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Analysis: The many faces of social commerce in China

Inside Retail

According to the Ministry of Public Security China, in 2019, over 160 million people exited the country for pleasure or business, notably spending an average of US$1500 per person while abroad. China apparel brand Peacebird has mobilized employees to push out promotions to their social circles.

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PDI Buys GasBuddy, Plans Expanded Promotion Capabilities for the Mobile App

Retail TouchPoints

Additionally, PDI will enable retailers to extend personalized fuel pricing offers in real time to consumers who are on-site or driving nearby, as well as promote in-store products. “By GasBuddy’s partnership with Audible was the subject of a 2019 Retail Innovation Conference session. Berenson & Co. and Moelis & Co.

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Want to Know the Holiday Season’s Top Trends? Look at Back-to-School for Insight

Retail TouchPoints

Although the back-to-school season is typically a prime time for special deals and promotions, retailers need to consider how these slashed prices align with overall product demand and availability. For example, with back-to-school, Kotlyar noted that we’re seeing fewer promotions because of supply constraints.

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Anthropologie CMO: ‘Digital is not a Channel, Platform or Tech — it’s a Business Driver’

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer also sought to better align the merchants and products it promoted in these varied campaigns as a way to spread as wide a net as possible to draw in new customers. “If If we have enough of these things out there, they’ll find a customer the way water finds a hole,” said Preis.

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How Natori Used AI to Sharpen Retargeting and Achieve a 943% ROAS

Retail TouchPoints

AI Directs the Most Effective Ads to the Most Likely Purchasers The AI element comes from solution provider Albert , which Natori, a family-owned and run business founded in 1977, has worked with since 2019.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

During the session Fine-Tune Your Holiday Strategies With the Latest Spending Insights , Michael McNamara, Senior Principal for Mastercard SpendingPulse, and Emilie Kroner, EVP, Retail & Commerce at Mastercard, used key findings from the summer 2022 SpendingPulse to chart trends for the 2022 holiday season.

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Meta, Amex and TikTok Offer Holiday Help to Small Businesses

Retail TouchPoints

21, is designed to encourage people to support SMBs throughout the holiday season, and those shopping the guide will have access to special holiday promotions and discounts. The Meta Boost Leaders Network Holiday Gift Guide , which will launch Nov.