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Strong competition: What went wrong for China’s JD in Thailand, Indonesia

Inside Retail

It said in November that “new businesses” – including its overseas businesses as well as other ventures such as JD property – accounted for just two per cent of its total revenue during the third quarter. In such a scenario, the retailer has decided to work on its supply chain and serve its consumers in its home market, China, better.

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Don’t be Fooled, Meta isn’t Abandoning Social Commerce — and Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

This growth will be driven not just by an increase in new social commerce buyers but also by an increase in the average spend per user, with Insider Intelligence predicting that more than 114 million consumers will spend an average of nearly $1,000 a year on social purchases by 2025.

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Listen Up: Copper Compression’s Voice Commerce Play is (Almost) All About Brand Recognition

Retail TouchPoints

The company launched on Amazon in 2014 and now has distribution in Walmart , Target and Costco , as well as its own DTC site. The company is having fun with the process — brand sponsor, pro quarterback Drew Brees, serves as the voice of the skill, “so when you log into the skill is says ‘Hi, welcome to Copper Compression.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

It was easy for Forever 21 to capture the hearts and minds of young consumers looking for trendy apparel. While many argue Forever 21’s demise is due to a more socially conscious consumer fast fashion retailers are as popular as ever. In 2014 Forever 21 opened F21 Red which sells even cheaper basics targeted at the whole family.

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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

Indigo 9 Digital

He foresaw that America’s growing railway infrastructure could be used as a way to send goods to consumers in rural communities that lived far away from stores. Consumers were finally given a way to access merchandise at much lower prices than what was available from nearby merchants. It was a runaway success. Retail stores.

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11 Things to Know About China’s eCommerce Market

Indigo 9 Digital

billion annual active customers last year while JD.com had 552 million active accounts in the year ended September 2021. But its revenues only grew by 10% over last year, the lowest growth rate since Alibaba became a public company in 2014. Digital Payments. China is much further ahead of the US in mobile payments.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 281 – Mark Mahaney, author and top internet analyst

Retail Geek

Their goods and services to so I just I don’t think. Mark: [8:00] No no I didn’t but I refer to that in the book and I make this I draw the comparison you know pets.com and smoke you know pets.com went public with trailing 12 month month revenues of 5 million I don’t know if you heard that right five million dollars. [8:16]