Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

The Channel grants retailers that advertise on Pinterest through Shopify access to Dynamic Retargeting, which enables them to re-engage with Pinners who have already expressed interest in their products on Pinterest. Catalog feed uploads increased globally by more than 14X from March 2020 to March 2021, according to internal Pinterest data.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

Yet by all accounts, expanding distribution to online marketplaces has been a solid move for the company. We always try to encourage marketplace diversification ,” said Tracey Lackey, Account Manager for Party City at ChannelAdvisor in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “ The Definition of a Pandemic Pivot.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

After all, the walled gardens have generally been safe, and a somewhat-trustworthy channel for advertisers to connect with consumers. More than that, running advertisements and even whole campaigns across them is fairly easy. Overall, there are very few ways to optimize your advertising campaigns through these kinds of providers.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

billion online in 2020, and many sellers experienced substantial growth in key categories, such as home goods, health and beauty. In the US, for example, eMarketer reports that D2C sales now account for 33% of Nike’s revenue. . Australians spent an unprecedented $50.46 Fulfilment of the future. And now’s the time to get ahead.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

But seller uptake was slow — at the end of 2020, Google Shopping had approximately 8,000 sellers, according to Marketplace Pulse. In July 2020 Google eliminated commissions and fees , making it free for merchants to not only list their products on Google but also to highlight deals and discounts. digital ad revenue (up from 7.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Isolation was a defining characteristic of 2020: with stores, workplaces, restaurants, gyms and travel hubs closed, people around the world turned to one of the few remaining channels available for community and connection — social media. Social Advertising: Annoying but Effective. after Google, accounting for 25.2%

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Rangeme

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

1 Daily time spent on social networking by internet users worldwide from 2012 to 2020. Digital advertising is surging, as consumers’ media consumption and product consumption habits migrate to online. billion in 2020 and $19.42 Digital advertising boom time. Digital advertising on Google. January 2021. Retail Dive.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2021

Overall ecommerce spending fell 1% compared to Prime Day 2020, according to data from Salesforce. However, third-party Amazon sellers and certain retail categories achieved their own success stories, and advertising cost-per-click (CPC) didn’t spike much despite a significant increase in spend across the event. billion in sales.

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Hunton Andrews Kurth

JANUARY 27, 2022

In 2020, the company paid $9.3 This ruling follows a continuing trend of FTC crackdowns on misleading advertising, reviews, and endorsements. This is the second time Fashion Nova has entangled itself with the FTC.

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Store Growers

APRIL 1, 2022

Having your Google Merchant Center account suspended can be a death sentence for your business. Unfortunately, an increasing number of advertisers are facing this challenge. Most of the time, they are also clueless as to why their account got suspended. Why Your Google Merchant Center Account Got Suspended.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

ecommerce share in 2020, up from 23.7% Buy now, pay later (BNPL) also thrived over the past year, rising nearly 78% to account for 1.6% However, retailers themselves also are playing an important part in the growth: as more and more companies accept and advertise these options, it becomes more convenient for customers to utilize them.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Ulta launched Touchland in 1,300 stores in January 2020 — and its products sold out within two weeks. The brand previously relied on disparate tools and software to support distinct functions, and there was little connection between its core accounting software and additional data created by operations, marketing and other teams.

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Store Growers

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Last Updated on December 22, 2020. But before we do that, it’s time to take a break and look back at 2020. In this overview, I want to give you a taste of what we’ve been up to in 2020. Top Google Ads Articles 2020. Let’s start with the top 10 articles we published during 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

CoStar Group, a commercial real estate firm, estimates there were a record-breaking 12,200 brick-and-mortar store closures in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. It’s an opportunity to advertise relevant products to the right customers to increase sales and create unique VIP experiences.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2021

billion in 2020, according to Influencer Marketing Hub’s 2021 Benchmark Report. The advertiser and the person designing the advertisement must further ensure that the advertisement where a body’s shape, size or skin has been changed by retouching or other manipulation, shall be marked,” the amendment reads. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ecommerce holiday sales are projected to reach a whopping $210 billion to $218 billion this season, up 11% to 15% from the 2020 holiday season. Social media advertising and how to leverage it. It’s easy to set up a business account and start taking advantage of the advertising tools available on popular social media platforms.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2023

trillion in 2020 and is expected to reach $3.9 outside the formal economy who do not have access to a bank account, so top-up cards make sense. This increased security comes from prepaid top-up cards not being linked to a bank account or credit card. The global prepaid cards market was valued at $2.2 In the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2021

Throughout 2020 and into 2021, brands have gotten accustomed to pivoting when the news cycle hangs on unprecedented events. We’ve seen advertisers react quickly: pausing campaigns, pulling spend and using massive keyword lists to block content they don’t want to be associated with. but are taking sentiment into account.

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 13, 2022

Instagram power account: setting up an optimized account. From setting up your account to setting custom audience and conversion tracking, Twitter Marketing & Twitter Ads For Beginners 2022 is a 9-hour program that bundles everything you need. TikTok Marketing 2022: Grow Your Account & Master TikTok Ads.

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Store Growers

MARCH 9, 2020

In some research studies , Google Ads accounts for as much as 18% of all ecommerce revenue. Way too often I see new advertisers being jumpy: New advertiser complaining about not seeing results. Google Ads is a platform that allows you to advertise in different places, using different campaign types and different ad formats.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2021

2020 could easily be considered a breakout year for social commerce. Consumers reported spending 45% more time on social media in Q4 2020, and orders coming from social-referred channels (including paid ads and organic posts) grew by 50% year over year, according to data from Salesforce.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

On the surface, 2020 wasn’t a great year for globalization. For example, international online sales conducted through cross-border ecommerce solution eShopWorld (ESW) increased 82% year-over-year in 2020. When the pandemic first emerged on the global stage in March 2020, initial uncertainty caused a dip in international online sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

The term localization for many retail professionals and marketers is closely linked to advertising localization — serving culturally appropriate advertising to key regional segments. data from Global-e suggests that international commerce had grown 42% by May 2020. And cross-border ecommerce is booming. In the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2024

For example, according to data collected by management consulting company McKinsey & Company, while 11 per cent of all beauty consumers in the US are Black, Black-owned brands account for only 2.5 For consumers, this lack of diversity can often be seen in the people advertising products through traditional channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

this year — a 35% increase over 2020 — according to Insider Intelligence. To address both of these realities, the brand turned to influencers to fuel its content creation engine and include more authentic content on digital channels and social accounts. billion in the U.S. It’s about telling a story but connecting it to commerce.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Bottega Veneta went first, deleting its Instagram account and wiping its Facebook page of everything but a profile picture in January. Then came Lush, shutting down its Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat accounts in November , leaving it with a presence on Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest. . They both quit social media this year.

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Wiser

APRIL 3, 2023

It usually goes something like this: you’re scrolling through your feed looking at normal posts when you come across an advertisement for a product. Brands use social platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and others to advertise and link directly to their products. Nearly every time, right? And this plan has worked!

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2021

As of 2020, the Chinese government has significantly increased the annual limit for duty-free purchases by domestic travellers to Hainan island,allowing visitors up to RMB 100,000. billionin 2020, a year that saw 15.5 Research firm Bain & Co reported that China accounts for almost 50 per cent of the global luxury market.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

As far back as May 2020, an Ipsos study indicated that two-thirds of Americans were buying directly on, or discovering products through, social media. Obviously advertisements include ‘shop now’ buttons, and shopping tags allow brands and retailers to tag products in their stories and posts. Benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2020

But Q3 2020 will look much different. We’re seeing successful advertising tactics arise in many retail verticals for different reasons. What can you learn from other verticals as you continue to drive your advertising efforts through the second half of the year? Mike Baber is Director, Strategic Accounts at Sidecar.

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Retalon

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In order to understand how to take full advantage of this new technology, we will first explain what demand forecasting actually is, the most common methods of demand forecasting in retail, key constraints that need to be accounted for, and modern examples of accurate demand forecasting. What is Demand Forecasting?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 9, 2023

Palit said the company is also enhancing its local collaboration and support by expanding its account management teams based in Singapore to provide more dedicated guidance, while also exploring collaborations with government and industry partners to better support sellers. per cent during the 2020 to 2027 period.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

Other flagships followed as far afield as Tokyo, Milan, Paris, Madrid and Singapore – although advertising in the latter market quickly fell foul of guidelines on decency. All of the strategic changes had begun to bear fruit prior to the pandemic, with same-store sales at A&F up by 8 per cent in the quarter to January 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

By 2027, the global last mile delivery market is expected to reach more than $200 billion , nearly double what it was in 2020. CB Insights noted that last mile delivery can account for up to 28% of a good’s total cost, and retailers also need to find drivers, manage liability and deal with rising energy prices, among other issues.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

When is it too early to advertise Christmas products in store? We’ve also noticed an increase in advertising for big sale events including Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Click Frenzy, and even Afterpay Day. In 2001, sales in November accounted for 8.8% Depending on who you ask, you’ll get very different answers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated and are using a variety of tactics, such as identity theft, chargeback fraud , “silent” fraud, account takeovers and “pharming,” complicating organizations’ ability to detect these incidents. Forter’s Fraud Attack Index found that BOPIS fraud attacks increased by 55% in 2020.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

According to a report from the National Retail Federation, the US retail sales in 2020 grew 6.7% trillion to GDP in 2020, reports the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. trillion during 2020 ( NRF ). US retail sales depressed during the first two quarters of 2020 due to COVID-19, but things started to improve with the 3rd quarter.

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