Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When it comes to social commerce or ‘shopper-tainment’, the valuations of this burgeoning space can fluctuate wildly. One report claimed that social experiences will directly influence US$42 billion of e-commerce sales in Southeast Asia by the end of 2022. The rise of TikTok Shop in 2022 has been phenomenal.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2022

During periods of lockdown, social media emerged as a key form of communication, opening an opportunity for retailers to accelerate the development of social commerce in the APAC region. China continues to lead the world in social commerce. This growth was largely driven by Covid-19.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints took a stab at predicting what would happen in ecommerce in 2022. Now, at the halfway point of the year, we thought we’d check in on how well our predictions have held up. 2022 certainly isn’t turning out how anyone thought it would. Verdict: Spot on.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

As 2024 advances, the importance and reach of paid social media advertising will only continue to grow. Social commerce value will keep on growing. The value of social commerce continues to grow rapidly and is shaping the future of online retail. trillion by 2026, more than doubling its current value.

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Retail Assist

MARCH 1, 2023

Social commerce has revolutionised the way retailers interact with their customers. Creating direct connections, building relationships, increasing engagement, and ultimately facilitating sales, social media is the place that many consumers are choosing to place their transactions. Here’s why.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Want to Excel at Marketplaces? Social Commerce Strategies Consumers are embracing shopping as a social activity, whether it literally occurs on a social platform or reflects their membership in a community of like-minded individuals. Community Commerce and the Explosion of Shoppable Content.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

Against daunting odds, the 2022 Na tional Retail Federation Big Show once again brought retailers and suppliers face to face IRL from Jan. 16-18 at New York City’s Javits Center. One of the things we had to do as a management team, and me personally, was put our people at the center of everything. Leadership Lessons.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2022

Appliances Online has been named Australia’s Online Retailer of the Year for 2022 – and two of the company’s rivals also took out major honours. Last year’s event was held virtually due to Covid movement restrictions, with the winners acknowledged at last night’s event.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2022

Appliances Online has been named Australia’s Online Retailer of the Year for 2022 – and two of the company’s rivals also took out major honours. Last year’s event was held virtually due to Covid movement restrictions, with the winners acknowledged at last night’s event.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

Nearly 10,000 attendees crowded into the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas for Shoptalk 2022, held March 27-30, to walk the exhibit hall floor and hear from more than 280 speakers. For example, it could be ‘You’ve looked at this [item] five times, do you want to add it to your watch list and get a notification when the price goes down?’

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

From social media integrations and dynamic content to increased personalization and artificial intelligence, these advancements are revolutionizing ecommerce experiences around the world. In 2022 expect to see more brands developing mobile-friendly apps to complement both their online and physical stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Best Buy is offering in-store pickup for livestream shopping orders through a partnership with social-commerce platform TalkShopLive. 12, 2022 with a segment hosted by media personality Noah Schnacky, who led viewers through a live tour of his favorite products, which customers could purchase via the program and pick up at Best Buy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

A series of executive shifts at Pinterest in the span of one week indicate that the social platform is gearing up for the next stage of its push into social commerce. At the same time, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready has brought in fellow Google veteran Martha Welsh as Head of Strategy.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. It was valued at $3.8 trillion in 2022 and grew at a CAGR of 8 per cent from 2017 to 2022. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

There are seemingly endless opportunities to shop — or be inspired to shop — in both the physical and digital worlds at any moment. Today’s consumers move across digital, physical and social platforms with ease, switching from browsing, researching and buying in seconds. Oct 6-10, 2022. Shopping is everywhere.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2021

But, at the same time, others thrived. . Now, as we move into a post-pandemic environment, what will 2022 bring for retailers? What does 2022 hold for the retail industry? In 2022, the focus for retailers will be reaching?this?omnichannel The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many areas where retailers needed to change.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Driven by these developing technologies, signs point to more digitally immersive shopping and social commerce experiences that will be easier for people with different abilities to navigate. So what’s at play here and where might we go next? Anna Otieno is Head of Research, Strategy and Insights at New Engen.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Additionally, members of Petco’s Vital Care health and wellness program will be eligible for a $20 discount beginning in spring 2022. Most recently, the retailer announced plans to set up shop-in-shops at Lowe’s stores, with plans to expand to a total of 15 locations by March 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There is, however, a huge opportunity for retailers that have the right offer, on the right product, at the right time. The numbers from our latest guide to omnichannel commerce speak for themselves, showing that marketing across three or more channels earns brands 250% higher engagement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

14, for an inside look at one brand that has found the secret to livestream success.]. “If The vast array of social commerce products available across the major sites is dizzying, not least because it changes almost daily, but one thing is becoming clear — social media platforms in the U.S. The same goes for the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2022

Registration has officially opened for The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (#RICE22), which will take place May 10-12, 2022 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Super early-bird pricing rates are in effect through March 8 th , 2022. Register for #RICE22 here ».

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

The latest report, which was released in December 2021, found that not only are retailers selling through branded ecommerce sites ( 76% ) and stores ( 65% ), they also are using other channels including social commerce ( 43% ), mobile websites/apps ( 36% ) and marketplaces ( 35% ).

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

These experiences are the newest flavor of social commerce that is redefining the retail shopping experience — both online and in-person. Global social commerce sales are expected to skyrocket from $492 billion in 2021 to $1.2 Experiential Effects: Give Your Customers a Gift. What does that mean?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The one thing that’s not changing is that DTCs will need to be able to look at CPA ratio against lifetime value,” Hamilton explained. The challenge will always be keeping CPA at a reasonable level and having enough of an eye toward retention. RECOMMENDED LISTENING: Riding the Social Commerce Wave.

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Independent Retailer spoke with multiple experts in the industry to find the hottest technology trends in 2022 for indie retailers to keep an eye out for: Human Behavior Analytics for Physical Locations. As far as trends go, there is nothing to suggest that mobile commerce development will slow anytime soon.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As the festive season continues and sales continue to flow in, so too do predictions for retail in 2022. Regardless of what we call it, the fact remains that physical stores will still need to be more integrated with other channels, and with emerging technologies, across 2022. Experiential stores. From CBDs to suburbs.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Since moving to digital in 2016, we’re always looking for innovative ways to serve our readers,” said Campbell Price, Ecommerce Director at The Independent in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Expanding and Upgrading Tools for Advertisers Meta also unveiled other shopping-based initiatives that it will pursue in the coming year, with the goal of “ensuring our ads tools are as performant as possible through AI-powered automation and new products and tools to help deliver the right ad to the right people at the right time.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

“Everyday influencer engagement is, on average, about 10X that of a professional influencer, and [they have] nearly 2X the conversion rate,” said Evan Wray, CEO of social commerce platform Mavely. Move Beyond Social Commerce Platforms for Maximum Impact.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2022

Three conferences with 200+ top-notch speakers, two distinct expos and a whole host of activities — from networking events to concept stores to tours of the Magnificent Mile’s retail offerings — will be packed into the three days of the 2022 Retail Innovation Conference and Expo. Chicago’s McCormick Place.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A new report by Euromonitor International on the top five digital consumer trends in 2024 suggests that consumers want more power in their relationships with brands and are using social media to give them a greater voice. Social media influencer marketing spend by brands was around $16.4 Xcel Brands Inc. per cent per annum.”

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Retail Minded

JANUARY 21, 2022

And, while the current retail industry all too often has frustrating experiences to manage – including empty store shelves, hiring instability, and rising inflation – I believe that with great challenges also come great opportunities and NRF 2022 certainly reinforced this sentiment for me this year. Robotics and Retail Go Hand-In-Hand. .

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Social shopping is becoming more and more popular given the surge in social media usage and the ease of completing a transaction without ever leaving the app. It’s no surprise that social commerce sales are expected to reach $45.74 billion in 2022. Based on November 2022 data, Twitter is No.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 13, 2022

New Snapchat Feature Aimed at eBay Sellers. In April 2022, Snapchat started to roll out new AR feature on its platform. It is also introducing a new suite of AR content creation and shopping tools aimed at social commerce. Snapchat has announced a new integration with eBay. Image: Depositphotos.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Shopify has launched a number of new integrations aimed at helping retailers meet shoppers wherever they are — across social media, stores and in-person events. The partnership is designed to help retailers meet shoppers on Twitter at the right moment along their journey, whether it’s for discovery, inspiration or consideration.

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