Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

After several years of declines and a host of executive switch-ups (particularly in the CEO role), Wish began a major overhaul of its business (still underway) and launched a marketing blitz to “reintroduce” itself to consumers in August 2022. and then made sure everyone knew about it with a spot in advertising’s biggest game, the Super Bowl.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In the last two months alone, TikTok has rolled out dedicated “Shopping Tabs” for Shopify merchants, Twitter began a pilot of its “Shop Module,” and Pinterest made it possible for creators to “control the shopability of their content” by tagging products. There’s no time to waste, because consumers are already there. earning $26.97

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2022

The ever-evolving roster of social commerce capabilities on the world’s top platforms can be dizzying, with vast disparities between what is possible from one app to another and each platform fighting to keep up — both with consumers’ expectations and each other. Twitter Lets Merchants Create In-App ‘Shops’. trillion pie by 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

Now, at BigCommerce, she helps merchants grow via integrations to channels such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay and Walmart , a task she says is “like walking among giants.”. As data privacy increases, it becomes more and more challenging to get data about [consumers] from other places.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Mollie data reveals record Black Friday week online spending with European consumers checking out larger basket sizes Mollie , one of the fastest growing financial service providers in Europe, has revealed that merchants saw a 7.3 percent increase in sales during Black Friday week 2023 with larger basket values (+8.7

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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. Consumers are left disappointed, feeling cheated and let down. The merchant-consumer relationship is built on trust.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

More of those people, for the first time, are getting access to digital media, and the first thing they’re consuming is small-screen, livestreamed content on social media. consumer has much more trust and much higher expectations of premium content. Join marketplaces connected to television providers , like NBCUniversal Checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Only consumers only had 17% of their shopping done by early July, and 54% said they held off on spending because they didn’t know what they needed. The most notable shift between the 2019 back-to-school season and today is the strong consumer preference for technology over traditional items like apparel and even school supplies.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Amazon: the Consumer-First Platform. Amazon has completely upleveled what a high quality ecommerce experience looks like for consumers. For smaller brands, Shopify has been a major driving force for enabling them to go direct to consumers easily, with some economies of scale. behind Amazon.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Curious about how consumer attitudes and behaviors are evolving? What consumers really want from brands and retailers. EY (Ernst & Young) has been tracking changing consumer sentiments since the onset of COVID-19 and will soon launch its 8 th Future Consumer Index. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. 17 from 12 to 12:30 p.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Not only were consumers shopping more online throughout the pandemic, but they were doing it around the world. The benefits of direct-to-consumer ecommerce have never been more pronounced than they have been since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tommy Kelly, CEO of ESW in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Store Growers

MAY 10, 2023

Last Updated on May 10, 2023 If you’re just entering the world of Google Merchant Center and Google Shopping, you might feel a bit lost when it comes to utilizing their benefits or the nuances between them. What Are the Product Data Requirements for Google Merchant Center? Let’s see what they are.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

Because social media is where many consumers spend their time, and where they look for inspiration and discovery. Social commerce covers end-to-end shopping journeys, from discovery, research and evaluation to checkout, all on the social media app. And for consumers: Discovery of new products and services.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

New data from Klarna, the global retail bank, payments and shopping service, reveals that Klarna’s retail partners received 301 million clicks from consumers via the Klarna app globally in 2021, increasing their traffic by 2.6 45 out of 100 top retailers in the US are currently leveraging Klarna’s advertising services.

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Star Miconics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Between the labor shortage, supply-chain issues, and the stock market crash, it’s a wonder how retailers can keep up with consumers at all. The POS is where the payment process begins and ends, and the entire customer experience there must be seamless. Self-Service Kiosks. Mobile Payments. Online Ordering.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Shopping on mobile devices is no longer a perk, it is an expectation for consumers, and brands have to create a mobile mentality to keep up,” Jennifer Shambroom, CMO at Clickatell , said. Ecommerce businesses will also need to offer mobile-friendly payment options, like Apple Pay, to create a seamless one-click checkout experience.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

The State of the Home Furnishings Industry With abundant opportunity, let’s explore how market and consumer behavior position retailers for success. economy is driven by consumer spending and a thriving job market. A decreasing Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of 3.2%can Retailers are also offering services within their spaces.

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Star Miconics

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Combining mobile shopping and social media, two of the most popular contemporary pastimes, retailers are finding more creative ways to engage consumers, drive sales, and enhance the shopping experience. This harmony of social media and ecommerce is transforming how consumers discover and buy products.

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The discussion then turns to Amazon’s innovative advertising approach during a Friday NFL game, where shoppable ads were displayed via QR codes. Consumers were patient, waiting for attractive deals, while retailers managed their inventory and discounting strategies well. billion consumers are shaping shopping trends.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 29, 2023

Jason: [8:04] No I was just I was just thinking that they I assume they left it blank because the underwriters were out of practice. There’s also the others you can think of Jason there’s this one.

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Store Growers

APRIL 18, 2023

The value provided for this attribute shows in a product ad, but only if the merchant meets Google’s conditions. Of course, every merchant out there wants this because it serves to sway customers’ decision-making. Let’s take a look at what is required from merchants to get this “sale” label. Is the Sale Price Attribute Required?

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Store Growers

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If you’re using Google Ads to sell to businesses, you can use many of the strategies and tactics that you would use to target consumers (B2C). But they all share the same underlying mechanic, you’re paying Google every time someone clicks on your advertisement. Then Google Ads is able to process that information to create Shopping ads.

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Store Growers

JUNE 16, 2023

Thanks to the tags and your product feed inside of Google Merchant Center , Google is able to recognize which products each person is looking at. An advertiser needs to configure the Ad creative. Dynamic Remarketing with Google Ads Audiences In Google Ads, the process of installing remarketing tags is simpler.

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Retail Geek

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Mark is an experienced Marketplace seller, and his current business Guardian Baseball is a hybrid seller selling both wholesale and owned brands direct to consumer from a Shopify site, and via multiple marketplaces including Amazon. Amazon and helping with them their Logistics and health and beauty and those are very.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 18, 2022

ShipBob is a tech-enabled third-party logistics provider (3PL) that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. Told us very clearly that we don’t really care about great software what we care about is a great product or a great service which helps us in packaging and shipping so that influence the decision-making right.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 20, 2023

At his mother’s request, he applied to a local newspaper advertisement for Eckerd Corp.’s where he led the operations teams and later served as a merchant. Vasos also led Dollar General’s self-checkout rollout, which he points out should be available in more than 13,000 stores by February 2023. s management training program.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 7, 2023

So that was interesting and then the to me the most geeky coolest thing of all although controversial is during the pandemic, the Brazilian government launched a government-sponsored instant payment system so I got. 9:53] Brazil is.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 29, 2022

Jason: [2:34] I think if you’re a traditional Advertiser that has for what like. Who benefited from the advertising model like you’re concerned because there’s potential disruption but I’m with you I think there’s the. Jason: [4:32] I’m sorry tell the advertisers listening.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 18, 2021

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2020 (CPRA) California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Apple Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) – Goes from Opt Out to Opt In Q1 2021 Google Play Services ID for Android (GPS ADID) – Still Opt Out. Background. Conclusion.

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Store Growers

MARCH 9, 2020

Way too often I see new advertisers being jumpy: New advertiser complaining about not seeing results. Google Ads is a platform that allows you to advertise in different places, using different campaign types and different ad formats. They’ve been around for 20 years and a lot of advertisers have gotten REALLY good at them.

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Retail Geek

JUNE 13, 2022

Impact of App Tracking Transparency (ATT) on advertising platforms Shopify vs. Facebook Retail Media Networks Q1 2022 US Department of commerce data and trends Audience questions (including buy now pay later). This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the NYC Google HQ, for Zenith Basecamp.

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Retail Geek

MAY 28, 2021

The more reasons Amazon has for people that join Prime the more money they make on this whole ecosystem of services around Prime and it’s. Approved and and this one will have to go through that process as well a minor fun fact there. It’s one of their biggest competitive advantages versus other.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 9, 2021

RetailRazor: Amazon has been getting hit w/an endless series of media articles about their private label development at the expense of other merchants on the platform. Scott Silverman: What do you think will be the most surprising post-pandemic consumer behaviors that e-commerce retailers should prepare for? why/why not? Transcript.

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Retail Geek

JULY 30, 2021

In-store pickup was was much more prominent with like a dedicated area for for Bo p**s pickups in the front of the store you could do self checkout with scan and go using the mobile app and there was a lot of. Sort of a product specific landing page on in their mobile app. Scot: [17:18] Did you try to pay with Apple pay.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 22, 2021

Installment Payments heat up – At least one company is acquired (Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, QuadPay, Sizzle) Yes (IPO’s). Retailer offers viable health alt insurance option to consumers. Digital in-store heats up, QR codes make a comeback Yes. 2021 Predictions. Jason : Made to Order apparel business > 9 figures.

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Retail Geek

JUNE 11, 2021

Monoan makes it easy for consumers to natively purchase products that they have tried and loved during hospitality experiences. It was sort of combination of just being I was just consumed by this idea of like I was really frustrated. Jason: [8:30] It’s crazy that 400 million a year is like a starter merchants.

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Episode 297 is a recap of the GroceryShop trade show in Las Vegas, and the Consumer Brands Executive Summit in Colorado Springs. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Podcast RSS SoundCloud TuneIn iHeartRadio Google Play Music Overcast Pocket Casts Facebook. ? ? ? ? ?

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