Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

ShopStyle launched in 2007 with an innovative idea: creating a search engine focused solely on fashion. Fifteen years and two acquisitions later, the landscape of shopping-focused search engines has gotten crowded, with a host of new start-ups and major tech players like Google and Pinterest all looking to get in on the action.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Fashion tech start-up Mys Tyler has secured more than $1 million in its seed funding round, with Mirvac Ventures, Antler Global and angel investor Brian Hartzer, former CEO of Westpac, backing the business. Stylists in Residence at Toombul Shopping Centre, QLD. Image: Supplied.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2021

Social commerce is poised to be the focus of the next retail revolution: two-thirds of consumers say that social media has become as important as their other sources of information when making purchase decisions, according to data from Facebook. Betabrand’s Shows Are Live — and the Retailer Wants You To Know It.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world’s largest retailer shared expansive plans for the future of retail at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024), focusing on adaptive retail strategies that encompass realms of customers, workforce and society. Embracing AI Walmart’s goal is to make shopping experiences effortless, engaging and personalised.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

But following a series of major strategic moves, the role Pinterest hopes to play in the burgeoning realm of social commerce is crystal clear. Julie Bornstein, Founder of The YES and now Chief Shopping Officer, Pinterest. She is uniquely suited to the job, with a CV that reads like a chronicle of the evolution of ecommerce.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 9, 2024

Joules is hosting a series of live shopping events in a move that it said “harkens back to how we started 35 years ago” The fashion retailer will host its first event, in partnership with live shopping solution provider Sprii, via Facebook Live on 11 April at 6pm.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

“People on Pinterest aren’t here to passively scroll, they’re here to plan,” said Sydney Stanback, Global Trends and Insights Lead at Pinterest in a recent briefing on the 2024 trends. It’s this planning mindset that gives us such a unique window into the future at Pinterest.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

14, for an inside look at one brand that has found the secret to livestream success.]. “If One particular area where social platforms seem to be striking out in the U.S. is livestream shopping. Then in August, Meta announced that it was sunsetting Facebook Live Shopping on Oct. [Editor’s Note: Check in tomorrow, Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Pinterest is launching into livestreaming with the debut of Pinterest TV — a series of in-app, live, shoppable video content that zeroes in on the platform’s social commerce potential. 8 with new episodes of Pinterest TV airing every weekday at 3 p.m. 8 with new episodes of Pinterest TV airing every weekday at 3 p.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The transaction aims to create a global player in online fashion recommerce by combining Poshmark’s discovery-based social shopping platform and engaged community with Naver’s technological prowess in creating ecommerce experiences. Upon completion of the transaction, Poshmark will become a standalone U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2024

This immersive experience features three distinct shopping environments designed around social trends and influencers: the underwater world of So Jelly, vintage Americana at Y’allternative and chic beauty and fashion at Go Chromatic.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Fflur Roberts, head of luxury goods at Euromonitor International, pointed to Fendi and Pokemon’s recent collaboration on a 2024 Lunar New Year campaign as a good example. This is true for particularly younger Gen Z consumers in China who may be both luxury fashion enthusiasts and Pokémon fans.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

YouTube has announced a series of new enhancements to make shopping more integrated on its platform, including a new Shopping section on the site and a partnership with Shopify that will allow merchants to easily feature products on their YouTube content. The Shopping section will roll out to additional countries later this year.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Indeed, at the start of this year, The Economist suggested that retailers everywhere should look to China, and some are already doing so. Traditional e-commerce businesses sold general goods but did not offer a new lifestyle. Social commerce. The idea was to make online shopping more of a social, interactive experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Both are approved by the FAA to fly drones without a dedicated observer being able to see the drone at all times, known as Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). This expansion will bring the ultimate convenience of drone delivery to communities across the DFW area,” said Prathibha Rajashekhar, SVP, Innovation and Automation at Walmart U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

By the close of its ninth edition in June, the New York Fashion Tech Lab (NYFTLab) and its largest-ever group of partner retailers and brands from major corporations had provided support to five women-led emerging business-to-business fashion technology companies. Paris; and Tel Aviv. Photo courtesy of NYFTLab. “

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2022

Shopping centres have long been a meeting place for people from all backgrounds, but now it’s time to up the ante as consumers are yearning for human connection more than ever, says Kelly Miller, general manager of retail at Mirvac and director at the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2021

American Eagle (AE) kicked off its spring 2021 Jeans Are Forever campaign with the debut of its AE x Snapchat AR Jeans Guide, featuring a range of fashion denim for men and women. As social commerce adoption continues to pick up its pace, more retailers are offering shoppable content on platforms like Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Following its first livestream event last fall , discount shopping platform Shein is planning a second shoppable livestream event Sunday, Feb. 25 to showcase its spring and summer fashions. The three-hour “Shein Live: Front Row” event will begin at 12 p.m. in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Dan Lurie, Head of Product, Shopping, Pinterest. Pinterest is a social media platform and yet…it isn’t. At the very least, the form it takes is very different from its counterparts: “Pinterest is not social media, although we are grouped in that category,” said Dan Lurie, Head of Product, Shopping at Pinterest. “We’ve

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Social commerce company Replika Software has closed its Series A financing round with an undisclosed amount of funding from the investment arms of luxury house LVMH and beauty brand L’Oréal. We’re thrilled to have their support as we enter this phase of growth and lead the industry toward humanizing online shopping.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Zara and eBay are advancing resale in the UK with two new initiatives: the launch of Zara Pre-Owned, and partnership with the British Fashion Council to launch the Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund, respectively. The fund was created to help bring new technology to the market in order to help people think and shop differently.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

Spanish fashion retailer Desigual recently opened a new store in Singapore and unveiled an aspirational expansion strategy in Asia that will see it open 60 bricks-and-mortar stores in China and tap into key opinion leaders in the region to reach new customers. We found in Singapore the perfect land to place our first steps,” he said.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Pinterest is the place to go if you need inspiration for décor, cooking, home improvement projects, summer fashion…the list goes on. Pinners) are auto enthusiasts and 18 million Pinners have at one time or another been in the market for a new vehicle. Healey, who started his career at General Motors.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2024

Fake fashion e-shops According to researchers at Avast, an internet security company, more than 4000 fake e-shops were set-up to exploit consumer spending in the post-festive season sales. Nationally in the year prior, over $9 million was lost to online shopping scams according to the National Anti-Scam Centre.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Driven by these developing technologies, signs point to more digitally immersive shopping and social commerce experiences that will be easier for people with different abilities to navigate. So what’s at play here and where might we go next? Anna Otieno is Head of Research, Strategy and Insights at New Engen.

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365 Retail

MAY 23, 2024

By partnering with established resale platforms like Reflaunt and Depop , the social media giant is positioning itself at the forefront of an emerging trend – the convergence of social media, e-commerce, and sustainable fashion. Gone are the days when social sales equated to merely cheap fast fashion tat.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

In an exclusive interview with Inside Retail , Matej Urban, regional director of platform services, at Zalora Group, delved into Zalora’s platform services strategy, exploring its transformative potential and the roadmap ahead for shaping Southeast Asia’s e-commerce landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

4, 2024, the shop features an immersive experience that also incorporates décor and lifestyle products from fellow URBN brands AnthroLiving and Terrain. “As Customers will be able to consult with Anthropologie stylists on site to receive personalized advice on all aspects of their wedding from fashion to florals and décor.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

Last year, multiple lockdowns and store closures forced fashion retailers to go online. We have seen new shops, small shops and global fashion brands create or add a stronger online presence to adapt to the changes the pandemic created. . According to Digital Commerce 360 , “consumers spent $861.12

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AUGUST 14, 2022

E-commerce is convenient but fashion has the highest rate of returns in the format, due to poor fit, and style support is limited. At Mys Tyler, we believe the key to achieving the trifecta of great fit, style, and convenience is showing women clothing on bodies like theirs. Inspiration needs to be accessible to more women.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

The Flipkart Group — India’s homegrown digital commerce conglomerate that is majority-owned by Walmart — has raised U.S. billion in fresh funding and is now valued at $37.6 Through its expanding grocery and last-mile delivery programs, the Flipkart Group will also work with kiranas (small local shops) to help them digitize and grow.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Designed to provide C-suite retail and brand leaders with a deep understanding of Gen Z’s values, priorities and shopping behaviors, the invitation-only, half-day summit will dissect some of retail’s most pressing trends, from sustainability to the metaverse. 12, 2022, for the Retail Influencer CEO Forum Featuring The Z Suite.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

H&M has launched a new immersive experience in Roblox called Loooptopia that lets players experiment with materials and patterns to create their own avatar wardrobes using the lens of circular fashion design. They can also catch up with friends to trade clothes and take selfies.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Livestream shopping has proven a tough nut to crack in the West. Despite the format’s wild success in China, where it accounted for more than 17% of all ecommerce sales in 2022, livestream commerce has been slower to take off in the U.S. Beginning with the Chinese shopping festival 11.11 after failing to find traction.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2023

As social media platforms slowly nix their live shopping efforts, fashion resale marketplace Poshmark is adding the feature with the official debut of Posh Shows following several months of testing. “We saw a huge gap in live commerce in the U.S. — Available in the U.S. ” . —

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2023

At the Global Fashion Summit last year, Mulberry CEO Thierry Andretta announced the introduction of digital IDs for its products to help “revolutionise the way luxury brands and customers connect and steward circularity in luxury fashion”. Indeed, some are looking for opportunities to socialise during e-commerce experiences.

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