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Amazon Brings Live Shopping to Streaming TV

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon is expanding the reach of its Amazon Live shopping content with the debut of a new interactive shoppable channel on the Prime Video and Freevee streaming TV services. However, Amazon’s move from a social media-style setting back into television is a sign of the preferences of U.S.

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3 Immersive Customer Experiences Using Augmented Reality

Retail TouchPoints

When the mobile game “Pokémon GO” made a splash in 2016, global audiences got their first taste of just how engaging augmented reality experiences could be — and brands took notice. From a marketer’s perspective, this gives you the opportunity to blur the lines between native content and branded advertisements.

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Tokyo Olympics: Will Changes and Challenges Put Retail Off its Game?

Retail TouchPoints

Will a digital Olympics be the nudge the West needs to make live shopping mainstream ? How will the splintering of viewership across media channels impact the resonance of advertising campaigns? billion in ticket sales (based on the 2016 Rio Games ), but merchandise sales will almost certainly suffer as well.

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How One UK Publication Captures Shoppers at the Point of Inspiration

Retail TouchPoints

In 2016, it became the first national British newspaper to move fully online , and now it is among the first publishing outlets to employ a new technology that turns its articles into commerce vehicles. Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing. IndyBest’s centralized shopping section.

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PayPal preparing US$45 billion bid for Pinterest

Inside Retail

It would be the biggest acquisition of a social media company, surpassing Microsoft Corp’s $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn in 2016. The deal talks come as internet shoppers increasingly buy items they see on social media, often following “influencers” on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.

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Retail Statistics You Should Know

Small Biz Trends

If you own a retail store or are considering shop ideas for a new one, take a look at the stats below. per year on average between 2016-2021. between 2016-2021. Online shopping enables you to place an order from the comfort of your home. But people still love visiting a store, experiencing products, and shopping in-store.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 258 – Retailer Owned Brands and Other News

Retail Geek

And this one is fun because I think we actually cover this we’ve been at this podcasting gig for quite a while I think we’ve been at commerce cumulatively between the two of us for. Akash 50-60 years there’s one but we’re even podcasting in 2016 and I remember one tarry longer than the CEO of Macy’s said.