Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2023

Google unveiled a series of new tools for merchants and advertisers at its annual Google Marketing Live event on May 23, 2023. This will of course be equally useful for merchants’ advertising campaigns.) (This will of course be equally useful for merchants’ advertising campaigns.)

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2021

Walmart is commercializing its delivery platform with a new white label service — Walmart GoLocal — that will allow other merchants to tap into the delivery capabilities and nationwide coverage of the largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the U.S. in a statement. in a statement. “In in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

AI can generate data that retailers can use to negotiate the terms when third parties want to display products or advertise in the store. Tailoring Hospitality Guest Experiences Hotels, resorts and bed-and-breakfasts can increase revenues by successfully selling additional services during a guest’s stay.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Retailers will now be able to plug into Walmart Commerce Technologies’ Store Assist local fulfillment services and the Walmart GoLocal delivery solution through the Salesforce AppExchange. The same technology that powers Store Assist has enabled Walmart to fulfill over 830 million orders across over 4,700 Walmart stores.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. With UK borrowing on credit cards growing at an annual rate of 12.9% What Increased Regulation will Mean for Consumers and Retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Since moving to digital in 2016, we’re always looking for innovative ways to serve our readers,” said Campbell Price, Ecommerce Director at The Independent in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Then the merchant takes over for fulfillment, logistics and so on.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Photo courtesy of TikTok Shop While the ecommerce functionality has been available to at least some users since late last year, today marks the service’s debut to the wider TikTok community, and to say that both consumers and brands have been eagerly anticipating this development might be an understatement. Digital Service (USDS).

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Inside Retail

MAY 17, 2022

The industry’s latest move: accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment. The launch of Hublot’s special Bitcoin edition of the Big Bang model, valued at approximately US$25,000 at the time, was a resounding success. Since the beginning of this year, a number of brands have begun to process crypto payments in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

TikTok has teamed up with buy now, pay later service Atome to offer installment payments on its ecommerce marketplace in Malaysia, CNBC reports. as well, while at the same time the company continues to trial new ecommerce offerings in Southeast Asia. TikTok Shop has now quietly begun to roll out in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

At the moment a “ couple hundred U.S.-based based online sellers” are reportedly participating in the beta test of Buy Direct, but a source told Business Insider that Microsoft hopes the service will drive $25 million in gross merchandising value (GMV) by fiscal 2023, which ends June 30, 2023. Bing’s goal might be similar.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Beginning on June 5, 2023, onboarding of any new Shops in the U.S. On August 10, 2023, this restriction will be extended to newly onboarded shops from all other platform partners. During that time Meta said it will focus on helping those merchants add checkout to their Shops. The change will first be tested in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021. share of ecommerce payments. of ecommerce spend.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

Petco Love , the nonprofit arm of pet care retailer Petco , will celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend with a block party and adoption event at NYC’s Union Square Park. The event will be promoted across New York City through extensive promotional efforts, including advertising on a Nasdaq marquee and tower from May 26 to June 2, 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Amazon’s Prime Video was one of the last streamers to announce the addition of advertising. This shift will make Prime Video “the largest premium ad-supported service, reaching an estimated 115 million viewers in the U.S. What TV Advertising Could Mean to the Amazon Business As UnBoxed closed out on Thursday, Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There is, however, a huge opportunity for retailers that have the right offer, on the right product, at the right time. The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, MKM Building Supplies , recognized that the building supplies industry was changing, with 45% of its current customer base set to retire within the next five years.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

As 2024 advances, the importance and reach of paid social media advertising will only continue to grow. Recent data shows that online retailers are increasingly relying on social media advertising platforms to reach and engage with their target customers, while search-based channels such as Google Shopping and Bing are becoming less popular.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Some of the latest include a price optimization tool for online sellers, AR try-on for beauty products and advanced data insights for merchants. But there is one big difference between Google and the leading online marketplaces— Google offers all this to merchants for free. Bottom line: more traffic = better results for advertisers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2024

One of the biggest reasons, according to data from Contentsquare , is that while merchants are investing in paid advertising to drive more traffic to their sites, their experiences are riddled with experience gaps that ultimately create frustration for shoppers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. Here’s a look at some of those initiatives and where Wish is focusing next: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the world of ecommerce, Google is a bit of an anomaly: while a relatively minor player in the marketplace landscape compared to giants like Amazon and eBay , it is at the same time central to the shopping journeys of millions of consumers every day. That’s a drop in the bucket compared to Amazon’s 1.7

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

As the company’s Senior Director and General Manager of Omnichannel, Sharon Gee has been at the center of the massive shifts taking place in ecommerce over the last year and a half. The company sees itself sitting squarely in the center of the pack, catering primarily to mid-size businesses with $1 to $50 million in online revenue.

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Retail Minded

APRIL 3, 2022

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. Investment behind the ‘buy button’ into retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) also score highly on merchants’ wish lists. Customer service (28%).

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, former Chief Evangelist at Google and now Chief Growth and Strategy Officer of Coveo. For 11 years he worked at Google , the last three as the tech giant’s Chief Evangelist, where he helped the largest brands in the world hone their digital marketing strategies. It’s an emergency.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Joined by his management team, McMillon met with suppliers, merchants, grantees, artisans and MSMEs (micro and small to medium enterprises) across the company’s programs, such as Walmart Sourcing, Walmart Vriddhi, Flipkart, PhonePe, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Global Tech In India and Walmart Foundation. per cent to US$26.8

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Pinterest unveiled a suite of new features for its users as well as new advertising formats at its Pinterest Presents event Sept. 13, all designed to make the platform even more interactive, personalized and, most important, shoppable. “We

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

On 1 July, Grab Thailand announced the launch of a pilot called Digital BagAds, which are LED digital advertisements displayed on the large green bags delivery drivers use as they buzz around the city bringing Grab’s prepared food and groceries to their customers. The crossover between business segments can also be seen in financial services.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2022

But audio isn’t going to stay at the office, when there’s a $20 trillion consumer market that’s perpetually game for new things. In 2020, the global podcasting market was valued at $11.46 billion (with a B), and it’s growing at 31% each year. largely due to the pandemic. More Audio than Ever Before. It’s big business, too.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2022

For their part, consumers are ready and willing, with more than two-thirds ( 68% ) saying they’ve already made a purchase on social media, and nearly all ( 98% ) planning to make at least one social purchase this year, according to Sprout Social. . Twitter Lets Merchants Create In-App ‘Shops’. Pinners and will launch to all U.S.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

New marketing service enables retailers to acquire more online shoppers cheaper. Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announced the launch of their new Comparison Shopping Service (CSS) in 21 markets. This is how Klarna Comparison Shopping Service works.

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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. Additionally, eligible SMBs will be able to earn a $100 TikTok advertising credit. Multiple Meta Resources.

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Store Growers

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The Google Merchant Center Promotions program allows you to do exactly that. What are Google Merchant Center Promotions? Merchant Promotions is a Google Merchant Center program that lets online advertisers show their promotions in their Shopping Ads. Merchant Promotions are exclusively limited to Shopping Ads.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Pinners) are auto enthusiasts and 18 million Pinners have at one time or another been in the market for a new vehicle. People come to Pinterest with a shopping mindset,” said Kim Blommer, Automotive Industry Lead at Pinterest in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Healey, who started his career at General Motors.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2021

They provide the venue that connects merchants with customers and offer services and experiences that a single retailer cannot. While retailers can target and engage with customers online, it’s been a long-time struggle for merchants to convert foot traffic into intelligent data. Post-COVID: Shopping = Buying + Experience.

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Hyken

MAY 13, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Keys to Making Customer Service a More Positive Experience by Martin Zwilling (Inc. Our customer service and CX research found that 43% of US consumers would rather clean a toilet than contact customer support.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

The result — a suite of data insights tools called Walmart Luminate — is now being used regularly by Walmart merchants and suppliers under the banner of the company’s Data Ventures division. As with most retailers, everybody’s looking for alternative revenue streams , whether it’s advertising, data or other streams.

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Store Growers

APRIL 1, 2022

Having your Google Merchant Center account suspended can be a death sentence for your business. Because if you can’t use Merchant Center, it also means you won’t be able to use Google Shopping. Unfortunately, an increasing number of advertisers are facing this challenge. Why Your Google Merchant Center Account Got Suspended.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Occasionally, brands will advertise special releases on items like sneakers or jackets, other times it can be furniture or a once-in-a-lifetime experience like VIP tickets to meet your favorite artist. This scenario has become common in recent years, with individuals getting creative to be first in line to resell at an inflated price.

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