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Meet Gen Alpha, the kids and tweens already influencing purchase decisions

Inside Retail

We’re talking about Generation Alpha – or people born between 2010 and 2024. But knowing that Generation Alpha would be the first to be entirely born in the 21st century (with births commencing in 2010), I believe they are not a return to the old, but the start of something new.

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Social Commerce: Retailers (and Platforms) Struggle to Catch up With Consumers’ Enthusiasm

Retail TouchPoints

For consumers, creators and retailers alike, sifting through the ever-changing array of functionalities across platforms is still fraught with misfires, miscommunications and mistrust. There’s no time to waste, because consumers are already there. In 2010 , adults in the U.S. earning $26.97 billion in sales in 2020.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

Retail TouchPoints

To continue on a positive trajectory, the retail sector must focus on the growth being driven by consumers’ continued adoption of online shopping. Pay-per-click advertising (PPC) is among the most cost-effective ways to boost sales online, by allowing brands to efficiently reach the right consumers at the right time.

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How Kids Foot Locker Inspires Gen Alpha…from TikTok to the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

While many brands and retailers are focusing on engaging Gen Z, Gen Alpha is slowly creeping into the picture. Gen Alpha — consumers born after 2010 — have grown up immersed in technology. That’s why retailers like Kids Foot Locker are embracing the convergence of community and technology to effectively reach Gen Alpha consumers.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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“Incredibly smart”: Kmart targets Gen Z with updated beauty offering

Inside Retail

Rather than advertising products in the pages of beauty magazines or TV commercials, Gen Z is increasingly learning about and buying their cosmetics through social media and influencers – specifically, on TikTok. They’ll be vital consumers for brands to target.

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Gamified and global: How Wish aims to compete with Amazon

Inside Retail

It has hired people in Australia, Brazil and Europe to make contact with local brands, slashed its commission rate to attract new sign-ups and promised significant exposure through its internal advertising machine. The campaign to sign up new sellers outside of China is a direct effort to change consumers’ perceptions of Wish.