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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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Don’t be Fooled, Meta isn’t Abandoning Social Commerce — and Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

Recent headlines about Meta ’s Instagram and Facebook doing away with shopping features on their platforms might appear to be a retreat in the social commerce wars. Social commerce sales in the U.S. Social commerce sales in the U.S. social network ad spending forecast by $16.21

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Shopify Adds New Tools for Twitter, Google and iOS to Enhance Retailers’ Reach

Retail TouchPoints

Some of the biggest changes include new capabilities and integrations with Twitter that will enable additional social commerce options; Google , which will help retailers connect with shoppers near their brick-and-mortar locations; and iOS , which will let retailers use iPhones to accept contactless payments.

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Amazon Takes Legal Action Against 10,000+ Fake Review Facebook Groups

Retail TouchPoints

One of the groups identified in the suit is “Amazon Product Review,” which had more than 43,000 members until Meta took down the group earlier in 2022. Proactive legal action targeting bad actors is one of many ways we protect customers by holding bad actors accountable.”. the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

“There are different ways to join a family business — some people go in guns blazing, but that’s not really me,” he said during a session at the NRF Big Show earlier in 2022. The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces.

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Shoppable TV May Leapfrog Livestreaming in the U.S. — Here are 3 Tips to Get in the Game

Retail TouchPoints

Livestreaming accounted for more than 17% of all ecommerce sales in 2022 in China, but in the U.S. In fact, NBCU just launched a self-serve platform for brands to advertise on its CTV app Peacock , and many other streaming services have similar offerings. it made up just 2% of ecommerce last year. The best part?

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 316 Annual Predictions 2024

Retail Geek

No Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail media network Yes Meta/Google/TikTok lose ad share to new social media platforms and retail media networks. For 2023, live streaming commerce, still not meaningful in the US. Number five prediction for Jason Retail Geek.