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Why Google’s Recent Shopping Blitz is as Much About Advertising as Ecommerce Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

Google’s efforts thus far have yielded mixed results, but even if the company never seriously challenges other marketplaces in terms of sales or name recognition, any ground Google can gain in ecommerce is likely to fuel its primary money-maker: advertising. As Amazon has emerged as the third-largest digital advertising platform in the U.S.

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Reports: Microsoft’s Bing Quietly Launches Marketplace in Bid to Compete with Google Shopping

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At the moment a “ couple hundred U.S.-based The move follows a similar trajectory at Google , which has been continuously adding more features to make itself central to the online shopping experience, including the recent debut of a new checkout flow. Bing accounts for approximately 25% of total monthly search volume in the U.S.,

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How scammers impersonate brands to steal from online shoppers

Inside Retail

The Iconic is the latest victim of ‘credential stuffing,’ a scam that resulted in customer accounts being used to place fraudulent orders, some totaling thousands of dollars, dating back to November last year. Deep fakes were once a futuristic concept that was seen to be concerning, but more for entertainment purposes.

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Contactless Biometric Solutions for Better Shopping Experiences

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One of the most common complaints customers have is waiting too long in checkout lines. Instead of the typical time-consuming payment process in stores, facial recognition technology can identify the customer and automatically charge their account for a fast, secure self-service checkout experience.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

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While retail sales may currently be bouncing back at a rate faster than predicted — increasing by 1.2% In grocery ecommerce alone, online revenues are expected to account for more than 13% of total category sales by 2026. between January and February of 2023 — they are still some way behind the comparative period of 2021.

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Retail Media will add Fuel to the Fire for M&A in AdTech

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If you think those “sponsored” products on Amazon are an innocuous little niche of advertising, think again. digital advertising channel after paid search and paid social campaigns. Currently, Amazon dominates the space with almost 78% of retail media ad revenue in 2021, trailed by Walmart at a significantly lower rate of 5.4%.

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Giant Food Launches Ecommerce Marketplace Featuring Non-Grocery Products

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Ship2Me selections can be added to a cart alongside any Giant Pickup or Giant Delivers orders in a single seamless checkout process. “At At Giant, we are always looking for ways to give time back to our customers and make our services more convenient and accessible,” said Gregg Dorazio, Director of Ecommerce for Giant Food in a statement. “The