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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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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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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. In 2020, lockdowns across the world accelerated the shift towards online retail. Merchants rushed to pivot online, investing in new infrastructure and logistics to meet spikes in consumer demand.

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China’s Antimonopoly Fine Leads to First Quarterly Loss for Alibaba Since Going Public

Retail TouchPoints

billion ) buoyed by the consolidation of the Sun Art supermarket business, in which Alibaba took a controlling stake in October 2020. Taoxianda drove Sun Art’s digitalization of its hypermarkets, with online representing 24% of Sun Art’s sales in fiscal year 2021, up from 17% in fiscal year 2020. billion yuan ( $109.5 billion ). .

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RIC20 Recap: Speakers Provide Answers to Five Pressing Questions

Retail TouchPoints

While the 99 speakers at the 2020 Retail Innovation Conference , held Oct. But our thesis now is that digital’s role in transacting will continue to be vitally important, so consumer behavior is looking for more of those discovery processes.”. When they come in], finding the actual items is a cumbersome process.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 269 – Amazon and Instacart get new CEOs, other news

Retail Geek

Jeff Bezos steps down Amazon offers it’s multi-channel fulfillment (MCF) to Big Commerce customers. Shopify Unite 2021 Instagram leans into commerce Nike earnings Warby Parker IPO. Breaking News: Instacart has appointed Facebook executive Fidji Simo as its new CEO. Amazon News. Other News.

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5 Trends Driving the Future of Ecommerce Innovation

Retail TouchPoints

The pandemic has made omnichannel a business imperative for merchants of all sizes. During his session, Dornfeld noted that the convergence of marketplaces and advertising, along with the maturity of social commerce capabilities, have created new opportunities for omnichannel excellence. Access Now.