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How Online Sellers Can Capitalize on Social Commerce Trends

Independent Retailer

by PingPong Payments. Social commerce is a subset of ecommerce, and harnesses the purchasing power of young customers on innovative new retail platforms. In 2021, social commerce sales increased by over 35 percent, totaling a spend of over $36 billion, still only 10 percent of what the Chinese market will spend. .

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11 Things to Know About China’s eCommerce Market

Indigo 9 Digital

China has the largest market for social commerce. Social commerce, which is eCommerce sales that are made on a social media platform, is a big business in China. It is estimated that social commerce sales in China reached $351.7 million in social commerce sales last year.

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PayPal preparing US$45 billion bid for Pinterest

Inside Retail

PayPal has offered to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest for $45 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, a combination that could herald more financial technology and social media tie-ups in e-commerce. It would be the biggest acquisition of a social media company, surpassing Microsoft Corp’s $26.2

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2022 Technology Trends

Independent Retailer

The Growth & Future of Mobile Payments. There has been significant growth in mobile payments in recent years, with fewer consumers carrying cash. Now, as many as five in six payments involve no notes or coins, according to Cadoo. In-store mobile payments usage grew 29 percent last year in the U.S.,

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For Online Impulse Buys, Personalization is the Sixth Sense

Retail TouchPoints

A 2016 survey found that nearly 80% of impulse buys happen in-store. Consumers don’t have to think about transportation, parking, and other limitations like store hours; and Credit cards and virtual payments are like chips in a casino. Targeting consumers on social networking sites works.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 290 – Shoptalk 2022

Retail Geek

Jason: [6:17] There was some version of that there was you know Uber instacart and doordash all talking about instant delivery well a lot of the, the tenuous VC funded ones were, we’re announcing their their shutdowns and for sure they’re there was I mentioned 650 exhibitors I think about 620 of them were payment providers.