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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 It is growing three times faster than traditional e-commerce. McKinsey & Co stated in mid-2022 that social commerce comprised more than 13 per cent of China’s total e-commerce sales. trillion ($1.9

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Social Commerce: Retailers (and Platforms) Struggle to Catch up With Consumers’ Enthusiasm

Retail TouchPoints

In the last two months alone, TikTok has rolled out dedicated “Shopping Tabs” for Shopify merchants, Twitter began a pilot of its “Shop Module,” and Pinterest made it possible for creators to “control the shopability of their content” by tagging products. Suffice it to say that social commerce has arrived in America.

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Opinion: The clock is TikToking for supply chains

Inside Retail

This year, over 102 million people will buy via social platforms in the US alone and by 2025, global sales via social commerce will exceed US$1.2 Among consumers – and not just Millennials – social commerce is gaining significant traction, growing three times as fast as overall e-commerce.

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Alibaba exec talks about how Australian businesses can target SEA and China

Inside Retail

As head of marketing at Alibaba Group , Australia and New Zealand, Kit Yau has a solid understanding of what consumers in these markets are looking for from Australian and New Zealand brands. There is also a growing appetite for natural and genuine products, which is totally resonating with Australian and New Zealand merchants.

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New report reveals surge in demand for digital payments as consumers say they’ll stick to their pandemic online shopping

A1 Retail

A new wave of digital payments is underway, with growing consumer demand for digital wallets, QR codes, and crypto. Study based on views of 10,000 European consumers and 550 senior execs at Europe’s top eCommerce retailers. In 2020, lockdowns across the world accelerated the shift towards online retail.

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Meta, Amex and TikTok Offer Holiday Help to Small Businesses

Retail TouchPoints

Last year, consumers reported spending more than $23 billion shopping small on Small Business Saturday, and we want to exceed that in 2022.”. Amex also has partnered with musical artist Chlöe Bailey to create a “Shop Small Soundtrack” that TikTok users can add to their content. small business owners.

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From “most downloaded” to underdog: Deal gives Wish a lifeline but no guarantees

Inside Retail

The purchase price represents about $10 per share and an approximately 44 per cent premium to ContextLogic’s closing stock price on February 9, but it is a tiny fraction of the company’s US$14 billion value at the time of its initial public offering in 2020.