way we purchase products and services. During periods of lockdown, social media emerged as a key form of communication, opening an opportunity for retailers to accelerate the development of social commerce in the APAC region. China continues to lead the world in social commerce.

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Exclusive Q&A: Venmo GM on the Company’s ‘Natural Extensions’ into Business Payments

Retail TouchPoints

That inherent distaste for the transaction phase is one reason payment companies are so eager to expand into other parts of the shopper journey. alone in 2021 and has the potential to double in the next three to five years. And with 50% of global spending in the U.S. And with 50% of global spending in the U.S.

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2021 Technology Predictions for Retail Industry

I Vend

Here are our predictions on the tech trends that will shape retail in 2021. Cloud-based POS systems process and store transaction data online while an on-premise POS system stores data locally on the retailers store server. It makes the entire process a lot simpler, making it easier to setup and manage for retailers.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

In this company, he led platform product and operations. In his new role at TikTok, Chen is expected to lead online retail product operations and be under the leadership of Bob Kang Zeyu, the president of e-commerce. It offers a full feature in-app e-commerce store, or virtual shop fronts for brands.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

In this company, he led platform product and operations. In his new role at TikTok, Chen is expected to lead online retail product operations and be under the leadership of Bob Kang Zeyu, the president of e-commerce. It offers a full feature in-app e-commerce store, or virtual shop fronts for brands.

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Pinterest Names Google’s Bill Ready CEO, Underscoring Platform’s Commerce Ambitions

Retail TouchPoints

At Google, Ready oversaw the vision, strategy and delivery of that company’s commerce products as President of Commerce, Payments and Next Billion Users. He is a builder who deeply understands commerce and payments. Bill is a great leader for this transition. I’m confident he’s going to be an outstanding CEO.”.