Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In an age when consumers are becoming more and more immersed in the world of social media and video content, the humble book shouldn’t really stand a chance. So, it’s surprising to learn that the market for books, and bricks-and-mortar bookstores, is actually growing. billion in 2023 to US$21.17 billion by 2027. per cent.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 14, 2021

ROI for online advertising benefited from the shift to ecommerce in 2020, as well as the increasingly granular targeting capabilities offered by the biggest players in the space, according to the Sidecar 2021 Benchmark Report. Targeting Makes Google Paid Ads Cost-Effective, but Privacy Concerns Loom. and ROAS rising 29% year-over-year.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

is making significant investments in the space with the launch of an AR Lab in 2021 to help brands develop AR experiences and the acquisition of AR commerce company Vertebrae earlier this year, among other moves. Not to mention that AR try-on has been proven to increase conversion and reduce returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. 5 Social Advertising Trends for Retailers to Know in 2021: Featuring Under Armour. Retail CX Trends 2021: New CX for a New World.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Meta also will highlight businesses from its Meta Business Leaders Network in the new 2022 Smalliday Showcase gift guide, and provide small businesses with advice on advertising effectively with its SMB Holiday Marketing Guide. Square plans to announce additional details about the card in 2023. Multiple Meta Resources.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

2021 was a critical year for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space. At the same time, they’ve had to navigate consumers’ increased desire to buy from brands that align with their social and environmental beliefs. Back in January 2021, it meant speculative trading card investments. Why do you think this is?

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Retail Assist

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whilst the market might look pretty damp heading into this year, there are plenty of opportunities to reach new audiences within your target market and optimise sales activity, fuelling crucial growth. The resale market will boom in 2023 as brands start to take back control of their second-hand markets. Social Commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Eagerness to Return to Stores Means Retailers Need to Tackle Labor Shortages, Stat. “After an unexpected school year in 2020 and a different shopping year, consumers are excited to return to in-person shopping for the back-to-school season, especially the ones who are vaccinated,” Maloney explained. ADDITIONAL LISTENING :

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Online sales of luxury goods are expected to jump 27% YoY in 2021, and that’s following a 50% YoY increase in 2020, according to Bain. “ They realized that things like returning products was actually easy. Younger generations are very luxury-driven in Asian markets as well,” said Bousquet-Chavanne.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Examples of retail media networks include Amazon Advertising, Walmart Connect, Target’s Roundel, Kroger Precision Marketing and Best Buy’s Retail Media+. Back to top Retail Media vs. Commerce Media Another term often used interchangeably with “retail media” is “commerce media.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Coresight Research estimates that the livestreaming market in the U.S. Of course, that’s just a drop in the bucket compared to the livestreaming market in China, which Coresight predicts will reach $300 billion in sales this year. These devices are democratizing live shopping and leading to an explosion of growth. of all U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2021

products, combined with the sheer size of the Chinese market, make the potential hard to ignore : “It’s an opportunity for Western brands to find a faster-growing market than the one they’re currently operating in. The China market is very different than the U.S. billion in 2021, making up 37.4%

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Inside Retail

APRIL 13, 2022

So far, most of Una Brands’ acquisitions have been in the home and living category, which benefits from low return rates and levels of regulation and strong demand. Aus Post released a report about two weeks ago, which again showed that home and living was the fastest growing category in 2021, as well as in 2020.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The need to provide an efficient omni-experience was evident in 2021.?Those This is most notable within grocery, as 35% of UK consumers purchased groceries online in the past month in Q2 2021, compared to 25% in Q1 2020.? . Consumers are increasingly online and on social media, which is leading to a boom in social commerce.

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365 Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

Orla Power, Marketing Director at Luzern eCommerce. At the end of 2021, projected sales were estimated to reach nearly USD 5.0 Brands will embrace social commerce by using social to test and learn. There has been increasingly higher usage of social media platforms among consumers looking to make purchases.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

Retail brands quickly realised that it was no longer business as usual after the pandemic set in, and marketing plans, execution, creative, and channels had to be re-thought wholescale. Consumers are visiting their local suburban shopping centres and stores more often in 2021 than they did pre-pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In 2016, it became the first national British newspaper to move fully online , and now it is among the first publishing outlets to employ a new technology that turns its articles into commerce vehicles. Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing. This doesn’t necessarily mean the end of affiliate marketing.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

What do the latest retail statistics tell us about retailing in 2021? We have assembled all the numbers you need, including store operations, shopper behaviors, how retailers market their businesses, and much more. The retail market size is continuously growing. trillion in the first quarter of 2021. trillion in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

During its Q2 2021 results call , e.l.f. Beauty team; How the company’s success with TikTok has inspired more marketing experiments; and How the emphasis on “clean beauty” is driving product and brand innovation. Beauty aiming to track, adapt and respond to ever-changing consumer behaviors and market conditions? How is e.l.f.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2022

“As a global lifestyle retailer, approximately 70 to 80 percent of our product portfolio is similar across the world, while the remaining 20 to 30 percent are unique products that have been designed and chosen according to trends and consumer demands from different local markets,” Huang explained. The marketplace.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

However, over the 12-month period from November 2021 to November 2022, online purchases were down 3.8 per cent due to lockdown-driven spending in 2021. All this shows e-commerce has become critical to any retailer’s sales strategy and there are significant benefits for brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Today we have as many people working in the lab as we have people working in marketing. First, our test-and-learn spirit , because when you’re a scientist, you’re always trying new things and innovating; and second, our relentless commitment to always bring the best to the market and our consumers. a tube is sold every 3.5

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

ecommerce is expected to continue in 2021, according to eMarketer , which also projects that digital sales in the U.S. Ideally, of course, omnichannel retailers will find ways to provide a seamless experience no matter what touch point a shopper uses or where they are in their purchase journey. It’s true that double-digit growth in U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The return to offices and social events is inspiring consumers to level up their wardrobes and focus more on apparel and footwear. this holiday season compared to 2021, and McNamara cited consumer demand for more deals and promotions as a likely reason. YOY growth this holiday season, whereas department stores will only see a 0.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The agenda for the virtual 2021 Retail Innovation Conference , taking place Nov. On the same day, Devora Rogers of market research consultancy Alter Agents shares results from the firm’s new study, including the depths of shopper “promiscuity” as customer loyalty fades and consumers constantly examine new options.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Some of this luxury market growth could be attributed to coronavirus travel restrictions, which have prevented wealthy Chinese consumers from buying items in person at high-end shops in New York City, Paris, Rome, etc. That dimension of brand positioning is worth considering in the Chinese market.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2021

Executives from a who’s who of retailers, social networks and even advocacy groups shared their visions of retail’s future at NRF Converge 2021 , held June 21-25. One of our biggest barriers outside of figuring out the language was just understanding the consumer journey, how to create marketing assets that support that journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fortunately the 2021 Retail Innovation Conference, which wrapped up Nov. Our marketing team has also benefited from the implementation, since we were able to retarget customers with denim products that were a better fit for their unique size and shape, and promote styles that will better suit their bodies.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This exponential growth, highlighted by President Harley Finkelstein at the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call in late October, came as a surprise to just about no one given ecommerce’s recent unprecedented growth. RTP: Where do you see social commerce fitting into the mix for local retailers in the coming years?

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Retail Minded

JANUARY 21, 2022

Recognized and respected as the largest conference and expo in the world supporting the retail industry, I was both excited and proud to return to the NRF show floors for the first time since the global pandemic. Also known as social commerce, this is a $89.4 billion market right now. billion in 2021 alone.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 20, 2023

Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail media network Meta/Google/TikTok lose ad share to new social media platforms and retail media networks. E-com returns 10-15% growth rates. 15:23] Shopify plus never got a ton of traction and they actually had a pretty big staff reduction in Shopify plus earlier last year so.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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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Retail Geek

AUGUST 20, 2022

Checked out on Tick Tock in huge quantities yet but it’s super interesting the Amazons kind of approach to social commerce, is get content creators and influencers and sellers. You know it’s not they’re not rushing it to Market Instagram had a live streaming Commerce feature which they just retired last week.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 31, 2021

Episode 258 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Monday March 29, 2021. Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scott show this is episode 258 being recorded on Monday March 29th 2021 I’m your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I’m here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Transcript.

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