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The Post-Pandemic Fashion Industry Makeover

Retail TouchPoints

It has been a year since the pandemic rocked a fashion industry that was already feeling the pressure of trying to keep pace with consumer shifts toward digital, ethical sourcing and eco-friendly products. 2021 will continue to be an uncertain year, with business growth slow to pick up for the industry. Social Commerce.

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Wish Adds Shoppable Videos in an Effort to Drive ‘Discovery Commerce’

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B2C fast fashion platform Wish has launched a new shoppable video feature to simplify the path to purchase on its site. The new Wish Clips feature allows merchants to create and upload five- to 30-second video clips that showcase their product in action.

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Short-Form Video and UGC are Reshaping the Realm of Influencer Marketing

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If you spend any time at all on social media it’s hard to escape influencers, and there’s a good reason for that — they are incredibly compelling, both to consumers and advertisers. On the advertiser side, 48% of influencer marketing budgets were spent on Instagram in 2021. But don’t count YouTube out.

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7 Stories that Shaped 2023 — and What They Foretell for 2024

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BB&B had been in decline over the past few years, fueled in part by an ill-fated foray into private label that began in March 2021 along with store closures and layoffs followed disappointing financial results in August 2022. Among the biggest challengers were Chinese-based discount shopping apps Shein and Temu.

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SHEIN’s Head of Strategy on Setting (and Achieving) Firmer ESG Goals

Retail TouchPoints

Despite the controversies, the fast-fashion brand has been named one of Gen Z’s favorite brands and one of the fashion industry’s most popular brands. This rapid product development cycle helps the brand monetize what’s trending — and in the always-on social media climate, there is always something new trending.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 303 Amazon, Walmart and E-com Q4 Results

Retail Geek

In this episode we cover: Amazon Q4 Earnings Walmart Q4 Earnings US Department of Commerce Q4 e-commerce data Discussion of Temu and other Social Commerce News Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. more than 20 21 largely because 2021.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

Retail Geek

12:35] Look it was an early social commerce player as far as leveraging Pinterest and things that you could do with. The passion for retail for e-commerce digital for. Brands for fashion like I had for the previous you know well 15 years and.